As Master Bladesmith, I would love to build custom blade pieces for different types of clients including top master chefs, serious collectors, and the everyday user. Tell me what you have in mind, and I will interpret your thoughts into a one-of-a-kind high end heirloom piece. This could range from a Culinary, Field, Lifestyle knife or even one from a totally different category.
The first step is a conversation. Send me a message here to start the ball rolling. Tell me what you envision, what gave you the idea for the project, why it’s important to you. If you are looking for a variation of a knife I’ve made before, chances are I’ll be very happy to make it for you.
If you’re after something completely new and unique–which will make me very happy–it may involve a little bit more back-and-forth, and potentially a sketch or two before we nail down the particulars.
Once we have agreed on the details, I will send you an invoice for a deposit, a round number between 1/4 and 1/3 of the total price. The deposit makes sure we both have skin in the game, and once I’ve begun the work on your piece, it becomes non-refundable. The balance won’t be due until the work is almost finished. Note that current custom orders start at $1000 or more.
I will schedule your project as my books allow. I am generally about six months out on new orders.
– The set pictured here was commissioned by a couple with five children. My clients provided me with one word describing each child, and I had to craft a knife representing each personality. The five knives had to be unique–as the children were–but also recognizable as a family.