Designing with our ears By listening, that is. In early September we put out a call on our website and on a variety of forums (including BladeForums, HuntingBC, and BCFishingReports) for user input in designing our next knife model, a … Continued
Wood vs engineered materials Wood handles have been used on knives about as long as knives have existed, but nowadays, with engineered materials setting such high standards for durability, the expectations from a wood handle are higher than ever. Not only … Continued
Our next knife model We have been gathering customer input for the last few months to help us decide what our next model should be. The last two shows we attended gave us the answer: virtually all the requests were … Continued
Getting a Blade Ready We looked at our line up of knives for a good candidate to try actually shaving with. Our Trillium paring knife seemed like it would be easiest to use in front of a mirror so we … Continued
Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows July 26-27 After the jam-packed Portobello West Canada Day Market in Vancouver, North Arm will be attending two other summer shows. We will have a marketplace booth at the Maple Ridge – Pitt Madows Country Fest on Saturday (10am-10pm) and Sunday … Continued
North Arm will be one of approximately 50 vendors attending Portobello West’s special Canada Day Market at the Vancouver Convention Centre East (Canada Place), Tuesday July 1st from 10am to 6pm. Portobello West holds several Artisan markets throughout the year. This … Continued
EAT! Vancouver is the premier show for food in Vancouver, attracting around 35,000 visitors in 2013. We will be there with our full kitchen line, giving you a chance to see, handle and try out our products. Look for us … Continued
As part of its program for featuring local businesses, the New Westminster VanCity Credit Union branch has given us some space to show off our company for two weeks starting March 31st 2014. If you are in the area, feel … Continued
First Designs for the New Paring Knife We began the design process for our paring knife in mid February with a couple of rounds of two-dimensional candidate designs in CAD. The shapes, sizes and styles we came up with reflected common … Continued