Welcome to KURUVITA Tasmania. I began making knives during the COVID lockdown, and over the last four years, this pursuit has evolved into a quest to get better while creating unique, practical tools that are both functional and beautiful. These are truly one-of-a-kind pieces that show how far I have come in my journey. Woodwork and metalwork were never something I have ever done, not even in high school so this has been a very steep learning curve. The main thing is that I am having fun and that I am not annoying my wife by hanging around the house with nothing to do ( I still have a photographic studio to run, but my daughter has most of that under control! Each knife is crafted by hand from premium materials like high-carbon and Damascus steel and finished with stabilised Australian timbers, chosen for their distinct grains and resilience. Tested extensively in my own kitchen, every blade combines durability, precision, and comfort. Today, I’m excited to share these knives – tools that are as practical as they are personal – with others who appreciate the difference that comes with a handcrafted piece.

As a professional photographer who has been running a studio in Launceston for the last 35 years, I have spent my life looking at design and function, and as such, the shape , balance and feel of a knife is especially important to me. My wife tried cooking back in the early eighties, didn’t like it and refused to do any more of it, and so I have also been cooking for the last 35 years! Our whole family takes cooking very seriously, and having the best possible tools is a key to success. The knives I make are not meant to be kept in a showcase or in a cupboard. They are made to mince, chop, slice and butcher. They are made to be sharp, and tough and easy to use while still being beautiful to look at. A thing that marries beauty with craft, function with aesthetics.

A point to bear in mind is that as a photographer, my life has been spent creating work at 1/125th of a second! press the shutter button and it’s done! so swapping to something that takes days and days to finish has been one of the biggest challenges of this whole process. The knives I am making at the moment still have all sorts of inconsistencies and idiosyncrasies, I like to think of this as adding character and personality to the knives , but if perfection is what you are looking for you might like to wait another year or two!