SLH Blades in Mooroopna, Victoria | Other
SLH Blades
Locality: Mooroopna, Victoria
Address: Graeme St Mooroopna, VIC, Australia
Website: http://slhblades.com
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24.01.2022 Hi all, I am putting this one up for sale. Specs: 12C27 Stainless steel H/T 60-61 Rockwell... O/A 238mm. Handle 105mm. Blade length 133mm. Blade width 30mm at the widest point. Blade thickness 2.5mm at the thickest point. Full flat grind with 800g hand satin finish. The handle is Snottygobble (Yeah I get a silly grin every time I say it too!) with pink G10 liners, Brass pins front and back, Copper pin in the center. This timber has some really nice chatoyancy in it that doesn't show up in photo's, you can see in one pic how the darker spots have almost disappeared. In the light, they vanish and some spots look almost clear with some really nice color changes! Asking $190 AUD posted in Australia, international postage will be a little more! All the usual rules apply no sale to under 18's Etc. Post interest here or via PM
24.01.2022 Hi all, here is another one finished this week! RWL-34 Hunter. Specs:... RWL-34 Stainless steel H\T around 60 Rockwell. The handle is all stabilized timbers, Gidgee handle with unknown burl and Bimble box burl. Black and red G10 spacers, 416 S/S Guard and pin. 12" hollow grinds on bevels and swedge, ground down to around 0.3mm behind the edge. Bevels and swedge have a polished finish and the flats have an 800g hand satin finish. I have tried to capture the mirror polish in these photos but have not had much success! Dimensions: O\A: 255 mm. Blade length: 135 mm. Handle length: 120 mm. Blade width: 40 mm at its widest point. Blade thickness: 3.2 mm at its thickest point. This one is available I just have to finish a sheath for it! PM for details! Cheers all Stacy
24.01.2022 If your looking for a fantastic billet of quality Aussie made Damascus, contact Jay at Odin's Arms.
23.01.2022 Hi all, I had Andrew in for a 2-day course, we made a full tang from billet to finished, we also spent some time on a little freehand practice with mild steel blank's and hand sanding techniques. Thanks for coming in Andrew, it was a great couple of days mate! If anyone is interested in doing a 1, 2 or 3-day course, message me for details, I'm pretty flexible on dates and can customize a course to suit what you want to focus on!
22.01.2022 Good afternoon all, I have something a little special today, this is my first time using Giraffe bone and I'm really happy with the results. Let me know what you all think! Drop point utility Knife RWL-34 around 59-60 Rockwell.... Full flat ground with an 800g hand finish. 248mm OA. 113mm Handle. 135mm Blade. 30mm wide blade at widest point. 3.6mm thick blade at the thickest point, tang tapers down to 0.4mm, The handle is stabilized Giraffe bone with 416 S/S dovetailed bolsters. Red and Black G10 spacers and liners with brass pins and lanyard tube, the front pin in the S/S is peened in place! Hand embossed and stitched leather sheath! Thanks for looking and have a great and safe weekend! Cheers Stacy
22.01.2022 Hi all, this one is my first time using Elmax S/S. Love this stuff it's so nice to work with! Specs: OA Length: 240 mm... Blade length: 125 mm Handle: 115 mm Blade thickness: 2.5 mm Blade width: 35 mm (At the widest point.) 600G hand satin finish Handle materials: Stabilized Brown Mallee burl with Stabilized Curly Blackwood. Black and Red G10 spacers, Red G10 liners, and Brass pins. This one is available, 365 AUD posted in Aus. Have a great weekend everyone and thanks for looking! Cheers Stacy
21.01.2022 Hi all, This is a Damascus Kitchen knife made for Odin's Arms. Jay forged the steel and the blade, I just finished the grinding and put the handle, etc on it. If anyone is looking for something like this get onto Jay at Odin's Arms and he will hook you up! I will have a couple more Knives that I am making for him up shortly and I believe they will be for sale! Cheers all Stacy
21.01.2022 Hi all, I have just realized that my page has passed 500 followers. So as promised I will be running a giveaway! The results of a previous post about what style people would prefer were mixed so I have decided to leave it up to the winner to choose between a Kitchen Petty or an EDC. The EDC still has a little work to go but you can see the style in this photo. This is how I am going to run it, post a simple "I'm in" below (Please do not post comments, etc I want to keep it u...ncluttered!) I will assign each post a number and at the end, I will run the numbers through a random number generator to get the winner. Now to the small print! Entries will end at 11:59PM AEST on Sunday the 5th of April. I will draw the winner on Monday the 6th of April. Only 1 entry per person. You must have liked or followed my page. I will cover the cost of postage in Australia, International entries are accepted but the winner will have to pay for shipping! Good luck to everyone and please stay safe in these troubled times!
