There is Melbourne knife show on 5-6may , will you be there ?
Why not see if you can pick up The 9, or an SKK or a Kippington or Goldeband?
You can forge a knife if you come to my place! :biggrin:
Not much in the way of vendors here. For Japanese knives there's Chef's Armoury in Richmond (https://www.chefsarmoury.com/). Worth a visit I guess. Tanto Knives in Melbourne central (https://www.qthotelsandresorts.com/melbourne/eat-drink/tanto/). Limited range with half being Suisin. And as Mert already mentioned, the Melbourne Knife Show is on 5th & 6th May if you're here then.
Online. In Oz, from James.Whrre do you shop yourself?
@Alexec - Don't just sit there. Take him up on his offer! You won't regret it. [emoji106][emoji106]You can forge a knife if you come to my place! [emoji3]
Oz? James?Online. In Oz, from James.
Oz = Australia, James = www.knivesandstones.com - but shopfront is in Sydney.Oz? James?
As for the kipplington i could use the offer if i knew more
Oz = Australia, James = www.knivesandstones.com - but shopfront is in Sydney.
As for Kippington, just PM him.
Welcome to Melbourne (prospectively). Although I don't live there anymore, it's still my hometown.I put in eye some of James stuff indeed. Could he ship at my hotel in Melbourne you think?
Oz does he have a site?
I will pm kip, thanks
I would think so. Email or call him - contact details are on his website.I put in eye some of James stuff indeed. Could he ship at my hotel in Melbourne you think?
Oz does he have a site?
I will pm kip, thanks
Welcome to Melbourne (prospectively). Although I don't live there anymore, it's still my hometown.
"Oz" is shorthand for "Australia". We tend to shorten every word that we can.
BTW, you will probably find that the local pronounciation of "Melbourne" sounds more like "mel-ben" or "mel-burn".
James (KnS) probably would ship to your hotel but I assume he would have to charge GST (10%) if shipping within Australia. I'm not sure if you can claim this back when you leave Australia. If you had it shipped home (remind me- where are you from?) there would be shipping fees but no GST.
If you catch up with Kippington, you'll learn an awful lot about knives.
Are you looking for touristy stuff to do in Melbourne? What sort of stuff do you like to do?
I would think so. Email or call him - contact details are on his website.
Re: "Oz does he have a site? " I meant when buying from Australia (Oz), I buy from James.
edit - Just saw Nemo took care of this while I was typing.
Are you all set for touristy stuff to do or do you need some suggestions?
Having just crossed the highway in question, I can report that there was similar volumes of traffic in both directions.In addition to Nemos comprehensive list, the highway north that leads to Queensland is also massively popular with Melbournites and Victorians in general. Thousands of them migrate up here every year. The road back south however, is nowhere near as popular. :wink:
Beg to disagree here sir. Melbourne can get hot for sure but days on end above 40°C aren't that frequent. It was 1956 that we last had 3 days over 40°C and it was way back in 1908 that we had 5 days over 40°C. Even if we talk of days above 38°C (or 100°F), they aren't that common. Consecutive days above 30°C are somewhat more common. I think Melbournians feel the heat most when the mercury doesn't drop enough at night.<snip>Summers are hot (days on end of 40 plus are common in Jan-Feb) and moderately dry. <snip>
After looking at the BOM data, I stand corrected. There was a run of 4 days over 40 in 2014 and the summers in Melbourne have been milder since.Beg to disagree here sir. Melbourne can get hot for sure but days on end above 40°C aren't that frequent. It was 1956 that we last had 3 days over 40°C and it was way back in 1908 that we had 5 days over 40°C. Even if we talk of days above 38°C (or 100°F), they aren't that common. Consecutive days above 30°C are somewhat more common. I think Melbournians feel the heat most when the mercury doesn't drop enough at night.
Looks as though I stand corrected too - I missed the 2014 stats.After looking at the BOM data, I stand corrected. There was a run of 4 days over 40 in 2014 and the summers in Melbourne have been milder since.
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