Handles Information
1. Birch Bark
Birch bark is fungistatic and bacteriostatic, water-repellent, moisture-resistant and slip-proof even when wet. With walnut ferrule.
2. Light Chestnut Wood
Handle made of thermal treated chestnut wood with plastic ferrule and pre-drilled tang hole. Due to the special treatment process the ability of the wood to absorb water is reduced and the resistance against bacteria is increased.
3. Dark Chestnut Wood
Handle made of dark burned chestnut wood with plastic ferrule and pre-drilled tang hole. The wooden surface is brushed after the burning process which is creating a structured appearance and gives the handle a rustic-style. Without finger groove.
4. Magnolia Wood
Handle made of magnolia wood with buffalo horn ferrule. Pre-drilled tang hole.
5. Paduak
Now for some color! Paduak is common exotic often grown on plantations. It has a bright red/ orange tone with not a whole ton of figure. It is stable, strong and very workable. Be careful though, the dust is more toxic than average and the color fades.
6. Pink Ivory
Super hard. Super rare. Super expensive. Super Pink. This stuff comes from South Africa and is pretty crazy. It can range from pale orange to neon pink and can even come curly! Be prepared to pay through the nose for the pink stuff though.
7. Katalox
Another lesser known wood, Katalox is similar to ebony, but is much more purple. It is very heavy, considered one of the heaviest woods in the world. It is also very dense and while not very pricy, hard to find. Check online.
8. Pistachio
Yes. That pistachio. It has an amazing figure that blends swirls of green, brown and black into an interesting form. Hard to find. Reasonably workable for exotic.
9. Ziricote
Not a commonly used wood, Ziricote is none the less a gem. It is quite workable despite its weight, a strong and rather stable dark colored wood known for its rare figure. Ziricote displays a figure known as spider webbing in which complex strands of nearly black wood criss cross the more grey heartwood. A pattern not seen outside incredibly figured Brazilian rosewood.
10. Purple Heart
This is a common wood for new makers, for the reasons that it can be exceedingly purple and is very cheap for an exotic "often close to the price of walnut". The coarse grain structure means it can not be polished to a very high finish and the lack of figure and fading color means this is best suited to either a lower budget knife or a heavy work knife.
11. Lignium Vitae
The wood of life. Lignium is widely considered one of the heaviest and hardest wood on earth. Its like working a brick, but nothing will last longer. It is so oily it can be self lubricating, tough as nails and takes a nice polish. The color is not outstanding, mostly greenish brown, but who cares! Its so damn heavy!
12. Camel Thorn
An interesting wood. Incredibly heavy and hard, it has a deep brown color flecked with black. Imagine a cross of wenge and black palm.
Our store is located at 330 Goodwood Road, Clarence Park, South Australia 5034.
On-street parking is available on George Street.
Our store is open Monday to Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm and 9:30am to 1:30pm on Saturdays.
We are closed on public holidays.
Our store policy is to only sell knives to people over 18 years of age.
Just like the pub if you look under 18 we will ask for ID.
OCTOBER 2024 - PLEASE NOTE: Our sharpener Joao is taking some well deserved holidays during October and will not be sharpening knives during this time.
You are welcome to leave your knives with us and he will sharpen them in the order they are received when he's back in early November.
We only sharpen kitchen knives.
But you won't be without a knife! We will give you one of our knives to try out while yours is being sharpened.
We cannot/do not sharpen scissors, swords, ceramic knives, daggers, gardening tools, or lawnmower blades.
Sharpening may be delayed due to public holidays, illness, staff shortages, restorations, staff leave or during busy periods.
OCTOBER 2024 - PLEASE NOTE: Our sharpener Joao is taking some well deserved holidays during October and will not be sharpening knives during this time.
You are welcome to leave your knives with us and he will begin to sharpen them in the order they are received when he's back in early November - your knives may be mid November before they are completed.
We always say 2 weeks. It may be quicker, it may take a little longer if the store is busy.
We will contact you when your knife is ready.
We sharpen based on the order in which they come in to us.
For example: There might be 2 knives ahead of yours, there may be 40.
Sharpening may be delayed due to public holidays, illness, staff shortages, restorations, staff leave or during busy periods.
Sharpening begins at $20 per knife.
Prices increase depending on the work that needs to be done.
For example: if a blade needs to be thinned and the core exposed, it takes longer and is charged accordingly.
OCTOBER 2024 - PLEASE NOTE: Our sharpener Joao is taking some well deserved holidays during October and will not be sharpening knives during this time.
