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by Jean Wilke Custom Knives   About In South Africa we have become so accustomed to factory produced stainless steel knives that few people know and appreciate the hand-forged, simple carbon (steel) knife. Carbon (Steel) knives are different from Stainless Steel knives in that they: Have no or less chromium, vanadium and other additives added to the iron during manufacturing. It is usually a simple mixture of Iron, Carbon and, in certain cases, a little bit of Chromium. Examples include: 1070 1084 1095 5160 (Spring Steel) 52100 (Bearing Steel) They can be heat-worked and forged, providing the blade smith a blank...

If you’ve been following GrootCecil on social media, browsed the online store or made a purchase you would know that he was partial to using Blackwood for hand crafting his beautiful braai blade handles and cutting boards. Whilst trying to find more Blackwood suppliers in the Garden Route he and his son-in-law per chance happened upon something new in an unassuming lumber yard hidden on a back road in the city of George.