We went into the Chermside Qld branch to buy a knife sharpener as the one they sold us years ago was worn out. We bought a new knife sharpener $219.95 and I also bought another knife. Two weeks ago I bought another expensive knife. We gave him our Wusthof knife with very fine chips in it, to sharpen, thinking that he was a professional knife sharpener and knew what he was doing. No way! We uncovered the knife when we got home and the whole shape of the knife has changed. If I sat the knife on the edge blade on a cutting board you can see at le...Read more

Absolutely gutted! Will never get my knives sharpened here again! Amateur knife sharpening service, should be banned from sharpening knives! I handed in 2 knives, a USA Gerber and a Bowie. both excellent quality knives and factory sharp so i wanted "Razor Sharp". When i received them back the first time the knives were duller than before, he had scratched all the knife and the knife was ruined. I complained about this so the bloke had another crack at sharpening the knives. This took them a total of over 2 weeks and what a disaster! the knives...Read more

Laguiole is not a brand of knife - it is a type of knife. A knife with a particular style, so named after the general area in France where a number of cutlery makers make this style of knife. King of Knives have taken advantage of this and have a trademark on the very French sounding "Roi Des Couteteaux" which appears on the blade and or packaging.
I am a collector of pocket knives and made an impulse buy before checking like I should have. King of Knives sells many pocket knives .Fewer and fewer of the sort of pocket knives I seek, are majo...Read more

My wife and I thought we had found a great buy! We saw a laguiole cutlery set marked down from 199 to 79.99 bargain! While we were looking at the product the shop assistant came over to us and after we stated wow that's cheap she began to tell us that they sell them that cheap because of the buying power of an Aussie wide company and the volume that they bought for Christmas sales. And we stupidly believed it! It wasn't until we were driving home and my wife was having a look at them, when she said these are made in china! Knowing that laguiole...Read more

I was shocked to enter a local store in Melboure to discover fake LAGUIOLE cutlery sets gracing the cabinets. I rang the King of Knives head office to inform them about this store and they simply replied 'Laguiole is not a Trademark name, therefore we source a supplier from China that make these products'.
The cutlery is a direct copy of the original and not that much cheaper, although they may not be breaking the law it is a clear misrepresentation of the item and they are deliberately trying to rip off unsuspecting customers. These items are...Read more

I've been gracing the King of Knives stored since early 1998, when I purchased my first Leatherman Micra. I have always loved to go to the shop that was in Australia Fair Southport until it closed a few years later on.

King of Knives sell everything from Led Lenser torches to Folding utility knives to Leatherman multi tools and the household knives and other kitchen based utility oddments and 'knick knacks' - its a veritable wonderland of sharps and non sharp items.

The customer service is variable from store to store, the Robina shop has...Read more