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Green Man Knives

Name: Green Man Knives
Address: 1 Forge Cottages, Smithy Road, Mendlesham Green, Stowmarket, IP145RN, GB
Telephone: +447974983709

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Designer and maker of hand-made knives and edged tools for field and forest, kitchen and workshop.

30/10/2026

22/10/2026

The latest in my range of hand made chefs' knives is this santoku. Hand forged and constructed by me in my workshop in deepest rural Suffolk, UK

09/09/2026

W.I.P Wednesday
Afternoon Folks
My favourite design of utility knife is the Puukko, developed by the last indigenous peoples of Europe the Saami of Scandinavia.
This is DS93X steel from Damasteel with a handle of stacked birch bark and an ivory (artificial) bolster.
Now for the sheath

14/08/2026

By popular demand, (not much), and eagerly anticipated, ( even less), may I present my latest technical article.

The fine art of polishing can be a tricky one to master. I have been finishing metals to a high polish for over 40 years; here’s how I do it.

12/08/2026

As its Wednesday I thought I'd do you a W.I.P

09/08/2026

A win today as I finished correcting a badly wired up motor starter on a vintage Wadkin table saw. Lovely machine sturdily built, although I think the blade needs sharpening. Did you know I like vintage machine tools🤣
The lose was a strong breeze blew a curtain that knocked over my computer and smashed the screen 😭
"The path of my life is strewn with cow pats from the devil's own satanic herd"

07/08/2026

Ok, a little domestic problem to sort out at Forge Cottage and I’m furious at the blatant profiteering and sheer greed of manufacturers at the expense of our wallets and our planet 🤬
This is the flush syphon from our throne which had stopped working.
For the sake of the tiny bit of plastic at bottom of picture, which is what has broken, one has to purchase the entire f**cking thing 😡AAARRGGHH😡

24/07/2026

Some find polishing knife blades boring and tedious - I rather enjoy the process.
I machine sand to 400 grit, hand sand to 2000grit, polish on a stitched calico mop then finish with rouge on a swansdown mop

14/06/2026

This is one of the gentler jobs at Green Man Knives. Whether I’m making sheathes for my knives or possibles pouches, leatherwork, particularly stitching by hand, is mindful and therapeutic. I’m always amazed at how the time flys by.

Address

1 Forge Cottages, Smithy Road, Mendlesham Green
Stowmarket
IP145RN

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5am
Tuesday	9am - 5am
Wednesday	9am - 5am
Thursday	9am - 5am
Friday	9am - 5am
Saturday	10:30am - 4pm
Sunday	10:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+447974983709

Website

https://www.greenmanknives.co.uk/

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