hi all Z3rgor here
Im new to athe site.
I liked knifes since i am a small boy, begged my grandfather to get my first one when i was six years. He bought a cheap stainless knife with a plastic pommel that i broke of the first day of use, after he ground the tip to make it safer
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over the years i bought maybe 20 knives (machetes, folders, fixed blades etc.)
Started knifemaking maybe half a year back when i made a little coal forge out of an old gastank.I do the heat treating myself. Its good for heat treating smaller knives, but for anything bigger than 6 inches Blad length i now use a hommade "wash tub forge" variant.
Since then i made maybe 18 or so blades, and gave away about half as gifts. I had a few knives break, a few knives warp, it was a learning process i enjoyed a lot. I like making bigger blades, and mostly use 5mm or 3mm O2 steel (german equivalent to O1). My setup is basically a too weak belt grinder, and 2 angle grinders. When i see a blade i like online, instead of buying it i try to make it. I am not a perfectionist, and do not polish my blades. I am more interested in the functionality, and i test each blade under harsh conditions.
Here are some of the blades i made, hope you guys enjoy:








Im new to athe site.
I liked knifes since i am a small boy, begged my grandfather to get my first one when i was six years. He bought a cheap stainless knife with a plastic pommel that i broke of the first day of use, after he ground the tip to make it safer

over the years i bought maybe 20 knives (machetes, folders, fixed blades etc.)
Started knifemaking maybe half a year back when i made a little coal forge out of an old gastank.I do the heat treating myself. Its good for heat treating smaller knives, but for anything bigger than 6 inches Blad length i now use a hommade "wash tub forge" variant.
Since then i made maybe 18 or so blades, and gave away about half as gifts. I had a few knives break, a few knives warp, it was a learning process i enjoyed a lot. I like making bigger blades, and mostly use 5mm or 3mm O2 steel (german equivalent to O1). My setup is basically a too weak belt grinder, and 2 angle grinders. When i see a blade i like online, instead of buying it i try to make it. I am not a perfectionist, and do not polish my blades. I am more interested in the functionality, and i test each blade under harsh conditions.
Here are some of the blades i made, hope you guys enjoy:







