I really like this time of year when I can look back and see all the knives I’ve made, it’s a wonderful sense of achievement and I like to think of all those meals that have been made with my knives satisfying hungry bellies and minds! It’s hard to pick the best ones but these are my top five handmade kitchen knives of 2018.....
Number One - Cloud Fortress
7” Handmade Santoku
The oak in the handle of this santoku was from an ancient tree that grew in close to Castell Dolbadarn in Llanberis, North Wales. In 2005 there was a huge storm and this great oak fell and was carefully salvaged by my friend Merlin who kindly gave me a piece when we visited this year. Check out his work @woodstonemetal
The oak in the handle of this santoku was from an ancient tree that grew in close to Castell Dolbadarn in Llanberis, North Wales. In 2005 there was a huge storm and this great oak fell and was carefully salvaged by my friend Merlin who kindly gave me a piece when we visited this year. Check out his work @woodstonemetal
Number Two -Grandfather Time
7" Handmade Santoku
This was quite complicated to make and had 18 separate parts in the handle plus the brass timing cogs from an ancient grandfather clock. It served its purpose for many years keeping time and now has a new life creating memorable meal times.
This was quite complicated to make and had 18 separate parts in the handle plus the brass timing cogs from an ancient grandfather clock. It served its purpose for many years keeping time and now has a new life creating memorable meal times.
Number Three-Skyfire
7” Handmade Santoku
Before I was a professional knife maker I used to teach survival skills. Making fire in difficult conditions can be a real challenge and the bow drill method certainly takes some practice especially when it’s damp! This knife was inspired by the pattern of the bow drill and hopefully it’s being put to some good use kindling the fires of inspiration.
Before I was a professional knife maker I used to teach survival skills. Making fire in difficult conditions can be a real challenge and the bow drill method certainly takes some practice especially when it’s damp! This knife was inspired by the pattern of the bow drill and hopefully it’s being put to some good use kindling the fires of inspiration.
Number Four -Hero
8” Handmade Chef’s Knife
This one was probably my most popular knife of this year and certainly was the most difficult and took the longest to make! It started as a single piece of copper that I split and then forged into a double helix like DNA. You can read more about the inspiration and making of this one in my blog post from March 2018.
This one was probably my most popular knife of this year and certainly was the most difficult and took the longest to make! It started as a single piece of copper that I split and then forged into a double helix like DNA. You can read more about the inspiration and making of this one in my blog post from March 2018.
Number five -Neptunes AXe
Ferraby5”
All my knives are hand forged but on this one I decided to forge it with a specially profiled old fireman’s axe so the forge marks are really unique. The handle is sculptured olive which fits perfectly in the hand with a blue resin infill along the live edge.
All my knives are hand forged but on this one I decided to forge it with a specially profiled old fireman’s axe so the forge marks are really unique. The handle is sculptured olive which fits perfectly in the hand with a blue resin infill along the live edge.
Bonus two as i couldn’t leave them out!
SunRa
7” Handmade Santoku
For this knife I chose a really beautifully grained piece of olive wood and I decided to leave the live edge on because it was a great example of how nature provides shapes we couldn’t design. The mosaic pin has layers of copper, brass and nickel silver.
For this knife I chose a really beautifully grained piece of olive wood and I decided to leave the live edge on because it was a great example of how nature provides shapes we couldn’t design. The mosaic pin has layers of copper, brass and nickel silver.
VelOcirapture
4” Handmade Paring Knife
This one was one of the most complicated parer’s I’ve made. When I brought it home my little boy said ‘Dad it looks like a dinosaur’ and hence it got its name. The velociraptor was a fierce predator but only the size of a goose.
This one was one of the most complicated parer’s I’ve made. When I brought it home my little boy said ‘Dad it looks like a dinosaur’ and hence it got its name. The velociraptor was a fierce predator but only the size of a goose.
Let me know what your favourite handmade knife has been in the comments!
Thanks to all my customers and supporters this year, wishing you all the best for 2019!
More knives will be going up for sale in my online shop on Sunday 27 January 2019 at 8pm.
Thanks to all my customers and supporters this year, wishing you all the best for 2019!
More knives will be going up for sale in my online shop on Sunday 27 January 2019 at 8pm.
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