You are welcome to leave your knives with us and he will begin to sharpen them in the order they are received when he's back in early November - your knives may be mid November before they are completed.
It depends on the knife but we do offer repair and restoration services.
Prices for restoration work starts at $50 per knife and can take 2 - 4 weeks depending on the condition of the knife.
Bring the knife in Tuesday to Saturday and speak to our master sharpener Joao and we'll show you what we can do.
We can try!
Bring the knife into the shop Tues-Sat and our sharpener and restorer Joao will assess the knife and show you what he can do.
New handles start at $75 and can take 2 - 4 weeks to complete.
Joao has successfully put new G10, wood, and wood and resin handles on various brands of kitchen knives.
Damascus/Rainbow/Ninja Ranges: We use high carbon AUS10 67 layer Damascus Japanese steel from Aichi, Japan.
Bamboo Range: VG10 Japanese core Steel.
Big Red Range: The core of the blade is made using VG10 steel and its double-layer cladding starts at the spine with a sandblast finish.
Sabres/Steak Knives:14c28n Swedish steel.
Unfortunately we do not have a forge.
We design all our knives and import the steel blanks from various sources, predominantly Aichi in Japan.
The wood for our handles are sourced locally here in Australia.
What we can't find around our properties (Shannon has used some fallen redgum for a few handles), we like to support other Adelaide businesses and purchase from them.
If you're near our store in Adelaide pop in on a Wednesday or Friday afternoon and the team will no doubt be working on something new out the back (it can be a very noisy place).
Each product will come in a couple of different colours.
If you're after a particular colour/set of colours, send us a email or put a note in with the order and we will contact you with what colours are available.
We can never guarantee we have all colours in stock - some are more popular than others.
Please note: We do our resin and handle work in colour batches rather than one at a time. If we don't have the colour you are after it may be a couple of months before we do another batch.
We do not make custom knives.
If you're based in Adelaide, pop into the shop and you can see some of the unique, one off creations Joao has made in his very little spare time.
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We usually run classes Thursday and Saturday mornings 11 - 12:30.
Classes cover all the basics to get you comfortable with sharpening knives using whetstones.
Disclaimers:
We have the right to refuse admission to the sharpening class if we believe you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
The safety of other participants and our staff is paramount.
Participants under the age of 18 may attend if supervised by a parent or legal guardian.
Due to the technical nature of the class, current South Australian Government legislature regarding knife sales to minors, and safety concerns, we will not accept bookings for people under 16 years of age. Participants under 18 will need to be supervised by a parent or guardian. Supervision is not participation. If wanting to participate in class, please book an additional place.
Conditions apply - e.g. TAFE students and apprentices.
Abusive and unsafe behaviour during classes will not be tolerated.
If this occurs, the class will finish and the offending participant will be asked to leave the premises and the police will be called if necessary. Offending participant will not be entitled to a refund or welcome back to the store - class will be rescheduled for other participants.
We require payment before attending class to confirm your place.
If we do not receive payment before the class date we cannot guarantee there will be a place for you. We reserve the right to prioritise paying customers. Conditions apply - e.g. rescheduled classes, illnesses, etc.
Classes will begin at the scheduled time.
If you cannot attend the class on time, please contact the store as soon as possible. We have the right to refuse participation to those who are more than 10 minutes late and who have not contacted us. This will be deemed as a no-show and will not be entitled to a refund. Conditions apply.
If you are unwell please do not attend and contact us to reschedule.
We are a small team and if one of us gets sick, we all nearly always all get sick.
We offer $9 flat-rate Shipping Australia-wide.
For all domestic orders, we ship on Tuesdays and Thursdays and use Australia Post where current delivery times are 2 to 5 days.
Express shipping: If you are wanting your order in a hurry please add a note in with your order and we can upgrade you to express shipping for free.
*Only for Australian orders
International orders can take between 1-4 weeks to arrive.
Tracking information will be sent to you when your order has been sent.
Please note there may be additional taxes and duties applied by customs in your country.
Unfortunately we can't tell you how much this would be as each country is different.
A handy guide to use is https://www.simplyduty.com/import-calculator/
Local customs authorities will contact you if additional charges are due.
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We use our own wrapping paper, so each gift is unique!
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We do all our engraving at the shop, while you wait (it may take a little longer during busy times).
We usually only like to engrave a small amount of text on the blade on the opposite side of the Koi/Animal logo.
E.g. Initials, Names, Birthdates, short messages like Happy 50th Birthday.
We do not engrave long messages or quotes on blades (it can look odd with the curvature of the blade).
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