Philip Kuruvita 17/9/26 Philip Kuruvita 17/9/26

Drop Point Hunters – Learning from the Bob Loveless Design

When I first started making knives, I spent a lot of time looking at pictures of knives on the internet and saving the ones I liked.

I think that's an important part of learning any craft.

Before you can really understand what you want to make, you need to work out what you're drawn to. Which shapes catch your eye? What proportions feel right? Why does one knife appeal to you while another, technically just as good, leaves you cold?

At first, a lot of that is just gut reaction.

Then you start trying to work out why.

Philip Kuruvita 10/9/26 Philip Kuruvita 10/9/26

Folding Knives and a Trip to Alice Springs

In a couple of weeks we're heading to Alice Springs to spend some more time with François and Anika, this time concentrating on making folding knives.

I've had a go at folding knives before.

Four of them, in fact.

Philip Kuruvita 29/8/26 Philip Kuruvita 29/8/26

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.

Philip Kuruvita 6/8/26 Philip Kuruvita 6/8/26

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.

Samantha Kuruvita 9/7/26 Samantha Kuruvita 9/7/26

Alice Springs

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A Little Bit of the Forge

I bought a piece of san mi steel at a sale . This is a sandwich of two different types of steel, a high carbon core with an other cladding of stainless steel that results in a knife with stainless sides but a easily sharpened carbon cutting edge.

Philip Kuruvita 4/6/26 Philip Kuruvita 4/6/26

Broken Bowie to Sgian Dubh

When I was about 18, I had a great Bowie knife. No idea what happened to it but I have never forgotten it and when I started knife making, the design of that Bowie was never far from my thoughts.