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Chopping garlic in Hong Kong, experiment in blackening silver using only food ingredients - update to follow soon! #shu_jmd #patination # jewellerydesign

3 kinds of lion

Saturday afternoon exploring Sham Shui Po with talented maker Pilz Au Yeung - what a brilliant guide to this awesome place in Hong Kong! We looked at tons of tool stuff, had a snack in a very cool cafe and made friends with a young cat named Egg Yolk! Turns out he’s a massive Bruce Lee fan - we parted as friends! #shamshuipo #hkjewellerydesigner

First teaching visit to Hong Kong Design Institute since 2018, great to be off the zoom! #shu_jmd #HKDI #HongKongJewellery

I have the next set of knives coming off the bench and I am so excited to announce my release of these knives on Friday 3rd of December at 7pm! Set your alarm because they’ll go fast! Link in bio DM me for more details See you there! #christmasgifts #christmasgiftideas #christmasgiftsformen #christmasgiftideasforhim #whattobuyforchristmas #pocketknives #pocketknivesofinstagram #foldingknives #foldingknivesforsale #featherstoneanddurber #sheffieldsteel #sheffieldpocketknives #sheffieldfoldingknife #contemporary #contemporaryartist #contemporarymetalwork #contemporarybritishmakers #bestgift #bestgiftever #japan #japanese #japanhouse #swordstoploughshares

Really enjoyed fitting this one together, scales are double black and natural canvas micarta, brass and stainless steel. Looking forward to making more of these ‘x ray’ designs with the inlay matching the profile of the blade Jeff durber.com #thesharpshow23 #designcrafts #knifecollector #everydaycarry #madeinsheffield #slipjointcollector

Some ‘Island’ design slip-joint knives shown at The Sharp Show last weekend. Green, natural and double-black canvas micarta inset with hand fitted brass bolsters. Blades and springs SF100 (AEB-L) stainless, 316 liners. These were really enjoyable to make and it was great to get lots of positive reactions! #thesharpshow #slipjointknife #knifecollection #handmadeknives

Three new handmade ‘Halo’ slipjoint knives ready for the Sharp Show on 7 Oct. Blades and springs are Sheffield made SF100 stainless steel, liners are 316, scales a mix of orange, natural, white and black micarta with brass details. Better crack on and make some more! #thesharpshow23 #ukknifemaker #slipjointknife #madeinsheffield

Next steps in making a batch of slip joint (non-locking) knives, here the blades are being marked with a punch I made, using traditional hand engraving techniques. I don’t have a press and smacking the punch with a hammer is a bit too variable so I’m using a bench vice to gently push the mark into the steel. I made a jig to hold each blade in position relative to the punch, it works fine but is a bit of a frankenjig! Might have to evolve this a bit. This isn’t the only way to put a makers mark on a knife, I could electro-etch or laser mark onto the finished surface but I’ve always been drawn to the lo-tech DIY approach! #slipjointknife # madeinsheffield #thesharpshowuk23

Busy day with a hacksaw cutting blades and springs from SF100, getting some slip-joint knives ready for the Sharp Show this autumn. I could have had them laser cut or wire cut but I quite fancied the challenge of doing it myself just to prove I still could! #slipjoint #sheffieldmade #heritagecraft