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Because of the high demand for course days and the small class sizes that I run. Your course dates can only be guaranteed to you once payment has been made in full at the time of… View More

This is the latest knife to come out of the shop. This is a San Antonio D-guard bowie with a two part construction hand guard, an 11" - 283mm long blade made from W-1 high carbon tool steel sporting a clay quenched Hamon and an overall length of 430mm just a tad over 17" long. It has a dyed Sambar stag handle with coined nickel silver spacers, a wrought iron bolster and a hand stitched Mexican belt loop sheath. This knife also comes with… View More

I've just completed my first three day Damascus chef's knife class with a student. On day one Mark made the billet and performed multiple forge welds on it to get his layer count up to 124 layers. The billet was made from 1075 + Cr high carbon tool steel, 15N20 and pure nickel. The blade was also hardened and tempered by the end of the first day. Day two consisted of grinding his blade to shape and then grinding in his primary bevels. No… View More

This new series of chef's knives are called the Oyabun, which is the name given to a Yakuza boss and these will certainly be the boss of any task you perform in the kitchen. They will be a standard style and size and will come with the same shaped handles. The core blade steel will be 26C3, which is a very pure high carbon tool steel which is capable of taking and holding a very fine and sharp edge. The outer cheeks are made from mild steel… View More

The fullered blade for this spear point Bowie is made from W-1 high carbon tool steel, with a blade length of 255mm, a blade thickness of 5mm on the spine with a 130mm false unsharpened clip on the top edge. The overall length of the knife comes in at 380mm, with a hand guard, grooved bolster and grooved end cap made from 316 stainless steel. There are three coined nickel silver spacers and the handle is made from a beautiful piece of… View More

The blade for this knife is made from L-3 high carbon tool steel, the blade has been gun blued, it is 180mm long, is 5.5mm thick on the spine and the overall length of the knife is 305mm. The double branched hand guard and handle bolster are made from gun blued carbon steel, the handle bolster is held in place with a recessed brass barrel nut. The handle is the standard stacked leather washer design which has been dyed mahogany brown and the… View More

The blade for this knife is made from W-1 high carbon tool steel, it has a blade length of 178mm, a blade thickness of just over 5.5mm and the overall length of the knife is 305mm. The blade has been coated with clay and quenched in water to produce a quite vivid Hamon. The handle scales are black canvas Micarta with red liners, held with two stainless Corby bolts, one three milimeter stainless pin and a stainless thong tube. The double… View More

Buffalo hunter style Bowie The blade for this knife is made from W-1 high carbon tool steel, the blade lenght is 180mm, it is 5.5mm thick on the spine. The blade flats have been left rough forged and the primary bevels and the spine have had a forced mustard etch patina applied. The overall length of the knife is 300mm. The handle scales are made from stabilised giraffe bonewhich are held with two S/S Corby bolts. The… View More

Asagiri is a traditional style tanto with a laminated blade made with an L-3, 52100 high carbon ball bearing steel core and laminated with cheeks made from L-3 and 1095 high carbon steel. It has a blade length of 210mm, a blade width of 25mm, the blade thickness is just over 4.5mm and the overall length of the tanto is 330mm. The copper habaki has a patterned surface which has been aged with liver of sulphur. The handle is of a traditional… View More

The hand forged blade for this hunter is made from W-1 high carbon tool steel which has had clay applied to produce a vivid Hamon. The blade length is 120mm, blade thickness is 5mm on the spine and it's overall length is 245mm. The tip of the blade has been ground into a diamond point which gives it great strength and powerful piercing qualities. The handle scales are made from 3,000 year old English bog oak with red fibre liners which are… View More