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Here is the top five questions I get asked. It might save you some time waiting for a response from me. How long does it take to make a knife? Right now I need about two months to make a knife. That is two months from order till it is sharp and ready to slice and dice. What is the price for a custom knife? This is a really tough question. It depends on so many things, but here is a short insight to what the price depends on.  Materials, what handle materials do you want? what type of steel...

Right now I need about two months to make a knife for you. That is two months from order till it is ready to slice and dice. But, things are changing. I am going all in as a fulltime knifemaker in my own shop. Once I get to catch up on a few orders I will need about a month, depending on whether or not I have all the materials ready to make your order. Why does it take two months? I need two months because I have a list for knives to complete. I always work on multiple knives...

What do you think of this knife? Let me know. It will be up for sale here on my website once I get it done. Send me an email to be notified: info@hvedegaardknives.com This knife is made in Damasteel Odins eye damascus steel. The handle is stabilized zebrano wood, I got from a knifemaker down in The Netherlands. Also the handle conists of three brass corby screws and a red liner along the tang.  The blade was etched before final assembling of the knife, therefore the knife is also etched along the profile of the blade. Making the steel pattern...

Slowly upgrading the looks on the website, currently it works, but I want it to be better. If you have any advice or any idea for me, let me know send me a message.  First I will try to make a danish version of the site, but at the same time have to be in the shop and make knive. Everything takes time.  I am upgrading a few products, launching some new pages, and telling more stories.   Thank you for reading along.   - Mikkel Hvedegaard Hvedegaard Knives

The first mini double sided leather strops has been made. Check out the pictures below.   The idea is to have a mini leather strop for general purpose when out and about. The leather strop is not intended to make a dull knife sharp, it is used to maintain a sharp knife or to give a knife the extra sharpness required for various tasks.   If you already own one of my knives, it will be possible to match most handle scale materials with the base material on the leather strop. But for some exotic materials it is not an...