Timeline Stories
Woodlore commission to remake the Woodlore Pro project
Begin making knives for British special forces
June: Expansion into next door to create a dedicated grinder room
February: Creation of the laser engraving lab
December: Showroom complete
June: First Spartan precision equipment knives are produced (50 ever made)
The first folding knives are produced in a small batch for Holland and Holland
Start making knives for James Purdey & Sons + Beretta Gallery
Emberleaf move from Chichester into new premises located in Petworth
Start as the new Ray Mears – woodlore knife maker
Starts making knives for famous gun maker John Rigby & Co
Dean and Joel become full-time knife makers
Emberleaf attends its first trade event
November: Emberleaf first website goes live
August: Emberleaf Workshops Ltd is registered on companies house
Dean leaves the Army and joins Joel as a fellow survival/bushcraft instructor
Joel leaves the Army and becomes a survival/bushcraft instructor
