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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Oct 22, 2020
- 1 min
Knife Making Workshops with Friends [video]
Making a knife in Auckland is a fun challenge. Join Willie van Niekerk for a day and go home with a knife that you can be proud of
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Sep 4, 2020
- 4 min
What is the Difference Between a French Chef's Knife and a Santoku?
What is the difference between a Santoku and a French Chef’s Knife? Many people ask us ‘what should be my ‘go-to’ knife in the kitchen?’...
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Aug 17, 2020
- 1 min
Knife Making Workshops in Action
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to make your own knife? Check out this video shot by Tony Orton at Journey of a...
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- May 29, 2020
- 1 min
Check Out What Goes into Making a Stainless Steel Blade
Knife making is fun but it doesn't happen overnight. Here is Willie making a Santoku full tang blade in his workshop.
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
From Roaming with Lions to Knife Making in New Zealand: Willie's story
An article written by the very talented John Williams for the Ray White Ponsonby blog - for which we are most appreciative....
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- May 19, 2020
- 0 min
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Apr 28, 2020
- 1 min
Restoring an Old English Cleaver Pt 4
After soaking in white vinegar for several days and a good scrub, the cleaver yields up its maker's mark
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Apr 20, 2020
- 1 min
Knife Draw for March 2020 - The winner is ...
Willie draws out the name of our winner for the March 2020 draw ... which we did in April 2020. Good things come to those who wait!
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Apr 11, 2020
- 1 min
Restoring an Old English Cleaver Pt 3
Willie demonstrates how to prepare your knife for soaking and initial rust removal
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Apr 11, 2020
- 1 min
Restoring an Old English Cleaver Part 2
Willie removes the handle of the cleaver
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Apr 11, 2020
- 1 min
Restoring an Old English Cleaver Part 1
Watch Willie bring an old butcher's cleaver back to life - From rusty to reigning supreme
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Apr 11, 2020
- 2 min
01 Tool Steel: A Most Underrated Steel
High carbon steels have properties that can easily outclass many other steels but they come with a set of demands on how they expect to...
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Dec 2, 2019
- 3 min
What Is Blade Thinning And Why Is It Important?
Blade thinning is the process of thinning the blade of a knife in order to achieve the optimal cutting ability of that blade – without...
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Sep 27, 2019
- 1 min
Fourth draw for the year: A free knife goes to ...
We have a winner.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGTSJ4ckXiQ&t=1s
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Sep 23, 2019
- 4 min
Willie's Favourite Outdoor Nosh Up
Out in the bush and in no particular hurry at the end of the day … Here is one of Willie’s favourite ‘on the go’ meals. Roosterkoek (Camp...
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Aug 29, 2019
- 1 min
Survival 101 Video: How to turn a knife into a spear
Wolhuter general purpose and survival knives have many uses. Hard and tough enough to use in virtually any outdoor situation, this knife...
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Aug 23, 2019
- 4 min
Restoring old knives: Things to consider
A lot of people ask us about restoring old kitchen knives as well as ceremonial swords and antique or heirloom pocket knives. Is it worth...
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Aug 13, 2019
- 1 min
What is a Granton Edge and Why is it Useful?
A Granton Edge has a series of scalloped indents on the flat bearing surface of the blade (rather than on the apex or cutting edge of the...
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Kiwi Blade Knives
- Jul 22, 2019
- 1 min
Our third winner for 2019
Congratulations to our lucky winner. Thanks to all those who subscribe to our newsletter - Stay tuned for the rest of the year as you...
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