For Valentines Day, consider getting that special someone in your life a hand made knife, forged by hand in Canada from reclaimed steel. For today’s post, I want to show off one of my favorite projects that would make for a very unique gift – a small paring knife I hand hand forged from high […]
Author: Michael Manto
A Hand Forged Kitchen Paring Knife
Looking for a unique gift for someone special? Have you considered a paring knife, forged by hand? It doesn’t sound very sexy, I’ll admit, but think about it. The humble paring knife is one of the most frequently used and handiest tools we can have in the kitchen. Everyone who likes to cook needs one, […]
The Great Lakes Custom Knife Show for 2023 Is Coming!
*** I’m excited to announce that I will be an exhibitor at the Great Lakes Custom Knife Show coming next month, August 19. Come by and visit me at my table, and spend the day in beautiful Goderich Ontario. About 25 Canadian custom knife makers are participating. Link to the Great Lakes Custom Knife Show… […]
Fun Fridays – what makes for a happy marriage?
I like making up humorous posts when I’m up early with a coffee, when it’s still too early in the morning to start hammering on steel…at least, not if I don’t want to wake up the whole neighbourhood. And I like most of my neighbours, so I try to keep the peace. Here’s something I […]
We’re Under Construction…
Welcome to my new website and thanks for visiting. Blue Moose Forge has been around for about 4 years, but the website is new. I’m a Canadian knife maker in Brantford, Ontario. Building websites is very different from building knives, but I used to be a computer programmer in a previous life before taking up […]