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Peter Swarz Burt - Hawaii

Crafting knives by hand for three decades, Peter Swarz-Burt is perhaps best known for his home-made wootz steel and the knives he forges from the ingots he forms in a small furnace at his shop in Hawaii. Crafting edged tools and knife for three decades, it was 2001 when his experimentation with the creation of small-batch carbon steel began in earnest. Since then Peter has made hundreds, some ingots as large as seven kilograms, and used them to forge a variety of cutting tools and blade styles. Peter now designs and crafts chef's knife in which utility always comes first, and aesthetics second. Albeit a close second. Simple, clean, functional designs are finished with care and precision from premium materials that results in beautiful and well-rounded culinary tools.