Pete and I thought long and hard about what we wanted to give you for your nuptials. We looked at the registry, we scoured the gift shops and markets in Queenstown but nothing struck us quite so much as this.
Here is a piece of our adventures to accompany you on yours:
In a small town on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island is Barrytown Knifemaking. From their tiny farm house, a kiwi couple conduct a small knife making course. We were happy members of a group of ten naive metal workers. From steel, brass and hundred year old rainforest wood came your gift.
In the beginning, wielding raw materials.
Heating in a coked fire and pounding the metal pushes carbon into the blade transforming it into high carbon steel.
Assembling the handle (Remu wood)
Brass pinning
Shaping the handle and blade.
Much love,
Oh my goodness. We love it so much - Ben hasn't stopped showing the knife to absolutely everybody since you gave it to us! Thank you!!!
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