Sep 14, 2017

Order Early-All Products Are Truly Handmade!

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We specialize in very high quality completely handcrafted chef and steak knife sets, collectible knives and custom boxes. In addition, we can make a large variety of custom individual chef knives, hunting knives and folding knives. Every item is handmade...

Jun 25, 2017

Why purchase a handmade knife? Part 1

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From many hours of personal use of my own chef and steak knives, I can easily answer the question "Why purchase a handmade knife?" I have many handmade knives, many made by Gregg and our bladesmiths, and others I have...

May 19, 2017

Caring for your New Japanese Knives-Part 1

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In this blog series, we will discuss Japanese blades verses European style blades and how to use, care for, and maintain them. To begin, your knives were meant to be used, but they are also works of art that have...

Mar 19, 2017

The Handcrafted Difference: Part 1

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What's the difference between production-made and hand-made cutlery? Boy, that's a question that could take several blog posts to answer. I think that is like asking someone what's the difference between one watch and another, when one costs $40 and...

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