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Making the Cut: Knife maker Hugo Byrne on how a creative reset prompted his new career

For Limerick-based Byrne, the melding of different skills is what keeps him inspired and interested in the craft

Hugo Byrne, Limerick-based knife maker. “It’s humbling and I think it’s great that the knives go on to feed people and maybe, if they’re looked after, they’ll be handed down.” Picture: Arthur Ellis