Stuart Mitchell is a quality custom knife maker based in Portland Works, Sheffield. Stuart can create custom knives to any size, shape or specification.
He was commissioned to design and craft a limited run of stainless steel centennial knives. Sticking to the history of Portland Works he wanted to create a kitchen knife. Stuart came to Charles Day (Steels) to get his knife blanks laser cut, after which he crafted them into works of art.
100 Year Centenary Knives
Stuart used Outokumpu grade SF100 (a Sheffield stainless steel grade normally used by Gillette and Wilkinson Sword in their razor blades).
It’s not a grade of steel we cut often but the results were great.
Each knife is individually numbered with etched with the 100 years of stainless and Portland works logo and can come with an optional oak box.
About Portland Works
Portland Works was where stainless steel cutlery was invented 100 years ago and has recently been subject of community buy-out to safeguard building as a home of manufacturing. Many craftspeople like Stuart now have Portland Works as a home to continue their skills and preserve them for future generations.
Laser Cut Knife Blanks
Laser cutting knife blanks for knife makers are one of the many industries we support. We laser cut blanks for large manufacturers of kitchenware, tactical, military and hunting knives, but we also support individual artisans like Stuart.
A video showing us laser cutting some stainless steel knife blanks can bee seen here.
