From 0 – Go
10 – 30 hours to finish
We spend a lot of time sanding, carving and working
the steel and wood to create a knife
that you will LOVE
1.
Find a steel that suits the clients needs or requests.
2.
Conceptualising. The best place to start is with pen and paper. We draw what we have in mind as well from what you have asked for. Then, we run this by you.
3.
Stencil the knife onto the steel then cut it out. We file it down with a jig, doing little parts at a time. This is only a rough cut as the next stage is tempering which ruins edges. So, lots of sandpaper here to get the blade down to the approximate finished size.
4.
Tempering. We send the knife off and our friendly professional who ovens the blade at different degree points ranging from 300 – 500 degrees Celsius for 3 hours – depending on the components of the knife steel used. They then quench the blade with oils and throw it back in the oven.
5.
After the tempering process our friendly professional tests the hardness of the knife by using the Rockwell scale. Our blades generally come out between 53 – 58 hardness. For this entire process a certificate can be supplied.
6.
After hardness testing and tempering we begin sanding and tidying up. This is all done by hand and takes time to work the blade into a smooth polished finish.
7.
The handle. We begin by selecting the materials. A range of timbers for the wood, stainless steel or brass bolts – either Loveless or Callby type. Wire can also be added. As you can see here. We then cut the wood for the handle in two halves then epoxy the bolts and wood to the steel. This is clamped for 24 hours. After it has set we sand, stain and polish the handle finally engrave it with our logo followed by any other names.
8.
The Sheath. Made from Cow hide. We cut the leather to shape and hand stitch the sheath. Once this is done we emboss the leather into a pattern of our choice – with over 400 patterns to choose from. Finally we oil the leather.
