An Iranian Kitchen Knife
Philip Kuruvita Philip Kuruvita

An Iranian Kitchen Knife

One of the unexpected pleasures of making knives is that people seem to start giving you knives.

Very early in my knife-making journey I was giving away most of the knives I made. Looking back, that was probably just as well—they were far from perfect—but every one taught me something.

On one of our regular trips to Bruny Island to run our annual photography workshop with Richard and Susie Bennett, I took along one of those early knives as a gift.

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Steak Knives for Vicki
Philip Kuruvita Philip Kuruvita

Steak Knives for Vicki

Responding to a request from my wife Vicki, I put together this set of steak knives using AEB-L stainless steel with huon pine handles.

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Cooks knife
Philip Kuruvita Philip Kuruvita

Cooks knife

A little bit smaller than a traditional chefs knife with an all rounder style blade, this cooks knife will take most jobs in the kitchen…

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Chicken chopper
Samantha Kuruvita Samantha Kuruvita

Chicken chopper

Right at the start of my knife making journey , a mate of mine dropped off a fly sawmill blade that he through might be suitable for knife making.

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Spanish knife Toledo
Samantha Kuruvita Samantha Kuruvita

Spanish knife Toledo

In 1998 we traveled to Spain. One of the places that we visited was Toledo, renowned for its steel and sword making since the time of the Romans.

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