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Garry Keown from Von Gruff Knives in NZ sent us a couple of snaps from his latest 2 blades.These are blades to a customer's specifications in stainless steel damascus. One is a full flat grind and the other is a sabre grind.If wanting to check out more of Garry's work or discuss a custom build, check out http://www.vongruffknives.com/ An interesting point with these blades were that the Ferro Chloride etch normally done did not create very strong results, so Garry resorted to 7 mins in …

Nice looking result from Nathan Toal here, in 1084 and red and black epoxy scales. He calls it the Dark Hunter, a very nice result with blued carbon steel blade.

Michael B did a knife making course with Wayne from Ironlord Forge, located at the mid-north coast of NSW.With a clear idea of what he wanted to design and make, Michael walked in with his raw materials from Creative Man and under the careful eye of Wayne Saunders made these stunning cleavers!We are loving the clear lines and the excellent finish. Thank you to Wayne and Michael for the photo!Wayne has been a full-time blacksmith and knife makers since 2003 can be contacted on IronlordForge. …

Ranid sent in a couple of photos of his custom Laplander.Using the long Lauri Laplander blade in 80CrV2 Carbon Steel, he had made a big chopper with comfortable looking Curly Birch handle and, brass bolster and mosaic pins.Love the finish of the handle, and that shape looks very comfortable.Good work, Ranid!

Scott T in Victoria has sent us a photo showing how his block of stabilised curly birch turned out. The blade is from an old file given a new lease on life, the guard is in polished brass.This may not be a secret, that we are quite fond of Curly Birch here at Creative Man, and stabilised CB is no exception! Stabilised wood has the added benefits of not absorbing moisture and being able to take a bit more abuse than raw wood handles. …