The art of cutlery emerged in the life of José da Cruz prematurely, since it was from the age of 13 that his interest and his first work in this field exploded. In 2003 José da Cruz, 38, decided to work part-time and create his own brand, thus creating Cutelaria José da Cruz, located in the town of Palaçolo, in the north of Portugal. In 2010 he devoted himself fully to his activity. In 2015, his son Daniel Macías, born of the same love for the art of cutlery that his father gave him since he was a child, decides to become a 100% part of Cutelaria José da Cruz, thus helping his father to boost his business.
Over the years, new knowledge, new resources and new means were acquired for the production of their knives and pocket knives. Currently the brand is focused on increasing production and the capacity to respond to our clients, promoting and conquering new markets, national and international, Cutelaria José da Cruz has as its main responsibility, the commitment to a competitive and versatile future, capable of serving the broadest needs, always with the main objective of enriching the quality that distinguishes us. Its product catalog has gradually expanded to become known in much of Europe and the rest of the world. Their knives began to be made only in carbon steel and now it has been expanded to models with stainless steel blades.
Jose da Cruz, offers knives with different woods such as oak, walnut, boxwood, mutene, broom, combinations of ebony and boxwood and ironwood, even with deer antler. The locking system of his knives is very comfortable and effective, he has a double rotating ferrule that makes his knives safe tools during their use.