The annual South Coast Knife Show was on again on the Sunday of the long weekend at the Big Hall at Central Tilba with 18 exhibitors showing off their finest handmade knives.
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The best kitchen knife as judged by Kelly Eastwood from the River Cottage Australia Cooking School was made by Steve Scantlebury from Neerim South, Victoria.
The blade was made differentially hardened 1075 steel with a red deer horn handle tipped by buffalo horn and an added section of acrylic from Finland.
“I love the way it felt in my hand when using it on the chopping board,” Ms Eastwood said. “I liked the shape, the weight, the look and the feel.”
The best hunting knife as judged by Dan Field from the South Coast Hunters Club was made by Karim Haddad from the Tharwa Valley Forge at Canberra.
The all-purpose hunting knife, worth $320, featured a high-carbon steel blade and a handle made of Mexican bocote timber. Also at the show was his daughter, Leila, at age 13, the youngest knife maker there.
The show is organised by Mother Mountain Forge at Dignams Creek, which is run by Iain and Sarah Hamilton, who said they were again pleased by the turn-out of exhibitors and visitors.
Stan Gorton
Walkley-nominated journalist based at The Islander on Kangaroo Island with an interest in the local community and the environment.
Walkley-nominated journalist based at The Islander on Kangaroo Island with an interest in the local community and the environment.
