Hunting for Old Knives
One of the pleasures of travelling is never quite knowing what you'll bring home.
For years now, whenever Vicki and I have been away, we've made a habit of wandering through antique shops, junk shops and little second-hand stores. Sometimes we find nothing at all. Sometimes we discover something that becomes part of our lives for years afterwards.
We all collect something.
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.
Father's Day Knives
Father's Day is only a month away, and I'm currently working on a few commissions, along with a couple of extra knives for those people who, like me, occasionally leave things until the last minute.
A Knife for a Wedding — And a Lifetime After
When my youngest daughter Laura was getting married , I wanted to make a knife for them to cut their wedding cake with and which could then become a part of their lives and their shared history….