Manufacturing

Hollow Handle

Knives with separate handles have as many as 60 processes in manufacturing the complete article.

The blade is hot forged from bar and the bolster is formed under a hammer between dies and the blade is rolled to correct thickness. Both ends are then clipped to form the final shape. The handles like the spoon and fork are stamped from rolled sheet but from a thinner gauge. The pattern is pressed into a single half and after clipping the waste away, they are joined together in a furnace.

The blade and the handle continue to be processed separately as the blade has each cutting surface individually ground and the bolster and back ground before rumbling, grazing and polishing. The handle is pressure tested, edged, glazed and polished and like spoons, and forks if nickel is silver plated. The handle and blade are joined together with a cement that is inert and enables our knives to withstand any weight or twist tests that comply with all international standards including ISO 9002. The blades are etched with the appropriate brand name and whetted as part of their final processes before cleaning, inspecting and wrapping.