Hi, My name is Cole. I am a tool maker, located downtown Toronto.

Kitchen Tools

I originally started with making culinary knives, because they were the knife that I was using the most at the time. Probably true for many people.

Having a tool that preforms well in the kitchen can make the experience much more enjoyable!

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I love tools! And that’s really what led me to blacksmithing. I really enjoy making functional objects that are also aesthetically pleasing.

One of my favorite things, is taking the time to make myself a beautiful tool that I know, will outlive me.

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View fullsize For tiny taps. . . I finished up these 2 jewelry hammers as my last project for 2025. I wanted to add a couple smaller hammers to the collection for my engraving work. . . The ball peen is a 4oz head with an African Blackwood handle. . The cross pee
View fullsize A little forged, desert ironwood paring knife, recently completed. . This is one of my favorite combos, ironwood and brass. And the blade was forged from my new favorite blade steel to work with, 125cr1. It makes nice knives! . Not available, thank
View fullsize A carving set I just wrapped up as a wedding present. Big congrats to Paul and Erin ❤️ . The handles are African Blackwood and brass. The knife features an integral bolster and guard, forged from 1080 high carbon steel. The fork is also hardened, for
View fullsize Dad & Dingo - Backcountry Camping 2025
View fullsize Vintage canvas micarta 🤎 . I just finished this earthy little pocket knife and leather sheath. Perfect for your fall edc! . . The knife is 8" overall with a 4" blade and 3.75" handle, so it is pretty compact. The leather sheath is set
View fullsize I took so long finishing this knife that the garden has all grown in! It makes a good backdrop for photos. . . Brute de-forge chef knife with an integral bolster, heat coloured titanium spacer. And a beautiful piece of spalted maple from @the_muskoka
View fullsize Forged and filed paring knife! . My latest iteration on the fully forged knife. For some reason, in my head, I thought this version would be quick. Definitely not, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out :) . I think maybe my first time forging
View fullsize It was overcast just long enoug for me to take some photos this afternooon. There are many firsts in this build, and I'm happy with how it turned out! . This was my first time successfully doing a hamon. Lots of room for improvement here, this is no
View fullsize Here is a kukri I have had kicking around for about a year, and I never got around to posting it. It finally has a proper sheath, so I took some photos of it the other day. . . This was fun to forge. I made this after Niel Kamimura put up a video on
View fullsize I did not get a chance to post this knife before the show yesterday, but it is still available on the website! . A big integral bolster chef knife, 8.75" long and 2" tall at the heel. Desert ironwood handle. Forged from 1080 carbon steel.
View fullsize Brute de-forge Integral guard edc . Some final photos for another knife I will be bringing with me to the show tomorrow! . This blade has been forged to shape out of 1080 steel with a stabilized mapple burl handle. The sheath is made from leather la
View fullsize Wagon tire San-mai, experiment no.1 . Last week, I picked up a wagon tire and couldn't wait to get a knife forged out of it! I thought I would have started with more material, but by the time I had it welded and cleaned up there was not much to work
View fullsize Finished up this micarta take-down tanto, tanto number 4. The fourth horseman. . . Another one that will be available on my table at the @torontoknifeshow . . 1084 high carbon blade, with canvas and linen micarta for the handle.
View fullsize I took the new axe out to the field for some photos today. This camp axe has a 1.25# head, hung on an 18" hickory handle. Fully harded head, so you can hammer with the poll. And an easy to clean kydex sheath. Perfect for light to medium duty
View fullsize I💚🔪 :) A little pocket knife that I just finished up. The blade is 1095 with a chunky spine and distal tapper tang. . Also my first pocket slip sheath, and I really like it. Wet molded and hand stitched leather. . This guy will be on my table a
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