19.01.2022 I still have these 2 available, I have discounted them for Christmas. Prices on photos, full specs, and more photos on my page.
18.01.2022 Hi all I trust everyone is enjoying the long weekend. This is another petty knife that I have finished, it's the same design as the last one just a different timber! Specs: O/A 238mm.... Handle 105mm. Blade length 133mm. Blade width 30mm at the widest point. Blade thickness 2.5mm at the thickest point. Full flat grind with 800g hand satin finish. The handle is Juniper with Red G10 liners, Brass pins front and back, Copper pin in the center. I really like this timber it's nice to work with and smells like Sandalwood. As always comments or critique are most sought after!
18.01.2022 Hi all, this is my latest piece, 12C27 Petty, I've been playing around with some different handle shapes for my kitchen knives and this is the most comfortable one I have come up with! Specs: O/A 238mm.... Handle 105mm. Blade length 133mm. Blade width 30mm at the widest point. Blade thickness 2.5mm at the thickest point. Full flat grind with 800g hand satin finish. The handle is Snottygobble (Yeah I get a silly grin every time I say it too!) with pink G10 liners, Brass pins front and back, Copper pin in the center. This timber has some really nice chatoyancy in it that doesn't show up in photo's, you can see in one pic how the darker spots have almost disappeared. In the light, they vanish and some spots look almost clear with some really nice color changes! I'm keen to know what you all think of this one good or bad! Cheers all and have a great weekend!
17.01.2022 Hi all, sorry that I have been so quiet lately! I needed to take a step back from everything for a while. I want to thank everyone who sent me an R U OK message, and apologize for not responding. I have just checked my social media stuff and was pleasantly suprised by the amount of messages from you all! I will be back in the workshop soon and will start posting some pictures ect again. Cheers all!
15.01.2022 This is my first attempt at a Hamon in 1095. I've got to match up the Satanite on both sides better to get the pattern more how I wanted it. Overall pretty happy with it though! Specs as follows. O/A: 205mm Handle: 105mm.... Blade: 100mm. (Cutting edge 90mm) Blade width: 26mm. Blade thickness: 2.5mm. Full flat ground. Ground to around 0.2mm behind the edge!!! Handle is Birdseye Coolabah with Bimble box burl bolsters, Black and Red G10 spacers and Red G10 liners. Brass pins The sheath is embossed with my new stamp a Dragon scales stamp, I love the look of this one! This one is available, PM if interested. Thanks for looking and as always comments and critique are most welcome. Cheers all Stacy
15.01.2022 *Breaking News* Facebook fails to support local Australia manufacturers and artisans during COVID 19 outbreak. As if this situation was not hard enough already!... Please help this go viral! Please like share and comment and help us spread the word. Unfortunately Facebook has decided we cannot promote our podcast and its associated group "Knifemaking Down Under", because they have decided our promotions lead to the sale of weapons. This is false, misleading and offensive. Our podcast shares the skills and knowledge of an ancient craft that has been practiced since the dawn of our species. We also discuss important topics like mental health. This is allowed under Facebook's own rules which can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/polic//prohibited_content/weapons We rely now on your support to support us. Do you really think a custom hand made knife is a weapon and will be used as such? Tell us in the comments below. For the record, Mert Tansu is one of the worlds best manufacturers of Kitchen Knives. Kevin Slattery specializes in hunting and utility knives, and Corin Urquhart makes artistic, historical folding knives. It is time Facebook came to us with proper communication and told us why they will not follow their own rules in accepting advertisements that meet their own guidelines. In the absence of being able to talk to a human, help make this post go viral. lets see if they come to us. We will be trying to pay to boost this post, lets see if they read it and give us a formal response!
