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DO YOU FANCY A NEW HAND MADE CUSTOM KNIFE?
I've been into knives for most of my life and have bought lots of different ones over the years. In spite of having bought some very nice expensive commercially produced ones, it's the Custom Hand Made ones that I cherish the most. I still buy the odd quality commercially produced knife, but now I'm fortunate enough to feed my passion through being able to make knives to my own design that I use and/or add to my collection.
It's very rare that whenever we want to buy something,
that cost isn't a major consideration. I'm far from being well off and
if it wasn't for the fact that I get to make a few knives for fellow
enthusiasts, I wouldn't be able to fund my hobby at the level I now do.
So, believe me, I can well appreciate that not everybody can splash out
hundreds of pounds to buy their dream knife. What I want you to bear in mind is that first and
foremost I'm a hobbyist and what I do, I do for pleasure. My primary costs
considerations are the materials themselves and associated
consumables. I strive to source the best quality materials to work
with. My view is, bearing in mind my circumstances, that when it comes
to making the type of knives I make, there's just no point in penny pinching
and cutting corners. I aim to produce a high quality item that
is practical, aesthetically
pleasing and and is very good value for money - just what I look for in a
knife for myself. You only
need to check my feedback to see that I score highly on all counts! As you will no doubt notice, I tend to use RWL-34 and 52100 Bearing steels, both of which are well proven top quality knife blade making steels. Don't take my word for it, do your own research and satisfy yourself that the steels I work with are truly top notch. Admittedly, they're more expensive than commonly used 01 Tool steel and 420-440 type Stainless steels, which i also use at times. But, as is often the case, and especially so in this situation, you get what you pay for. I might well use expensive top quality materials, but that's not to say that knife for knife I charge more than most other knife makers - far from it! I'm not aware of anyone in the UK using Bearing steel blades, but a handful of reputable makers do use RWL-34 steel, albeit that some don't include the Cryogenic process. Once again, do your research and compare like for like rather than get all wrapped up in names and end up paying silly money for what might essentially be a materially inferior knife! As far as waiting lists go, who the hell wants to wait years to have their dream knife made?! If I can't complete a knife within a couple of months from when ordered, I'll not accept the commission. Accidents etc. apart, my aim is to have the knife finished and ready for delivery within 3 to 6 weeks from commissioning.
I do sometimes have the odd ready made up knife for sale, but I much prefer to make knives to order to suit the individual in terms of materials used, the user's hand size and whether they are right or left handed etc. I don't just slap on any old plain/standard 'one size fits all' knife handle as I believe that a knife handle should provide for a safe and comfortable grip and also be aesthetically pleasing. I aim to get it right first time and to help me do that I'll e-mail you a questionnaire to complete and where necessary, we'll communicate further until we're both satisfied that you're certain of what you want and I'm certain that I can deliver!
Now have a look at the knife build options and let me know what knife and option you're interested in. I'll then e-mail you a small the questionnaire together with confirmation of pricing etc. Contact me on paulakafrenchy followed by @talktalk.net Please make sure you put 'Frenchys Website Communication' as the e-mail's Subject heading as otherwise it might get binned!
DL1 (Mk 3) - 52100 Bearing Steel blade (by B. Sorenson).
SHADOW / BEAVER KNIFE SET - AISI 01 Tool Steel
Once you have decided which knife option you'd like me to make for you, please get in touch and I'll e-mail you small a questionnaire to complete as well as payment details etc.
I may not be a prolific knife maker, but what I make I take great pride in and the end result is well worth it, as can be ascertained from the generous feedback I receive. See for yourself here - Feedback page
Paul (aka - Frenchy)
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Knife sharpening - Can I help?
If you have any of the following problems, please contact me as I can most probably help or even solve the problem for you myself at little or no cost at all.
1. You have a a good quality knife but can't quite get it as sharp as you would like. 2. You simply cannot sharpen a knife and/or scared to have a go. 3. You have a nice quality knife but you're not sure how best to sharpen it. 4. You have a quality knife but it came with a hollow or convex grind and what you really would like is a flat sided simple V grind so you can maintain the knife yourself. 5. You have a real Damascus steel knife and after you tried sharpening it, the pattern has disappeared along the primary bevel and would like to it back! 6. You tried sharpening your knife and made a real mess of it, scratching the blade in the process. 7 Your knife's cutting edge has nicks in it that you can't get out. 8. Your knife doesn't produce sparks when you try and strike a Firesteel. 9. You've got a real Damascus knife but you polished it so much, you worn all the pattern away.
The above are some of the problems I may be able to help you with. All you have to do is ask me! I can't make any promises that I'll definitely sort your particular problem out, but I'll do my very best to help - either practically or with advice.
As for payment, I do not expect any unless my helping you actually costs me money. If I spend money on your behalf, then it's only fair that you reimburse me.
To contact me just e-mail me by combining the blue bits to get my e-mail address: paulakafrenchy@ followed by talktalk.net as this is the only way I can trick the e-mail collecting robots and minimise spam... Don't forget to put 'Frenchy's Website Communication' in the subject line or your e-mail will end up in the waste bin!
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Just two examples of how I have helped fellow enthusiast with their knives.
Both owners of these two knives contacted me and asked for advice as they lamented the fact that they could not get their knives sharp enough. One is a Wright & Sons knife and the other is an Alan Wood knife.
After a while it was decided that they would send them to me and let me have a look and maybe sort them out as I just couldn't understand why two such knives would not take and hold a good sharp edge.
As it happened, once I had the knives in my hand I could see quite easily what the problems were and set about correcting them. It had nothing to do with the quality of either knives, but the grinds just weren't right and needed re-profiling. The end results were as follows:
Hi,
Hi Paul,
Just to let you know I got my knife back yesterday which you sharpened for me, you've done an excellent job. I could see just from looking at it that it was very sharp and was even more impressed when I came to use it.
Many Thanks - Liam Brighty.
Of course, once I had the knives in my hand I made them up to look like new...
Falkniven F1 knife - Before on the left and after on the right
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If there is anything that I may be able to help you with, please do get in touch...
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