James has quickly made a name for himself as a talented culinary tool maker, designing and creating extremely functional knives for the kitchen.

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James Oatley - Australia

James Oatley of Oatley Knives is a St Leonards, Australia based bladesmith specializing in unique, high quality, hand forged chef knives. James has quickly made a name for himself as a talented culinary tool maker, designing and creating extremely functional knives for the kitchen in a wide variety of models that range from classic chef profiles to long, thin, single bevel sujihikis to Damasteel nakiris, just to name a few. Employing exotic hardwoods, top-quality synthetics and simple, clean designs, James fits each blade with a one-of-a-kind handle, and builds custom sayas for many of his knives. We're honored to represent James' work here on Eatingtools.

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    Amber Maple Gyuto 210mm
    James Oatley
    Amber Maple Gyuto 210mm
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    Copper & Brass Gyuto 225mm
    James Oatley
    Copper & Brass Gyuto 225mm
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    Ebony Beefwood Gyuto 212mm
    James Oatley
    Ebony Beefwood Gyuto 212mm
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    Purple Compound Gyuto 219mm
    James Oatley
    Purple Compound Gyuto 219mm
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    Red Compound Gyuto 212mm
    James Oatley
    Red Compound Gyuto 212mm
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    Elevated Compound Cleaver 213mm
    James Oatley
    Elevated Compound Cleaver 213mm
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    Super Gold Kurouchi Gyuto 220mm
    James Oatley
    Super Gold Kurouchi Gyuto 220mm
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    James Oatley -  Kitchen Sword 350mm
    James Oatley
    James Oatley - Kitchen Sword 350mm
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    Mocha Copper Gyuto 205mm
    James Oatley
    Mocha Copper Gyuto 205mm
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    Shiraz Honyaki Gyuto 175mm
    James Oatley
    Shiraz Honyaki Gyuto 175mm
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    Maple Honyaki Sujihiki 210mm
    James Oatley
    Maple Honyaki Sujihiki 210mm
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    Azure Maple Nakiri 150mm
    James Oatley
    Azure Maple Nakiri 150mm
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    Blue Compound Gyuto 215mm
    James Oatley
    Blue Compound Gyuto 215mm
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    Polished Purple Petty 111mm
    James Oatley
    Polished Purple Petty 111mm
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    Cappuccino San Mai Gyuto 228mm
    James Oatley
    Cappuccino San Mai Gyuto 228mm
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    Shiraz Honyaki Gyuto 185mm
    James Oatley
    Shiraz Honyaki Gyuto 185mm
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    Shiraz Maple Gyuto 195mm
    James Oatley
    Shiraz Maple Gyuto 195mm
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    Black Honyaki Gyuto 220mm
    James Oatley
    Black Honyaki Gyuto 220mm
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    Ebony Honesuki 142mm
    James Oatley
    Ebony Honesuki 142mm
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    Maple SG2 Stainless Gyuto 210mm
    James Oatley
    Maple SG2 Stainless Gyuto 210mm
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    Stone Cold Cutlass S-Grind 220mm
    James Oatley
    Stone Cold Cutlass S-Grind 220mm
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    Ebony Damasteel Deba 165mm
    James Oatley
    Ebony Damasteel Deba 165mm
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    Holly Damasteel Yanagiba 340mm
    James Oatley
    Holly Damasteel Yanagiba 340mm
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    Tamarind Damasteel Sujihiki 190mm
    James Oatley
    Tamarind Damasteel Sujihiki 190mm