Our store is located at 330 Goodwood Road, Clarence Park, South Australia 5034

We are open from 9:00am to 4:30pm Weekdays and 9:30am to 1:30pm on Saturdays.

We are closed on Australian and South Australian public holidays.

Unfortunately we don't have a forge to make the blades ourselves.

All our knives are designed by Shannon here in Adelaide, and the knife blanks predominantly come from Aichi Japan.

There are a few knives in our collections that use Swedish and German steels.

For most of our knives we use VG10 high carbon Japanese steel.

For our steak knives, sabres, and pocket knives we use 4C28N Sandvik Swedish Steel.

Cleaning.
We recommend you hand wash your knife with warm soapy water and dry straight away. Do not let water pool on the blade for long periods of time or soak your knife in the sink.

Do not put your knife in the dishwasher. This can damage the cutting edge and the high temperatures can effect the handles.

Maintenance.
We recommend only using wood or soft plastic chopping boards.
Every few months or so, a light coating of mineral oil (we use Camellia oil) can be applied to the handle.

Sharpening
The first sharpening of your knife is free if it is brought back into the shop.
We only sharpen using whetstones and do not recommend using pull through sharpeners or getting your knife machine sharpened.
Nearly all our knives have a cutting edge angle of 15 degrees.

If wanting to do realign the edge on your blade we recommend using a ceramic honing rod. A stainless steel rod is not hard enough to be able to effectively realign your edge.

No, we do not make custom knives.

We have a very small range of unique and one of a kind knives that Joao has created or restored available at the shop.

We can create new handles for existing knives. The minimum cost is $50 with at least a 2 week turnaround time.

We're proud to only stock our own brand Koi and Big Red knives.

Just like if you went to a Porsche dealership for a new car, you wouldn't expect to buy a Holden there.

We do stock a variety of brands of sharpening stones and tools, specifically chosen by our sharpener, Joao.

We use a variety of materials and techniques for our handles.

We like to work with wood and resin that is mixed together just outside of Adelaide. This also means that no two handles are exactly the same - it all depends on the wood and how the resin and been poured.

We also use G10 for handles - G10 is a composite material made from layers of fiberglass cloth and resin pressed together under high pressure and temperature.

We do our handles in batches so it means that we might not always have the colour you are after available

If you come into the store on a Wednesday or a Friday you might see the guys cutting handles on our CnC machine (it can be pretty noisy)

We ask that you come into the shop and speak to Joao (Tuesdays to Saturdays) if you would like a custom sheath made for your knife.

We do not offer custom sheathes online.

Sheathes are handmade using kangaroo leather and hand sewn with kevlar thread.

Please allow up to 3 weeks for sheathes to be completed.

We require payment before work begins.

We can fix, repair, and completely replace handles of most knives.

We have a wide variety of Australian wood or a wood and resin mix we can use to make your knife good as new!

Come into the shop Tuesday to Saturday and speak to Joao to see what we can do!

Please note: It can take up to 3 weeks for your new handle to be made.

Handles are crafted by hand to their previous shape.

Pricing starts at $100.

Yes we sharpen nearly all types of kitchen knives - with the exception of ceramic blades.

We are unable to sharpen scissors, gardening tools, chainsaws, lawn mower blades, or swords.

We sharpen knives in the order that they arrive to us - sometimes there may be only 5 in the queue, sometimes 50.

We always ask that you allow two weeks just to be safe.

Our sharpener Joao will send you a text message when your knife/knives are ready to be collected.

Please note that single bevel knives and restorations can take longer due to the extra work involved.

We can provide you a knife to borrow while yours is being sharpened.

Prices vary depending on the condition of the blade.

Prices start at $20 per knife.

No appointments are necessary for knife sharpening.

Drop your knives off into our shop on Goodwood Road and we will give you a rough time frame of how long it will take.

We do all our sharpening by hand using whetstones (unless it's a restoration that requires more work).

We also offer classes on how to learn to use whetstones.

For any sharpening questions please give us a call or come into the shop and speak to our sharpener Joao (Tuesday - Saturday)

We offer a "test drive" service while your knife is being sharpened.

You have the option to borrow one of our Koi knives to use at home while you are without your own.

All we ask is that you treat it with the love and care you would if it were your own, don't put it through a dishwasher, and not to sharpen it yourself with a honing rod or pull through sharpener (they are already sharp).

We can gift wrap your order for you :)

Just add a note in the comments and we'll wrap it before we sent it out.

We offer an engraving service free of charge.

Usually we like to keep it short and sweet - when the message is too long it can look out of place on the blade.

Example: Happy 50th Dad would work well on a Gyuto but not on a Paring knife.

Engraving is done on the opposite side of the Koi or Big Red logo.

We certainly do!

Please be aware that there may be additional taxes applied by customs in your country, it doesn't happen all the time but it can happen.

Unfortunately we can't tell you how much this would be as each country is different.

A handy guide to use is https://www.simplyduty.com/import-calculator/

Please note - Your order may be delayed if it held by customs in your country. If there are any taxes/duties to be paid you will contacted by your customs authority.

Sometimes with international parcels, updates may be delayed once it has been transferred from Australia Post to your local postal service.

We ship orders on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Australia Post.

Orders within Australia should arrive within a week.

International orders can take between 1-4 weeks to arrive.
Please note - Your order may be delayed if it held by customs in your country. If there are any taxes/duties to be paid you will contacted by your customs authority.
Sometimes with international parcels, updates may be delayed once it has been transferred from Australia Post to your local postal service.

Tracking information will be sent to you when your order has been sent.

Just add a note in with your order and we can upgrade you to express shipping for free.

*only for Australian orders