Doveton Fletcher

The son of a shoemaker and a restaurant owner, Melbourne born Todd was raised in a house that respected food and design. After studying design in Switzerland and Los Angeles he moved to New York and worked as a graphic designer and animator. This proved vital for his eventual metamorphosis into a knifemaker. Working with creatives always pushing th... eir design skills outside of their area of expertise. Now in his Castlemaine workshop, Todd has brought his many years of design experience and passion for food together, to produces unique hand crafted cutting tools for the cook. Doveton Fletcher knives are made from the worlds best carbon and stainless steels, as well as combining unique Australian native timber (mostly Tasmanian) with modern synthetic materials for the handles. Design and cutting ability is what drives each blade Todd makes. Our hope is anyone who owns a Doveton Fletcher blade will find, like a great recipe, it get's passed from one cook to the next. Originally a Japanese interpretation of a French chef's knife, the Gyuto has come full circle now with European, American and Antipodean reinventions of this brilliant Japanese allrounder. The Doveton Fletcher Gyuto is tall, has a flat profile toward the heel for chopping, a large belly for rock cutting and a fine point for precision work. The three attributes that make the Gyuto the only knife you'll need in your kitchen. The greatest departure in the Doveton Fletcher design from it's Japanese origins is the continuous curve from tip of the blade to handle's end, this curve softens the transition from hand to blade, particularly when using the pinch grip, when the handle is tucked in under the hand and wrist. The handles? well, we like to think they speak for themselves. These are small utility knives, similar to a Japanese petty knife, but at 130mm are large enough to work well on a cutting board as well as handheld. Like most great tools each cook will have there preferred use for each knife. Carbon steel is well know to take a sharper edge than ...Read More