I thought you might all like a look at these and I stuck them in this forum too as it seemed apt for them..?
I mentioned previously that my workshop is located in Portland Works here in Sheffield, well the old Works has a pretty cool claim to fame, 100 years ago when Harry Brearley discovered Stainless Steel it was to Portland that he took a billet to be made into cutlery, the first SS cutlery (in fact the first SS anything) ever made, you can read more about that on the Portland website in the History section if it is of any interest to you...
Anyway, to celebrate all that, this being the Centenary year of his discovery, I designed and am making a Limited Edition of Stainless Steel Centenary knives, here's how they look...
Designed and made from Sheffield made SS and as a 4" kitchen 'Paring' knife, my thinking that when Brearley made his discovery he put SS into all of our homes, in turn I wanted that knife to be something we all use...
I really, really liked how the Centenary knife came together and it inspired me to experiment with other types, so from there blossomed the SS steak knives, made in the same way and from the same solid section of the same steel...
Those housed in a purpose made leather 'roll', custom made for the job...
As yet plans for matching forks are in the very early stages so what I was looking for were stand alone cutlery products, the third and final thing that came to mind was a cheese knife, I am sure you get the picture by now...
That cheese knives represents the extent of my foray so far, if there are any updates I will let you know...
Cheers all, Stu
I mentioned previously that my workshop is located in Portland Works here in Sheffield, well the old Works has a pretty cool claim to fame, 100 years ago when Harry Brearley discovered Stainless Steel it was to Portland that he took a billet to be made into cutlery, the first SS cutlery (in fact the first SS anything) ever made, you can read more about that on the Portland website in the History section if it is of any interest to you...
Anyway, to celebrate all that, this being the Centenary year of his discovery, I designed and am making a Limited Edition of Stainless Steel Centenary knives, here's how they look...
Designed and made from Sheffield made SS and as a 4" kitchen 'Paring' knife, my thinking that when Brearley made his discovery he put SS into all of our homes, in turn I wanted that knife to be something we all use...
I really, really liked how the Centenary knife came together and it inspired me to experiment with other types, so from there blossomed the SS steak knives, made in the same way and from the same solid section of the same steel...
Those housed in a purpose made leather 'roll', custom made for the job...
As yet plans for matching forks are in the very early stages so what I was looking for were stand alone cutlery products, the third and final thing that came to mind was a cheese knife, I am sure you get the picture by now...
That cheese knives represents the extent of my foray so far, if there are any updates I will let you know...
Cheers all, Stu
