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Meet The Maker: Alistair PhillipsBy Michael Masion for Nordic Edge October 2021.The story of Alistair Phillips and the Kapara.Among the multitude of highly skilled Australian Knife makers, a handful have ventured into the realms of folding knives. Of those, the number of makers who are competent in making a modern one-handed opening knife can probably be counted on the fingers of one hand. Yet in this very exclusive club, Alistair Phillips is the only one who focuses his knife making singula …

The 2021 Nordic Edge destruction challenge is now live!The Destruction Challenge is where you film yourself doing the destruction challenges with a knife you made in 2021, and enter the contest for bragging rights and to compete for a couple of prizes. The challenge is open to anyone, anywhere in the world - see details below for requirements to enter.The live stream on Facebook happened Saturday 18th of September AEST, hosted by Jamie "Sausage Man" Bishop and with guests Michael Cthulhu of …

LIVE STREAM: Saturday 18th of Sept 8 PMThis Saturday we are launching the 2021 Nordic Edge Destruction Test Challenge with a live stream on the Facebook group at 8 PM.Host: Jamie 'Sausage Man' BishopChallenge Start: Saturday 18th of September 2021Challenge End: Saturday 9th of October 2021The Challenge: Make a knife, film yourself doing the cutting-tests specified and submit by the End date.Entry form, judging and prize info to follow in the Live Stream this Saturday, tune in at 8 PM: LINK …

Last year we held the Big Blade Destruction Challenge, and it was a lot of fun. Rob from Wolf and Eagle Forge hosted the competition on the facebook group and it was a lot of fun.Makers had to make a blade and then make a 1-minute video clip of themselves destructing testing their blade; chopping 3 times into a solid copper pinchopping 3 times into a solid wooden beamchopping 3 times into an ice blockslice paper and show us the edge on cameraHeads-up: 2021 Challenge is about to be released …

Meet The Maker: Mert TansuArticle for Nordic Edge September 2021 by Michael Masion, Australian Knife MagazineWhat sets Mert apart as a high-end maker of chef knives is his background as a chef. His ability to know what a chef needs in a kitchen workhorse combined with his excellent fit and finish is the reason for his reputation as a globally acclaimed maker. Mert is also the maker Bjorn from Nordic Edge collaborated with for the BigMert carbide faced file guide.Born in Turkey in 1981, he grew …