RedKiteCraft
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RedKiteCraft.co.uk - a blog about making stuff from wood and steel and leather and mud.
Spent the morning slicing up some slabs. Olive really is a lovely wood, isn't it.
December 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Spent the morning slicing up some slabs. Olive really is a lovely wood, isn't it.
New portfolio project posted: a primitive flatbow.
This is a rudimentary type of bow; slightly more sophisticated than a simple bent stick, but only just.
It was made under instruction on a four-day course in 2014.
This is a rudimentary type of bow; slightly more sophisticated than a simple bent stick, but only just.
It was made under instruction on a four-day course in 2014.
Project: Primitive Flatbow
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December 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
New portfolio project posted: a primitive flatbow.
This is a rudimentary type of bow; slightly more sophisticated than a simple bent stick, but only just.
It was made under instruction on a four-day course in 2014.
This is a rudimentary type of bow; slightly more sophisticated than a simple bent stick, but only just.
It was made under instruction on a four-day course in 2014.
A delivery
Today I received a delivery from the lovely people at Brisa. I've been using Brisa for the bulk of my knife blanks since I first started in 2013. They're Finnish, and as well as providing a source of materials that aren't particularly easy or cheap to acquire in the UK (such as reindeer…
Today I received a delivery from the lovely people at Brisa. I've been using Brisa for the bulk of my knife blanks since I first started in 2013. They're Finnish, and as well as providing a source of materials that aren't particularly easy or cheap to acquire in the UK (such as reindeer…
A delivery
Today I received a delivery from the lovely people at Brisa. I've been using Brisa for the bulk of my knife blanks since I first started in 2013. They're Finnish, and as well as providing a source of materials that aren't particularly easy or cheap to acquire in the UK (such as reindeer antler), they stock blade blanks from a variety of makers including manufacturers producing affordable stainless steel blades that are stamped or cut from sheet stock as well as artisanal blacksmiths working in Scandinavia and the Baltic region.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A delivery
Today I received a delivery from the lovely people at Brisa. I've been using Brisa for the bulk of my knife blanks since I first started in 2013. They're Finnish, and as well as providing a source of materials that aren't particularly easy or cheap to acquire in the UK (such as reindeer…
Today I received a delivery from the lovely people at Brisa. I've been using Brisa for the bulk of my knife blanks since I first started in 2013. They're Finnish, and as well as providing a source of materials that aren't particularly easy or cheap to acquire in the UK (such as reindeer…
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BREADKNIFE DISCOURSE has hit the timeline. So, as someone who occasionally makes cutlery I thought I'd cover what to do with an old breadknife.
This old breadknife, in fact - which was given to my parents either as a wedding gift or as a first anniversary present (they can't recall).
This old breadknife, in fact - which was given to my parents either as a wedding gift or as a first anniversary present (they can't recall).
October 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
BREADKNIFE DISCOURSE has hit the timeline. So, as someone who occasionally makes cutlery I thought I'd cover what to do with an old breadknife.
This old breadknife, in fact - which was given to my parents either as a wedding gift or as a first anniversary present (they can't recall).
This old breadknife, in fact - which was given to my parents either as a wedding gift or as a first anniversary present (they can't recall).