PO Box 28 Palmerston NT 0831

Ph: (08) 89889059

e-mail: sjknives@austarnet.com.au



Additional Information:

Simeon trained under Hungarian Master Knifemaker Bela Bernad. His apprenticeship afforded him complete training in all the skills required to make both beautiful and functional blades. Guild trained knifemakers like Simeon are few and far between.

After Simeon migrated to Australia in 1966 he gained trade qualifications in welding and fitting-turning. He worked in heavy industry for many years before deciding to return to his first passion, knife making.

His studio is located in an idyllic rural setting, a mango farm, 80 km south of Darwin in the Northern Territory.

His blades are traditionally forged and the handles wrought from locally sourced raw materials such as iron wood and buffalo horn, often inlaid with gemstones or precious metals.

Simeon was selected to exhibit his work at the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT in the year 2000.

AE Hartlink's Messen Encyclopedie, the knife making bible, published in 1999 features ten of Simeon's creations.

In recent years Simeon and his work has featured in TV documentaries and knife making publications in Europe, North America and Australia.