Process (How I make knives)
Traditional blade grinding
Traditional Sheffield blade grinder Brian Alcock teaches Grace Horne how to grind pen knife blades. Video : www.nicolawood.net
Using a parser
A parser was the tool traditionally used by knife makers to set decorative shields into the scale material. Video : www.nicolawood.net
Riveting
A demonstration of riveting a folding knife. Video : www.nicolawood.net
Making a nail nick on a folding knife
Grace Horne demonstrates how to make a tidy nail nick on a folding knife.
Made in Sheffield: Trevor Ablett part 1
Archive footage of traditional Sheffield knifemaker Trevor Ablett preparing material to make a double bladed folding knife.
Made in Sheffield: Trevor Ablett part II
Traditional Sheffield knife maker Trevor Ablett is shown altering the springs and blades of a folding knife to make them work properly.
Made in Sheffield: Trevor Ablett part III
In this final installment, traditional Sheffield knifemaker Trevor Ablett shows how he rivets the folding knife together.
Made in Sheffield: Taylor's Eye Witness
Russell White shows how he makes a traditional folding knife at Taylor's Eye Witness, Sheffield. Interview by Grace Horne, video by Nicola Wood.
