Custom knife - design and production
Why a custom knife?
A knife is one of the most intimate tools in a person’s hands. Each owner develops a relationship with his knife, and it is a certain expression of his personality. We have it encoded in our genes since prehistoric times.
In the old days, when there was no mass production, every knife was an original. Today, the vast majority of production is serial, and the owner is thus one of thousands. If you don’t want to be one of the many, you can have a knife made to order.
You can put your ideas about shape, materials and useful properties into a custom knife. The knife will become an expression of your personality.
What can you expect from me?
I make every custom knife and over-the-counter knives in an artisanal way, using only quality materials and best practices. I also make leather sheaths for knives, which can also be decorated with the classic leather stamping technique.
Making knives is my hobby, so I make each knife as if I were making it for myself.
First, I listen to the customer’s idea of how his custom knife should look. Then comes the drawing of the knife, fine-tuning of details and selection of materials. I have many different interesting materials in stock, but sometimes it is necessary to procure some specialties separately.
It is best if the customer can visit me in the workshop. This way, he can touch a lot of things live, and the choice is then easier. If the visit is not possible for any reason, it does not matter. Everything can be arranged by video call, phone and email.
The production of the knife to order then takes one to two months. If necessary, the deadlines can be shortened.
Custom knife manufacturing process
First, a rough outline of the future knife is created from annealed steel. The blank is either forged or cut from flat material.
This is followed by sharpening the final shape of the knife and creating a rough finish so that sharpening after clouding the steel is as easy as possible.
The blade then travels to the tempering furnace. After clouding, the material is tempered to the required hardness.
Tempering the blades gives it the final mechanical properties, but the knife still has a long way to go. It is necessary to make a final cut, clean the contours of the knife and make the desired surface treatment.
It’s starting to look nice now, but the handle is missing. For a mandrel knife, this means making a hole for the mandrel in the chosen material, sewing everything together and grinding it to the final shape. With a full-tang knife, it’s a little easier, you don’t need to gouge the hole, just cut out the inserts.
A separate chapter is the auspices or bolster. It is almost always done with a tang knife, with a full-tang knife it is a showpiece that has a place in more expensive knives. Anyway, it’s a lot of grinding.
Next comes the finishing of the wooden handle. Infusing with various oils, applying wax, grinding and polishing. The goal is to keep the handle looking nice and protected from moisture. This is not the case with synthetic materials.
The knife is almost done. All he has to do is measure the jacket and make the case. Leather is beautiful and smells nice, synthetic materials are cheaper and more resistant to moisture.
The last step is to sharpen the knife. The new knife is ready to go to its owner.
The way to your custom knife
You can find a more detailed procedure, how we usually proceed with the customer, by clicking on the button below the text.
If you have an idea of what your new knife should look like, you can use the order form at the bottom of this page. You can only fill in some information, we will still discuss everything in person or over the phone.
If you are not sure, call or write right away. You can find inspiration for your new knife in the overview of different types of knives and in the information on how knives can be constructed. Of course, you can also look at the gallery of knives I made. Each of them can be repeated and modified to suit you as much as possible.
Whether you have a knife made for yourself or it will be a gift knife for someone close to you, it can be equipped with a dedication.
I want my knives to be not only a reliable work tool, but also to bring pleasure to their owner. A butcher’s knife has a soul after all.
- Hunting knives
- Bushcraft knives
- EDC knives
- Kitchen knives
Type, size, shape
By choosing from the menu, tell us as much as possible about how your knife will look. You can upload your picture.
Production and delivery
We will create your knife.
Before its
we'll send you photos to fine-tune the details.
You can use this form to describe your future knife. It is not necessary to provide all the details. We'll discuss everything further in person or over the phone.
Knife to order - specification of parameters
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