Global, Victorinox, Furi Histories

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Knives manufacturers have a colourful history, just as the famous pronouncing that "the history of the Earth is the history of great men" applies, the history of a great knife is also about the history of the electrified individual who produced some variation over one of the most elementary of instruments. Let's have a look at some famous knife manufacturers and find out their history and inspiration.

Victorinox is one of the most famed knive companies in the world - most famous for its Swiss army knife. Karl Elsener belonged to Ibach, Switzerland. He used to be a manufacturer of knives, and basically was the only supplier to produce knives to the Swiss army. He built his company in 1884, and named it in honor of his mummy as Victorinox. Victorinox's famous competitor Wenger. In 1908, both corporations shared the contract to produce knives forthe Swiss army. Victornix markets their products as Original Swiss military Knives while Wenger knives are referred to as Geniune Swiss armed forces Knives.

Today, Carl Elsener Sr. And his son, Carl Elsener Jr manage the company and employ approximately 1,000 folk ...
... across the planet. This is in the fourth generation of a family business. Rather than Swiss army knives, Victorinox also manufactured multi tools like luggage boxes, watches etc with the Swiss armed forces brand. Apart from Swiss army brand kitchen cutlery tools were introduced. Forschner brand name became very talked-about in cutlery industry and won competition with Wusthof and JA Henckels. It is entirely stamped blade knife.

Another older maker of kitchen cutlery is Wusthof. This is a German company under the family possession of Harald Wusthof, and has been producing knives since 1814. These are forged knives, and the company has a famous trident with three forks of equal length as its logo. There are 2 manufacturing plants in Solingen, and these are a few of the most famous knives in the world. Among the products include the Classic, the Grand Prix, Ikon, and Culinar series.

World kitchen knives were introduced in 1983 from Japanese designer Komin Yamada. They are another very prestigious brand of knives and are among the great innovators in the knives industry. Their knives are made from vanadium stainless-steel. Yoshida Metal Industry is the company parent, and worldwide is their line of one piece immaculate steel knives. This integrated handle and blade design has a superior cutting capability, balance, and precision. Yoshida's target with global was to blend Japanese precision, Italian design, and German durability together. The blade is first heated to one thousand degrees Celsius, and then cooled to a sub-zero temperature, and eventually tempered for four hours. Their special blade has convex cross-secdard knives.

Another modern knife manufacturer is Fritechnics, and Austrailian company founded in Brisbane in 1996 by Mark Henry. Their most famous knife is the east-west knife, a cross between the Japanese Santoku blade, and the French Chef knife. Some Furi knives, as they are usually known, have a copper counterweight that is used to keep the knife balanced. As the knife blade loses mass, the coppertail can also be shaved.
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