Hand-crafted in a world heritage 17th century building in derby, england, ben edmonds‘ ‘blok knives’ kitchen range represents how beautiful, primal and unique knife craftsmanship is. The selection of three; the 8″ chef, 4″ paring and 10″ woollen editions, are made from carbon steel with a fine grain structure, that will form a patina on the surface, in order to display the tool’s work history. The handmade mosaic pins hold the protected wooden handles that are made from a variety of timber ranging from burrs to burls, with the metal blades.

‘There’s something very raw about making a knife. it’s back to basics and for this reason I don’t like to over complicate my production. all of my focus goes into making kitchen knives,’ said ben.

ben working at his desk sanding the handle of a paring knife

the inspection of the ‘chef’ blade

the former graphic designer hand sanding a wooden handle

 the complete chef knife

products in progress

the paring knife

the 10″ woolen handle special edition

blank carbon steel blades

a patina builds up on the metal’s surface, creating a display of the product’s work

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