Handmade custom knives from Germany
Presenting a collection of my finished knives
The Longbow is a slim and recurved blade and was my try to do a bigger knife. I had complete creative control and just added an awesome handle of green stabilized poplar burl to the mix. The spine of the blade offers a thumb stop and a swage (not sharpened). The leather sheath has a pattern that symbolizes the tip of the blade being pulled out.
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I made this knife as a petty knife for the Kengata Santoku I made some weeks ago. This was a gift for my mother, too. Most focus was on the profile of the blade to make it similar to the large chef’s knife. The handle is a bit thinner than on the Santoku, as the knife should be more nimble to work with and match the smaller blade. I used the same stell, a 2mm thin 01-tool steel.
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The second Kukri/Khukuri knife I made. I wanted to give the design a bit of a western touch. The handle is made out of ebony wood in hidden tang construction with a sub hilt. The hilts are accented with red paper micarta liners. The blade is made out of 01 tool steel of german precision production. The knife comes with a black dyed, hand made and punched leather sheath.
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The first classic kitchen knife I made. The design has a bit of a western touch to it. The blade is 2 mm thin and has a japanese knife inspired shape. The handle is made out of ultra hard Ziricote wood and has a very ergonomic heel. The liners are white and grey multicolor paper micarta.
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A gardening knife I designed and made for Glücklich Gärtnern. A personal blog about the happyness from gardening. The blade is bent to make it easier to cut plants or roots. The handle is made out of one of the last parts I had of our old apple tree. The edge has a pretty sharp scandi grind. This knife is the first I heat treated in my new forge.
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A bowie knife with two part handle and a secondary steel piece between index and middle finger. The handle is secured with additional pins. The handle is made of apple wood of our lovely small apple tree, that broke in winter 2017 to 2018 under heavy snow. The blade has a mix of polished surface on the bevels and a scratch pattern on the flat parts of the blade.
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A small but heavy meat cleaver with a scandi flat grind. The first knife I used metal etching to transfer my logo and the name of the blade. The spine of the knife runs in an arc from the heel of the handle to the hole at the top of the blade. The handle has a 4 pin design and a wide heel to avoid loosing grip when hacking with the knife. The handle is made out of apple wood from an apple tree the broke in winter 2017.
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The fourth knife I made. I made this knife as a christmas present for my father 2018. The blade is intentionally short and wide. The index finger cutout has a small silver ring running around the opening. The tail of the handle has an extra wide design to give the knife a good handling and has an additional hole for a wrist strap.
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The third knife I made. I made this knife for my brother as present for christmas 2018. The blade is a recurved bowie design. The blade has a flat grind and a mix of polished and scratched surfaces. The recurved design made a special design for the leather sheath neccessary.
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The second knife I made. I was inspired by video games where Kukri knives played a big role. I tried a split handle type with two different wood types. The blade has a konvex grind which is perfect for wood chopping.
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