A crowd of customers gathered outside the Iron Gate workshop in Anna Bay

Rated 4.95 / 5 from 300+ reviews

Port Stephens, NSW

Made in
Anna Bay.

A small crew of makers, a workshop in the bush by the beach and a showroom you can walk into. Every Iron Gate piece is hand finished here, engraved here and sent out from here.

Meet the crew Visit the showroom

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Anna Bay. Small crew. Big standards. Free engraving. Backed for life. Australian made.

Three makers in respirators working side by side in the workshop
Hands sanding a handle on a small sanding wheel in a dim workshop

The crew

Real people.
Not a warehouse.

When you buy from Iron Gate you're dealing with the people who made it. The crew at the grinder, fitting handles, sharpening and packing is the same crew that answers your messages.

No middlemen, no call centre, no faceless returns desk. Just a few mates who care a lot about getting it right.

“From the moment you pick it up, you know it's built by people who take pride in what they do.”

Anthony M., verified buyer

A day in the shed

From sheet of steel
to your kitchen.

Every piece goes through the same hands and the same checks. Swipe through a day in the workshop.

  1. A batch of unfinished blades wrapped in tape, lined up on a workshop bench among tools
    01

    The shape

    Every design is drawn, tested and refined over many versions before it earns a place in the range.

  2. Hands guiding steel on a belt grinder
    02

    The grind

    The edge geometry goes on at the grinder. This is where the sparks come from.

  3. Hands shaping a shimmering abalone handle on a grinding wheel
    03

    The handle

    Timber, antler, abalone or TruStone, fitted and shaped until it sits right in the hand.

  4. A hand holds a blade spine-up to show engraved lettering along the top
    04

    Your name

    Free engraving goes on last. A name, a date, a few words that make it yours.

Customers and the crew at an outdoor barbecue at the Iron Gate workshop

Why it matters

Where it's made
is the point.

Buying Australian made isn't a slogan for us. Your money pays a small crew in a coastal town, makers paid properly, doing work they're proud of.

And when something needs looking after, it comes back to the same bench it left. That's how a piece lasts a lifetime.

  • Australian made by a small team of makers in Anna Bay
  • Free resharpening and repairs for life
  • A real person answers every message

“As a small business service provider, I felt good knowing I'm supporting Aussies just having a solid run at it like me.”

A customer, by email
Aerial view of coastal bushland, a long beach and sand dunes at Anna BayAnna Bay, NSW

Come say g'day

Drop into
the showroom.

Pick things up, feel the weight, ask the crew anything. If you'd rather have a go yourself, we run full-day workshop classes too.

Find us
4236 Nelson Bay Road, Anna Bay NSW 2316
Showroom
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Get directions See the workshop classes

Rated 4.95 / 5 from 300+ reviews

What people say about the crew

“Great to see an Australian business with pride and service.”

Verified buyer· Store review

“Your team's customer service is honestly unmatched.”

A customer· By email

“Easy to understand pre-order process and kept up to date.”

James· Verified buyer

“I love this Aussie company and what they're all about.”

Verified buyer· Store review

Straight from the bench

Take a piece
of Anna Bay home.

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Made here.
Backed for life.

Free engraving on every piece. Free resharpening and repairs for as long as you own it.

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