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Meet The Maker #14: Luke Berkelmans from Makesmithby Riley Burns"If I were passionate about cooking I would make kitchen knives but to be honest I live on cereal and beef lasagne, I hate to cook” is how Luke started our interview which I feel really set the tone for how the rest of this is going to go.On the other hand he said he rides a motorcycle on trips away for days at a time and embarks on journeys around Australia so bushcraft, camping and utility knives were a much more comfortable …

Creative Man: Meet The Maker Series - Luke Andrew ColeBy Riley Burns, 11/11/2020Luke Cole is a Brisbane based maker in his late thirties who has been a trade qualified jeweller for twenty years but his love for knifemaking began in his home town of Tamworth in northern nsw where he joined the local blacksmithing club while in high school. Luke’s interest in knives began with looking at historical knives and looking through his father's antiques collection and those of friends. He made his first …

Meet The Maker: Riley BurnsMy name is Riley Burns and I run Burns Bespoke Crafts, Bespoke Crafts Photography and with the help of Jamie “Sausageman” Bishop and Toby “Fire and Steel” Murrill the Hunter Valley Hammer-In. You may have also seen me in the blue shirt behind a table at a show working for Creative Man.Riley at Iron Fest 2019, here helping a bloke who had come all the way from Canberra with some tips on how to get into knife making.I’ve also been lucky enough to attend, teach …

Next up in our Meet The Maker Series is David Talko-Nicholas. We're big fans of David's work and his simple approach to knife making, so have a read of his own relatively new journey...Age: 43 I grew up fishing and diving and then worked as a commercial diver and dive instructor for years. I’ve always had a knife close to hand and on one or two occasions saved my own life with one. I also love to cook so I appreciate a decent chefs knife. These things coupled with a love for making pretty …

Back and fresh from the Holiday Season, we've our second of the Meet The Maker series.Ben McKenzie has been making knives for only a couple of years, but has most definitely seen the light and is now teaching knife making to Year 9 students as well making his own. It's an interesting journey, and one many of you will find an inspiring read! Ben McKenzieAge? 40Why did you start making?I am a Design Technology (Woodwork/Metal/Electronics etc.) teacher having taught in Public and Cat …