13.01.2022 Good afternoon all, I will be beginning to run 1 on 1 lessons next month. I still have a few details to work out, but for the moment I will be offering a 6 hr grinding course that will cover different grinding techniques. I will run through flat and hollow grinds with both freehand and push stick, using some mild steel practice blanks. I will also cover hand sanding the finished grinds. At the end of the day using your preferred technique, you will grind a pre-heat-treated st...ainless blank that you can take home and finish. The cost is looking to be around $350 for the day, so if anyone is interested let me know and we can work out some dates I will eventually be running a complete 3-day Knifemaking course, but for the moment it will just be day courses. Cheers all Stacy
12.01.2022 Hey all, just a little tease of a couple that I have just finished! 1095 Small Hunter with my first go at a Hamon, and a RWL-34 stainless Chefs. I will get some good photos of them plus 2 others in the next couple of days. Cheers all!
10.01.2022 Hi all, this little small game hunter is one of the latest of my bench! Specs: 1080/15N20 Damascus (Damascus is from Jay Jones of Odins Arms forge, it is really beautiful stuff!) H\T around 59 Rockwell.... The handle is stabilized Rose Sheoak with black G10 liners and Brass pins. Full flat grinds, ground down to around 0.2mm behind the edge. Tapered tang construction Dimensions: O\A: 200 mm. Blade length: 92 mm. Handle length: 108 mm. Blade width: 27 mm at its widest point. Blade thickness: 3 mm at its thickest point. This one is available, PM for details! Cheers all Stacy
09.01.2022 Hi all, I had a busy week last week. I had Tom in for a 3-day course, we made a full tang from billet to finished and went through the techniques for putting a handle on a hidden tang. We also spent some time on a little freehand practice with mild steel blank's and hand sanding techniques. All up it was a very productive 3 days. Thanks for coming in Tom, it was a great few days mate! If anyone is interested in doing a 1, 2 or 3-day course, message me for details, I'm pretty flexible on dates and can customize a course to suit what you want to focus on!
09.01.2022 I finally got the sheath finished for this one! RWL-34 Hunter. Specs:... RWL-34 Stainless steel H\T around 60 Rockwell. The handle is all stabilized timbers, Gidgee handle with unknown burl and Bimble box burl. Black and red G10 spacers, 416 S/S Guard and pin. 12" hollow grinds on bevels and swedge, ground down to around 0.3mm behind the edge. Bevels and swedge have a polished finish and the flats have an 800g hand satin finish. I have tried to capture the mirror polish in these photos but have not had much success! Dimensions: O\A: 255 mm. Blade length: 135 mm. Handle length: 120 mm. Blade width: 40 mm at its widest point. Blade thickness: 3.2 mm at its thickest point. This one is available I am asking $410 AUD posted in Australia, international postage is available but would be a little more. PM for details! Please stay safe everyone!
07.01.2022 Hi one and all. Welcome to SLH Blades, my name is Stacy Hall, I am a maker of handmade Kitchen and field knives from Mooroopna in Victoria, Australia. I have been making Knives since 2013 as a hobby, but since 2017 I have gotten more serious about it! I pride myself on making quality edged tools from the best materials available and love to work with my customers to design something just right for them! All my Knives are made with attention to detail and designed with comfort...able ergonomics in the handles. If you are interested in anything you see here or have something in mind please do not hesitate to contact me. Here is a short slideshow of some of my recent work, please take a look and I hope you enjoy!
