Blog

Summary slides from Live Stream on the Facebook Group Wed 24th of May,where Riley Burns and Christian Mathieson had Shawn McIntyre, Mastersmith on as a guest presenter to discuss the scoring used by the judges at the Australian Knifemaking Awards. As well as the judging comments as a way of providing feedback to the makers taking part.The guys also covered the sponsors and prizes for the AWARDS 2023, and had a giveaway quiz at the end as always on the live streams.A massive thank you to the part …

Heads-up for the Australian Knife Making Awards 2023 coming in May:Enter a knife in one of 5 categoriesFree to enterPrizes and Trophies to be wonGet feedback on your workThere will be categories for both beginners and advanced makers.Here are a couple of highligts from last year to get you thinking about what to enter:Best Knife From Kit: Use a ready-made blade, design your own handle. Scored on fit and finish, material suitability and flow of blade and handle.Best In Show: Awe the judges!& …

Australian Knife Making Awards 2021 - recap from 2020In May 20201 the biggest online knife making competition in Australia is happening again!Full details will be posted on the Australian Beginner Knifemaking Group: LINKStart planning for taking part, this year will be bigger than ever! In short, the knife has to be completed within the month of May, and submitted online the last weekend of May 2021.Here is a quick look back at how it went in 2020 and some of the knives that were enter …