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Free Kitchen Knife Give Away

Steel StuffDave Rae3 February 2021Give Away, huntervalleyComment

How to ( how I) forge a kitchen knife by hand, Forging W2 kitchen knife

How to ( how I) forge a kitchen knife by hand, Forging W2 kitchen knife

Steel StuffDave Rae16 February 2020w2 knife forging, forging a w2 knife, knife making classes newcastle, how to forge a kitchen knife, knife forging, forging a japanese knife Comment

Sharpening knives by hand made simple

Steel StuffDave Rae15 February 2020knife sharpening, using whetstones, easy knife sharpening, sharpening kitchen knives, knife sharpening Newcastle, knife sharpening hunter valley, whetstones newcastleComment

Forged Deba knife

Steel StuffDave Rae21 May 2019warners bay, hunter valley, things to do in the hunter, blacksmithing classes australia, blacksmithing classes Australia, knifemaking classes, knifemaking classes newcastle, forged deba knife, forged sushi knife, how to make sushi knifeComment

Forging a Japanese Deba knife

Steel StuffDave Rae12 May 2019Bat Country Forgemaking japanese deba, forging deba knife, Forging Ni Mai Billet, Ni Mai knife, newcastle knifemaking, blacksmithing newcastle, how to make knives, bladesmiths australia, custom knives Australia, making japanese knives, japanese sushi knifeComment

Forging Ni Mai Deba & heat treating 80CrV2

Forging Ni Mai Deba & heat treating 80CrV2

Steel StuffDave Rae8 May 2019Bat Country ForgeNi Mai knife, Forging Ni Mai Billet, Forging 2 layer knife, Forging Deba, San Mai, Australian made knives, Australian chef knives, Newcastle Australia, things to do lake macquarie, things to do in Newcastle, blacksmithing Newcastle AustraliaComment

New Wednesday night class added to schedule

New Wednesday night class added to schedule

New Blacksmithing courses available Newcastle Australia

Steel StuffDave Rae1 May 2019Bat Country Forgeblacksmith classes Newcastle, Blacksmithing classes Australia, Learn Blacksmithing Newcastle, knifemaking classes Australia, things to do in Newcastle, things to do lake macquarie, learn to forge Comments

Newcastle Knife making Classes added to the scheduled

Newcastle Knife making Classes added to the scheduled

Steel StuffDave Rae16 April 2019bat Country Forgethings to do in Newcastle, Australian knifemaker, blacksmithing Newcastle Australia, activities in Newcastle, gifts for men, things to do lake macquarieComment

Basic heat treating of 5160 / SUP9 steel

Steel StuffDave Rae18 August 2017Beginners heat treatment, Heat treating spring steel, Beginners knife making steel, tow to heat treat a knife Comment

52100 Ball Bearing San Mai

Forging a San Mai Style Chef knife with a 52100 core and 15n20 jacket.

Dave Rae12 January 2016 Comments

Damascus San Mai Part IV Final

Steel StuffDave Rae6 January 2016forge welding, san mai, Damascus steel, damascus, chef knife, making a knife, sydneycraft, sydney artist, bladesmith, sydney custom knives, knifemaker Comments

Damascus San Mai part III

Steel StuffDave Rae11 December 2015blacksmith, bladesmith, knifemaker, sydney makers, power hammer, anyang 25kg, anvil, kitchen knives, damascus, patternwelding, forged Comment

Damascus San Mai part II

Steel StuffDave Rae10 December 2015balcksmith, bladesmith, anyang, anyang 25kg, knifemaker, sydneycraft, australianmade, handmade knives, kitchen, chef knife, damascus, pattern weldedComment

Damascus San Mai part I

Steel StuffDave Rae9 December 2015blacksmith, bladesmith, anyang, australianmade, batcountryforge, hand made knivesComment

Bushcraft Sheath Making

Pictorial work through of the process I use to make a leather bushcraft sheath.

Steel StuffDave Rae4 November 2015bushcraft, leatherwork, australianmade, handmade leather work, hand made knives, outdoors, wilderness, Sydney, batcountryforge Comment

A little experiment at something I had not tried before

Dave Rae8 October 2015Comment

Irn Bru Beef

Uninformed eatsDave Rae29 September 2015Irn Bru cooking, Irn Bru Beef, Irn Bru Slowcooker, Slowcooked beefComment