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Our Handmade Knives are Tailor-Made to Bring your Vision to Life: See How (Video)
Handcrafting knives, to fit you and your lifestyle, is our business. We custom make knives in Auckland, New Zealand.
Kiwi Blade Knives
May 251 min read
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Willie Demonstrates a Flat Grind
The difference in the quality of a knife edge is in choosing the correct bevel
Kiwi Blade Knives
Feb 101 min read
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What is a Japanese Yanagiba?
Willie discusses a traditional 30mm blade right handed yanagiba with a D shaped handle - fresh from the forge.
Kiwi Blade Knives
Nov 16, 20241 min read
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How to Paracord Wrap a Knife Handle
Learn how to make a paracord knife handle wrap. Make sure you cover the blade edge before starting if it is a knife that has already been...
Kiwi Blade Knives
Jun 23, 20241 min read
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How to Sharpen with a Ceramic Rod
This is a quick example demonstrating how to sharpen your knives with a ceramic rod
Kiwi Blade Knives
Feb 18, 20221 min read
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Willie draws the first of the catch up draws 2021
Watch the video here
Kiwi Blade Knives
Aug 27, 20211 min read
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Why I Walked Away From Using a Jig
People often talk about a light bulb moment. Mine was more of a blinding rabbit in the headlights occurrence. From the moment, I first...
Kiwi Blade Knives
May 25, 20214 min read
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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
Kiwi Blade Knives
Oct 22, 20201 min read
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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?’...
Kiwi Blade Knives
Sep 4, 20204 min read
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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...
Kiwi Blade Knives
Aug 17, 20201 min read
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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.
Kiwi Blade Knives
May 29, 20201 min read
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Kiwi Blade Knives
May 19, 20200 min read
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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
Kiwi Blade Knives
Apr 28, 20201 min read
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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!
Kiwi Blade Knives
Apr 20, 20201 min read
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Restoring an Old English Cleaver Pt 3
Willie demonstrates how to prepare your knife for soaking and initial rust removal
Kiwi Blade Knives
Apr 11, 20201 min read
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Restoring an Old English Cleaver Part 2
Willie removes the handle of the cleaver
Kiwi Blade Knives
Apr 11, 20201 min read
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Restoring an Old English Cleaver Part 1
Watch Willie bring an old butcher's cleaver back to life - From rusty to reigning supreme
Kiwi Blade Knives
Apr 11, 20201 min read
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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...
Kiwi Blade Knives
Apr 11, 20202 min read
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What Is Blade Thinning And Why Is It Important?
Knife thinning and knowing how to thin your knife can add years to the life of a knife blade
Kiwi Blade Knives
Dec 2, 20193 min read
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Fourth draw for the year: A free knife goes to ...
We have a winner.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGTSJ4ckXiQ&t=1s
Kiwi Blade Knives
Sep 27, 20191 min read
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