Layout Table~~~~1578~1578~~

Cutlery - Production~~~~1578~1579~~

Breadcrum~~~~1578~6168~~

Breadcrum~~~~1578~6170~~

Making Knives~~~~1578~1580~~

Making Cutlery Knives~
MONO BLOCK
As it's name suggests these are made from a single piece of metal.
Forged under drop hammers using a force of some 2,200 tonnes. After just two strikes the knife is ready to follow the same finishing process as a standard blade.

HOLLOW HANDLE KNIVES
The knife blade is forged from bar metal (1)
The bolster is formed under a hammer action between two dies (2)
The blade is then rolled to the correct thickness (3)
A clipping process then removes excess metal to leave the final shape (4)
Each cutting surface of the blade is then ground separately, as is the bolster (5)

Next the blade is sent for rumbling glazing and them polishing.
The knife handles are stamped from rolled metal sheet in two half's (6)
The excess metal is then clipped and the two half's are joined in a furnace (7)
The handles are then pressure tested for durability before they are edged, glazed and polished (8)
If they are made from nickel they are then silver plated.
Finally the blade and handle are joined using an inert cement that will withstand the rigours of life we place on our cutlery(9)
This is the simplified version. There may be up to 60 processes in producing the humble knife we rely on.

Some of you may also have noticed that blade shapes vary. See picture.

By default we supply the finger point blade here on thedinersclub.co.uk but if you require the slipper blade to match existing cutlery, make mention of this at the end of your order.~~~1578~1589~~

Making Cutlery Forks~The forks are stamped out from rolled sheet metal. This applies to all materials used in fork production.
The remaining metal is recycled (1)

Nickel and Sterling silver forks are stamped once to create the prongs and twice for stainless steel (2)

The prongs are then shaped (3)

Finally they are edged and polished(4)~~~1578~1590~~

Making Cutlery Spoons~The spoons are stamped out from rolled sheet metal. This applies to all materials used in spoon production.
They are pressed out two at a time. The remaining metal is recycled (1)

The bowl area is then rolled out to provide enough area for a stamp to create the correct shape (2)

The handle is then produced between two die's while the spoon bowl is also stamped and excess metal clipped (3,4)

Finally they are edged and polished(5)~~~1578~1591~~