To carve and to hold.
Messermeister knives are hand sharpened, and pull-through sharpeners are not recommended.
Photography by Bobbi Lin
Meet the Maker
Messermeister
Ojai, CA
Messermeister (loosely translated to “knife master” in German) remains one of the few companies in the world to produce hammer-forged knives the traditional way, and they’ve been doing so for over three decades. Founder Bernd Dressler (whose family had emigrated to Australia and then the United States from Germany) combined his respect and interest in high-quality cutlery with a desire to reconnect with his countrymen by collaborating with and learning from a 3rd generation knife making family in Germany.
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Reviews for
Messermeister Elité Wood Handled Carving Set
Reviews for
Messermeister Elité Wood Handled Carving Set
All reviews come from Verified Purchases
Not as wonderful as I'd hoped
the handles looked they came from different trees and there's no wooden box for protection/storage as most do. They've been great about the return.
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