2027 KGSA NON-GUILD KNIFE COMPETITION
One profile. One winner. R5,000 cash.
The 2027 challenge is a 7 Inch Chef Knife, designed by Neels van den Berg and Jean Wilke.
If you are a non-KGSA knifemaker from Southern Africa, this is your opportunity to put your workmanship up against the best.
Follow the prescribed profile. Choose your construction, steel, grind, handle and finish. Then let your fit, finish, symmetry and execution do the talking.
The First Place winner takes R5,000 cash, plus a potential head start toward KGSA membership.
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