Design Your Own Knife

Posted August 9, 2026

Some people know exactly what they want and there is no list on earth that has it. Design it yourself instead.

The designer below does the drawing for you. Pick the shape closest to what is in your head, then move the sliders until the blade, the handle, the guard and the butt are right. Every measurement updates while you work, in inches, so what reaches the bench is a specification and not a guess. If something still needs saying, write it straight on the drawing.

A $50 review deposit puts it in front of a bladesmith. It comes off the price of the build if you go ahead, and it is refunded in full if we cannot agree on a price or the design will not hold up in steel.

A hand forged knife with a walnut handle beside a pencil drawing of the same knife on graph paper — Draw it here, we build it at the bench.

What happens after you send it

Mark reads itA person, not a form. If something in the design is unclear we ask rather than guess.
You get a straight answerWithin two working days: a price, a lead time, and if part of it will not hold up in steel, we say which part and what we would do instead.
The deposit comes off or comes backGo ahead and the $50 comes off the price of the knife. Change your mind, or let us tell you it cannot be forged honestly, and it is refunded in full.
Then we make itTwo to three weeks at the bench, and a photo of the finished knife before it ships.

A bladesmith grinding a knife blank on a belt grinder — From the drawing to the grinder.

Things worth setting carefully

The four that change a quote most: overall length, blade length, how wide the blade is, and where the tip sits. All four sit above the drawing and update as you move the sliders. Steel and handle material are in step three, and if you do not know yet, leave them and say so in the notes.

If you are copying a knife you already own or have seen, say so in the notes. It is far easier to match something real than to interpret a drawing from scratch, and we would rather get it right.

Three handmade knives with rosewood, stag antler and burl wood handles on a dark bench — Rosewood, stag antler and burl, three of the handle materials in the list.

Or start from a shape we already make

If your idea is close to something standard, the configurators are quicker and give you a live price instead of a wait:

Field and campHunting and outdoorFrom $139 KitchenChef and kitchenFrom $129 Flipper and collectorBalisongFrom $149 Every dayPocket and foldingFrom $119

Questions people ask first

Do I have to be able to draw?

No. The designer does the drawing. You pick a starting shape and move sliders, so if you can describe the knife in words you can build it here.

What is the $50 for?

Time at the bench. Someone reads your design, works out what stock thickness the profile needs, checks the tang will survive the handle you have asked for, and prices it properly. It comes off the build if you go ahead, and it is refunded in full if you change your mind or we cannot forge it honestly.

What does a one-off cost compared with the configurator?

Usually within thirty or forty dollars of the equivalent build, because the work is the same either way. What pushes a price up is an unusual grind, a material we have to source, or a shape that needs a new jig. We tell you which of those applies before you commit.

Can I send a photo instead?

Yes. The upload block at the top of this page takes photos, screenshots and PDFs, and runs on the same deposit.

Will you copy another maker’s knife exactly?

No. We will build something in the same spirit, at the same size, with the features you actually want, and it will be ours. Cloning another maker’s work is not something we do.

Is there a minimum order?

One. Ten or more and it becomes a workshop run, which is priced differently and usually cheaper per knife. Say so in the notes and we will quote it that way.

What happens to my design?

It goes to the bench and nowhere else. We do not publish customer designs or use them for anything but your knife.

Useful while you design: blade shapes explained, the parts of a knife, handle materials, how the steels compare and choosing a sheath.

Please check your local law before ordering.

Your design, our forge

Send us a picture of the knife you want

A photo, a screenshot, a magazine page, a drawing on the back of an envelope — whatever you have. Tell us what to change, and a bladesmith reads it and comes back with a real price and a lead time.

$50 review deposit. It comes straight off the price if you go ahead — and if we cannot agree, or it is not something we can forge honestly, you get every cent back.

You uploadUp to 5 pictures and your instructions.
You pay $50A refundable deposit. It puts your brief in the queue.
We quoteA written price, steel, size and lead time, inside two working days.
You decideGo ahead and the $50 comes off. Say no and it is refunded.

Drop your pictures here or choose from your device — JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC or PDF, up to 5 files, 8 MB each

What do you want made? Required

What the $50 is, and what it is not

It is a review deposit, not a payment for a knife. Nothing is ordered yet.
If you approve our quote, the full $50 is taken off the price of the build.
If we cannot agree on price, or we do not think we can make it properly, or you simply change your mind, it is refunded in full to the card you paid with.
We will not copy another maker’s trademarked design or anything we are not allowed to forge. If that is what the picture shows, we will say so and refund you.

I understand the $50 is a refundable review deposit and no knife has been ordered yet.

Your pictures are only ever seen by our shop. Please check your local law before ordering.