Two Sticks Forge - Blacksmithing

Two Sticks Forge


Hand forged chefs and kitchen knives


Andrew Lindsay and occasional colleagues, are knifemakers in the Ashdown Forest in the South East of England, specialising in culinary knives for professional chefs and home cooks.

Our design philosophy focuses on simple beauty and function. We use a range of materials, utilising some fabulous Japanese cutlery steels including Shirogami No. 1 (White Paper no.1) and Aogami Super (Blue Paper Super), though we also have some stainless and European steels. We like to use vintage materials when we can, often cladding our laminated blades with wrought iron from such sources as 100 year-old cart wheel rims. On occasion we have used reclaimed and historic materials for the high-carbon core of knives this has included such materials as leaf springs from a 1932 MG Midget and classic 70’s Sheffield steel.

We mostly make our handles from bog oak, a beautiful dark 5000 year-old wood from the East Anglian Fens and a variety of local, sustainably sourced hardwoods.

We have strong family connections with Japan, which is reflected in the style of knife we make, and our general adoption of Japanese knife terminology. Andrew’s first contact with Japanese knives came when he bought a Yanagiba (sashimi knife) and Kurimuki (small chestnut peeler) in a household store in a shopping arcade near Osaka back in early the ‘90s. He regularly returns to Japan and is lucky enough to spend time with some incredible traditional bladesmiths.

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Two Sticks Forge

Forest Row, East Sussex