I started knifemaking in about 2007 in Bavaria. I was born in the early 80´s and knives have always fascinated me since I was young. At the beginning of my time as a knifemaker I worked mostly with an angle-grinder, but since then, I´ve built my own knifeworthy grinder and it got me really hard into making knives. In 2017, I joined a group of knifemakers in Bavaria, near Munich, called the “Messerarbeitskreis Olching” (Knifemakersguild of Olching). It helped me a lot to hear and see what other knifemakers do and trains my own knifemaking skills.
I´m working my way through many knife styles and I´m still experimenting with them. To the German scene, my knives may look a bit harsh, but I don´t mind, because my style is orientated to the American scene. Another great inspiration for me is the Instagram community.
There are only a few knives I built a second time, because in my opinion that´s not very creative. Knifemaking should possibly happen with a different idea and a purpose for every knife.
Knifedesign has no end, there are unlimited possibilities of designs.
