The forgeIt starts with fire
A bar of steel, red-hot on the anvil. Every D'Avila begins exactly like this.
- Full tang
- Hand-forged
- Lifetime warranty
Launching soon in the USA
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See D'Avila in action.
From the forge to the fire: how the knives are made, what they look like up close, and the people who cook with them every weekend.
The forge
CustomersShared by a customer
Posted by a real customer in Brazil on Instagram. Portuguese audio.
The knivesBuilt to be trusted every day
Balance, edge and grip, tested where it counts: at the fire.
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Customers tag us when their knife arrives. Portuguese audio.
The knivesThe cross-draw leather sheath
Carry it on the belt, draw it with one hand.
CustomersFrom a customer's stories
Unfiltered, straight from Instagram. Portuguese audio.
The forgeMade by hand, guaranteed for life
How a bar of steel becomes a knife we're willing to stand behind forever.
CustomersOne more from Instagram
Posted by a real customer in Brazil. Portuguese audio.
Tapes, Brazil · the forge
Where we are
Forged in the far south of Brazil.
Our workshop is in Tapes, a small town in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state. It sits on the shore of Lagoa dos Patos, a huge coastal lagoon, about an hour and a half south of Porto Alegre, the state capital.
This is gaúcho country, Brazil's cowboy country: cattle, open grassland, and churrasco (barbecue over an open fire) every weekend. Knife-making runs deep in this part of Brazil, and every knife we ship to the US is forged right here.
- Closer to Buenos Aires than to Rio
- Borders Uruguay and Argentina
Made in Brazil
A real family company, with real people.
D'Avila is a family-owned company from southern Brazil. We design, forge and sell our own knives, and more than 150 people work with us. This is the whole team at our last anniversary party.
- 150+ people employed in Brazil
- Family-owned since 2012
- Forged in Tapes, Brazil
Stores in Brazil
Real doors you can walk into.
There are D'Avila stores across Brazil, from Porto Alegre to Brasília: on the street, in shopping malls and in outlets. If you're ever in Brazil, come say hello.
The founders
Meet the founders.
Two partners, one forge since 2012. Marcio runs production, Cristiano runs the commercial side, and between them every knife that leaves Tapes, Brazil.
Marcio
Founding partner · Director of Production
Runs the forge floor: steel, heat treatment and every blade that leaves the workshop.
Cristiano
Founding partner · Commercial Director
Runs the commercial side and the relationship with customers, in Brazil and now in the US.
Same two. Sixteen years later.
A note from the founders
Why we're crossing the border.
We're the D'Avila family. We've been forging full-tang knives in our workshop in Tapes, Brazil, since 2012, and we're about to start selling online in the United States. We'd like you to be among the first to know when we launch.
Southern Brazil is barbecue country. A good knife here isn't a luxury, it's part of the table, and that's how our family started: forging blades for the neighbors who cook over fire every weekend.
Over the years, orders started arriving from people who had visited Brazil and taken a D'Avila home. Enough of them that we decided to stop shipping one at a time and launch a proper online store for the United States.
Same steel, same hands, same lifetime warranty. Just closer to you.
Marcio & Cristiano
Founding partners · Cutelaria D'Avila, Tapes, Brazil
What's coming
Three lines. One forge.
Every knife is hand-forged, hand-finished and shipped with a leather sheath. The US launch starts with our most-loved models.
Barbecue
Churrasco knives
Carbon and stainless steel, 6" to 12". Made for fire and meat.
Outdoor & EDC
Field knives
Trackers, daggers and folders built for the trail.
Kitchen
Cleavers & chef knives
Heavy, balanced, and sharp out of the box.
From our customers in Brazil
What people say after the first barbecue.
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★★★★★
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How it works
Three steps to your first D'Avila.
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Founders get 48 hours of early access to the first batch.
The first batch is small.
Hand-forged means small numbers. The people on this list get first pick.
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