Useful links
GFS knife supplies - www.gfsknifesupplies.com
Uknifemakersupplies - www.uknifemakersupplies.co.uk
84 engineering - www.84engineering.com.au
Barmond Steel – www.barmondsheffield.com
Damasteel - www.damasteel.se
Toby fire and steel podcast - www.tobyfireandsteel.libsyn.com
Knife talk podcast - www.makery.network
Design and crafts council Ireland - www.dcci.ie
RDS crafts awards - www.rds.ie/rds-foundation/arts/craft-awards
Enterprise Ireland - www.enterprise-ireland.com
Media & Awards
Image Interiors - Article
“Sam Gleeson’s handmade knives come from a long process of learning for the maker. We speak to him about his craft, and how it has evolved.”
Toby Fire & Steel Podcast
A Podcast dedicated to the growth and betterment of all knife-makers. From complete novices to seasoned professionals.
Story of Home - Video
“When friends come to visit they find an item from somewhere I lived before and it brings them back to that time, it could be pots from my nan’s, or a book we would have read together as children”
Stitched Together - Article
“A lot of my work features materials I’ve found, be it old farm machinery, repurposing the steel when laminating and creating Damascus steel, wind felled trees or prunings from our ancient orchard at home…”
The People We Meet - Video
Moving west. Starting a family. Starting a business...
The Gannet - Article
“At 14 or 15, I started helping to cook. I always enjoyed making things with my hands. My dad made parts for vintage car engines and there’s pictures of me as a kid with tools and chisels…”
Food and Wine - Article
“Sam's work has graced the likes of the Fumbally café and Stables, The National Gallery, Dillisk Food Project and knife commissions to famed UK chef Nathan Outlaw and actor Domonic West.”
Darina’s guide to Clare - Article
“Bespoke handmade knife lovers, of which I am, certainly one should link up with Sam Gleeson (also a furniture maker) to explore the options.”
Design and Crafts Council Ireland
Future Makers Award, 2020 - “Future Makers is one of DCCI’s programmes which support and invest in a new generation of talent in the craft and design sector“