Wagon Wheel Butcher Knife with a wagon wheel wooden spoke handle with a wagon wheel wrought iron clad blade on a Victorian wagon wheel background
Wagon Wheel Butcher Knife with a wagon wheel wooden spoke handle with a wagon wheel wrought iron clad blade on a Victorian wagon wheel background
Wagon wheel wooden spoke handle detail showing off the wood grain with a Victorian wagon wheel in the background
Wagon Wheel Butcher Knife with a wagon wheel wooden spoke handle with a wagon wheel wrought iron clad blade on a Victorian wagon wheel background
Wagon Wheel Butcher Knife with a wagon wheel wooden spoke handle with a wagon wheel wrought iron clad blade on a Victorian wagon wheel background
Wagon Wheel Butcher Knife with a wagon wheel wooden spoke handle with a wagon wheel wrought iron clad blade on a Victorian wagon wheel in a natural background
Benjamin holding the large Victorian wrought iron wagon wheel rim in front of a house with wagon spokes in the background from which he makes his historic Wagon Wheel knives
Historical black and white photo of the Opaki Race Course building with text about the Masterton Opaki Jockey Club and racing history.
Photograph of three ladies at the Masterton Racing Club's meeting at the Opaki Race Course in 1920. A large crowd of race-goers is in the background.

Wagon Wheel Home Butcher

$2,000.00
$2,000.00

The materials for this knife rested against the historic Opaki Racecourse stables for more than a century, untouched as motorised vehicles with wheels of alloy and tyres of rubber roared past and the seasons flashed by. Then, one fateful day Benjamin came along and everything changed...

Victorian-era wrought iron tyre—hammer-welded for enduring resilience in colonial New Zealand—now clads a tough 80CrV2 core, accented with nickel shims that reveal striking fibrous grain patterns of old blacksmith work fused with new. A wrought iron bolster echoes that ancient craftsmanship.

The handle, carved from a spoke of the same historic wagon wheel, delivers perfect balance and grip for heavy prep—history literally in hand, forged to become a generational heirloom. The custom display stand, shaped from another section of that weathered spoke, completes the transformation.

Blade length: 200mm 
Overall length: 340mm 
Year: 2025
Artist: Benjamin Madden

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If you would like to purchase this piece but live outside of New Zealand or Australia, please contact us directly to discuss your international shipping options. Thank you!