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As a Hobbyist, I primarily make knives for myself and friends who impose on me no end, but I love it! Out of necessity I do occasionally part with the odd knife and/or make the odd knife for fellow enthusiasts who appreciate my handy work.
I not only make knives, but I collect them as well, which gives me an added perspective as a knife owner who appreciate the work of others. If you feel I can be of help to you, don't hesitate to contact me - I'm never too busy to share my hobby with like minded enthusiasts.
If you want a knife that is a bit special and unique to you, here's is your chance...
Although my main knife making revolve around the DL1, Talisman, Shadow and Guardian blades, the build and finish variations that can be achieved with just these blades and the various handle materials that I have available are quite considerable.
If you would like me to make you that special knife you always dreamt of, get in touch and maybe we can both share the dream and make it a reality.
If you just want advice, even if it's not my own build project, get in touch and if i can help you, I will. I keep a very open mind and will go to great lengths to meet specific requests.
As for making you your 'dream' knife, ask me and if it's do-able, then I'll do it. I'm quite happy to mix, match and alter materials to suit individual preferences. My pricing structure is mainly material based plus a bit extra to cover my basic overheads. I only use high end top quality alloy steels and first class handle materials.
My ultimate aim is to produce the best knife possible to satisfy the end user's needs in terms of aesthetics, quality and practicality. In addition to which, I believe that the whole knife owning process should be smooth and pleasant from start to finish so as to enhance the wonderful and exciting experience of commissioning and taking delivery of a new custom made unique knife. I want you to take as much pleasure owning one of my knives as much as I enjoyed making it.
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
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If I were to make you a knife, I'd need some information to help me build your knife to suit you as opposed to anyone else! Each knife I make is unique and tailored as much as possible to the individual. I don't just slap on any old knife scales - I use the very best and shape them to fit your hand...
The answers to the following questions would be a great help:
You can have
Black Buffalo Horn; Red Deer Antler, Sambar or a combination of both (2/3 + 1/3 of
each appx.) or a Hardwood of
your choice from my extensive collection.
You can choose from
Black; Red or White.
Are you Small; Medium or
Large? Right or Left hand?
5. The 'Coke bottle' shape handle is standard, but do you want a palm swell that is slightly bigger on the one side or would you prefer to have both sides similar in size? (Please note that if you choose Stag Antler the antler used will be specifically for a left or right hander so as to utilise the natural curve of the antler. Therefore the Coke bottle shape will not be practicable, but the fit will be excellent).
6. Do you want a brass lined Lanyard hole in the handle (if
applicable) or just another
brass securing pin instead? British
style fixed loop to be worn high on the belt (with or without Firesteel loop)
or on a 'Dangler' loop in the
Scandinavian style?
9. What colour do you want your sheath in? Dk.
Brown; Mahogany; Maroon, Ox Blood, Black or my speciality, Two tone Antique finish? Plain lustre finish or Heavily Oiled/Wax matt finish?
12. Would you like your Initials stamped on the back of the sheath? (Two letters max)
13. Do you want a Firesteel?
14. What handle material do you want on your Firesteel - matching or other?
You can e-mail me your answers or send me the list via snail mail.
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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.
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.
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.
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EDGEPRO KNIFE SHARPENING SYSTEM
To contact me just e-mail me by combining the blue bits to get my e-mail address: paulakafrenchy@ followed by talktalk.net and This is the only way I can trick the e-mail collecting robots and minimise spam...
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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...
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Can you come and visit me and see me work?
I've tried this a couple of times and it just didn't work out.
Regrettably I'm not set up to receive people on account that I work in a very limited space and more importantly, my personal and health situation is such that I simply can't plan ahead too much.
I take each day as it comes, meaning that there are days when I'm able to do quite a bit and obviously want to get on with things. But, on some days I can be utterly incapable of doing anything, least of all socialising as I can be a grumpy old sod when I'm not too well!
What I don't mind however, is for people to contact me via e-mail as I can manage to deal with that sort of communication in my own time.
I wish that the situation was different as I would love to interact with fellow knife enthusiasts on a personal level, but my current circumstances simply don't allow it.
Thank you for your understanding... Frenchy
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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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