We make bespoke hand crafted knives. Bushcraft knives, kitchen knives, camping knives, sheath knives and knives to order. Each blade is shaped, heat treated, ground, tempered, handled and finished in the traditional way
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We make bespoke hand crafted knives. Bushcraft knives, kitchen knives, camping knives, sheath knives and knives to order. Each blade is shaped, heat treated, ground, tempered, handled and finished in the traditional way |
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Contact MILL FORGE: 01270 522277 - info@millforge.org.uk |
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These kitchen knives were made using old frame saw steel, keeping some of the pitted surface texture. They were made to order at 6 1/2" blade and 4 3/4" handle length. The top handle is beech and the lower one is pear wood. Both have been treated with olive oil and beeswax. |
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We produce hand made knives using either new tool steels or old recycled carbon steel which has excellent knife making properties. Each knife is shaped according to its use. A 6 inch sheath knife made from the blade of an old frame saw. Saw blade steel makes excellent knives that take a good edge and stay sharp for a long time. They are tough and flexible when correctly tempered. These knives were made by students on our one day knife making course held at the Potters Barn in July 2007. See our News and Events page for details of our next course.
Students on the one day course shaping their blades |
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This knife has an oiled ash handle and brass rivets. |
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This bushcraft knife was made from new O1 tool steel and shaped in the forge. The blade is quite thick for strength and the handle (with brass bolsters) is made from local beech wood, oiled. The sheath is sewn with brass staples. The overall size of the knife is around 8 inches. |
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This 'experimental' knife was was forged from an engine push rod. Though I did not know the precise steel composition I thought it would be strong and flexible for its original use and it has turned out to be an excellent blade. |
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These five knives were made at Mill Forge during a knife making day by five novice knife makers. All are made from the blade of an old frame saw (used in saw mills). The tips of these knives were the actual teeth of the saw blade which was cut into strips.The pattern on the back of the blades is rust pitting from the original saw blade which was almost certainly over 50 years old. This was left in to give the knives character, though the blade edges are polished down to a fine grit.The top knife is a half tang and has an oak handle with a lanyard hole at the end.The second knife has an ash handleThe middle knife has a bog oak handleThe fourth knife is a half tang with a leather lanyard and oak handle. The fifth knife has a drop point and bog oak handle |
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This large chisel or slick was made from an old car leaf spring. It was re-tempered and groung and the handle socket was formed in the forge. We also use leaf spring to make froes, draw knives, bilhooks and other hand tools for green woodwork and carpentry. |
