STEEL STIGMA

   Today I have something special for you :) About two months ago my younger brother Kamil started to run his own blog about the stuff he makes. I have already showed you some of his knives on my blog: Kamil Woronowski Custom Knives. He is not making many knives lately but we are cooperating very often during my knifemaking and titanium CNC projects. He also makes a lot of his own stuff for fun and for our workshop: tools, machines, CNC machines and lately a custom jewellery. 

Finally he decided to put it in one place:

steelstigma.wordpress.com

I know my brother very well so I am pretty sure there will be a lot of original and interesting stuff;)

Titanium & Zirconium Beads by Markus Thoma

   I would like to show you some works of a bead maker Markus Thoma from Switzerland. I met him when he was searching for a kitchen folder as his EDC :). Soon it occured that he makes some of the best beads I have ever seen. He uses two kinds of material for his beads: Titanium and Zirconium. Titanium is a well known material but Zirconium is something I didn't know... Unlike titanium, it can be heated to get a black color! This great effect you can see in the pictures. What was even more surprising to me,  Markus is using very simple tools to make the beads but all of them are perfectly finished.

    These two beads below Markus designed and made especially for my WAR Squirrel Friction Folder. I think it fits the knife perfectly. I hope this is not the last time when we are making a cooperation like this ;) Thanks Markus!
 

Here you can see more of his works need-a-bead.blogspot.com

Swiety Custom Leatherworks

  Hello again! I decided to make another cooperation with a sheathmaker from Poland. This time it will be a great leatherworker called Swiety (eng. 'saint'). He is well known in Poland not only by making leather goods, but also because he has played a part in promoting handmade leatherworking in our country. He makes a various leather stuff: sheats, pouches, belts, bags, wallets, cases, leather razor sharpeners and many, many more.. What is more, he uses different styles: from very decorative to simple and utility. Another thing very characteristic in his works is great quality decorative stampings. I will show only a very smal sample of his works.

More you can watch here: swietyleather.wordpress.com 

Can wait to see how my sheath will look like...

Polish Guild of Knifemakers (Part 1)

  As I mentioned, I am a member of Polish Guild of Knifemakers which unites people creating knives and sidearms in Poland. The organization was established in 2011 but it already has thirteen members. They are very talented people, each with his unique style. Today I want to show you some works made by a three members of The Guild.

More works you can see on our site www.pstnibb.pl and on forum handmadeknives.pl

   

Marcin Tomaszewski

   

Piotr Czołczyński

 

Piotr Jakubiec

  

Janusz "Yahoo" Bladowski Kitchen Knives

   Because I am going to make my first kitchen knife, I will show You some knives made by my friend knifemaker who is a specialist in making these. His name is Janusz Bladowski, known as Yahoo, and is well known for making the best kitchen knives in Poland. He helped me a lot when I started making my first knives and is stil helping me with heat treatment and material supply. I think that his works will be a great inspiration for my first kitchen knife.

Sex, sheaths and rock'n roll ;)

Recently I had the pleasure of working with some great people when making my new knife called La Biche Hunter. I don't want to show you the knife just yet but I will show you today what this two guys are able to make.

The first of them is Sławomir 'Slawol' Woźny, a sheathmaker. His works are combination of beautiful, simple form as well as utility and toughness. You can watch his works here. He is withoubt doubt one of the best sheathmekers in Poland. I like his work a lot, so I decided to ask him if he want to make a leather sheath for my next knife. Fortunatelly he agreed...

The second person is Krzysztof 'Ofaniel' Sawarzyński, a mountain lover and a photograph. A friend of Sławek who always makes photos of his leatherwork. The pictures of knives and sheaths he makes, are one of the best I have seen. Not to mention that he likes to take pictures of knives with beautiful women. Here you can see some great pictures he makes during hiking http://frihet.pl/gal/ 
  

Enough talking. Take a look at the photos showing fantastic shaeaths

 

NOTE: Any of these knives was made by me. Pictures belowe are showing only some examples of Sławek "Slawol" sheaths and Krzysztof "Ofaniel" photographic skills.