06.01.2022 Hi all, I finally got some good photos of the latest Knives I've made. This one is a RWL-34 Chefs, I will post some other finished Knives over the next couple of days. Specs as follows. O/A: 340mm Handle: 115mm.... Blade: 225mm. (Cutting edge 210mm) Blade width: 47mm. Blade thickness: 3mm. Full flat ground. Handle is Lace She-oak with 416 stainless bolsters and Black G10 liners. This one is available, PM if interested. Thanks for looking and as always comments and critique are most welcome. Cheers all Stacy
06.01.2022 Auction #2 is this Damascus small game hunter! Specs: 1080/15N20 Damascus (Damascus is from Jay Jones of Odins Arms forge, it is really beautiful stuff!) H\T around 59 Rockwell. The handle is stabilized Rose Sheoak with black G10 liners and Brass pins.... Full flat grinds, ground down to around 0.2mm behind the edge. Tapered tang construction. Hand-stitched leather sheath. Dimensions: O\A: 200 mm. Blade length: 92 mm. Handle length: 108 mm. Blade width: 27 mm at its widest point. Blade thickness: 3 mm at its thickest point. This Auction will end on Sunday the 29th of March at 10:00PM. Bidding on this one starts at AUD $150 and the final price will include postage in Australia, international postage at buyers expense. Please be sure to place any bid's on the original post on my page "SLH Blades" Cheers all Stacy
04.01.2022 Due to the Melbourne Knife show being cancelled I have several Knives in stock that I need to move ASAP. I am going to list a couple as Auctions starting with this Drop point utility hunter! Specs RWL-34 around 59-60 Rockwell. 12" hollow grinds with a satin belt finish.... 248mm OA. 113mm Handle. 135mm Blade. 30mm wide blade at widest point. 3.6mm thick blade at the thickest point, tang tapers down to 0.6mm, The handle is Fiddleback Redgum, White gum Burl spacer, and Birdseye Redgum bolster. Black G10 liners, and Brass pins and Lanyard tube! Hand embossed and stitched leather sheath! This Auction will end on Wednesday the 25th of March at 10:00PM. Bidding starts at AUD $100 and the final price will include postage in Australia, international postage at buyers expense. Please be sure to place any bid's on the original post on my page "SLH Blades" Cheers all Stacy
01.01.2022 It's a bummer but with things the way they are ATM it had to be done!!!
01.01.2022 Hi all, I have another one finished and ready to go, Kitchen Utility in RWL-34. Specs as follows: RWL-34 Stainless steel H/T 60-61 Rockwell O/A 238mm. Handle 105mm.... Blade length 133mm. Blade width 30mm at the widest point. Blade thickness 2.5mm at the thickest point. Full flat grind with 800g hand satin finish. The handle is Stabilized Coolabah burl with dovetailed Black canvas micarta bolsters and Red G10 liners, Brass pins. This one is available, please PM for more info! Thanks for looking all. Cheers
01.01.2022 Hi all, I haven't got much finished lately, with the Kids home and trying to get them into a routine for homeschooling I haven't gotten much time in the workshop. Most of the time I have had, I have been making some new tools (A disk sander and a dedicated tang tapering platen!) and organizing the workshop a little better. I have managed to get this one finished though! This was planned to be one of my three Knives for my full Guild membership assessment, but I stuffed up the... fitting of the handles! The liners do not match up, one set of scales must have moved when drilling the pin holes so I'm not sure what to do with this one! Other than that I was happy with how the rest came up especially the finish on the blade!!!. RWL-34 in my drop point utility pattern. 800g hand satin finish. Full flat grind. The handle is "Damascus" pattern Micarta with a black linen Micarta bolster and Red G10 liners/spacers. Copper pins. I don't generally make full Micarta handles as I prefer to use natural handle materials, but I have had this piece of Micarta for several years and decided it was time to use it. It came up pretty good, I like the patters in it and it matches the linen Micarta well, but the colour came out much darker than it looked on the raw piece. Thanks for looking everyone and please stay safe!!! Cheers Stacy
