Knife Maker Directory

MDK Customs

Name: MDK Customs – 

Area: Blouberg Rise, Cape Town

Specialty:  General EDC’s Skinners, Hunters, Baby Cleavers and the Famous Handmade Pikstel Set

Instagram: mdk_customs

Facebook: MdK Customs

Contact Details: Michael de Kock – mdkcustoms@gmail.com –

072 699 7458

Slick Knives

 

Area: East London

Specialty: Hunting/Biltong knives

Instagram: Slickknifemaking 

Contact Details: slickknifemaking@gmail.com

Franco Carusi Knives

 

Name: Franco Carusi.

Area: Gauteng. South Africa

Speciality: Fixed blade from Kitchen knives to Daggers – any fixed blade Stainless to high carbon and Damascus.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/franco.carusi.1/

Instagram: FrancoCarusiCustomKnives

Contact Details:  franco.carusi@outlook.com        0827712760/0839651381

 

HARM Edged Tools 
 
Name: HARM Edged Tools 
Area: Parlock,Durban,KZN
Specialty: Tactical utility,folding/fixed,swords,tactical Tomahawks, impact tools
 
 

Contact Details: harm@harmedgedtools.co.za
Humayd 083 786 3645
Abdullah 073 212 1362

 

Hendrik Wallace Swords
Area: Roodepoort – Gauteng
Speciality: Swords
Contact Number: 0506695771
Nicky Badenhorst handmade knives

Area: Edenvale

Speciality: Daggers, hunters, folding knives
 
Contact Number:   0833367141
nickybadenhorst5@gmail.com
 
Hendrik Barnard Knives
Name: Hendrik Barnard
Area: East Rand – Springs
Specialty: Fix blade knives 
Social Media: HBarnard Handmadeknives { www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089804782061 }
Contact Details: hbhandmadeknives@gmail.com 
 
Riaan le Roux Custom Knives
Name: Riaan le Roux Custom Knives
Area: Durbanville, Cape Town
Specialty: Neck Knives and EDC Knives
Contact Details: www.riaanleroux.com / 084 9955 840 / hello@riaanleroux.com
 
David Mohr Custom Knives
David Mohr
Sandton Gauteng
South Africa 
Instagram : davidmorknives 
Contact
+2783680229
Philip Daniel Custom Knives
Philip Daniel
White River Mpumalanga
Culinary knives , hunters and edc fixed blades
Facebook: philipdanielcreative
Instagram: philipdanielcreative
0824258258
Tiaan Burger Art
Name: Tiaan Burger
Pretoria 
Specialty: Multiblade folders
Instagram – tiaan_burger_art 
Contact Details: carel.s.burger@gmail.com
Jbladeknives
Johan vd Walt
Johannesburg
Custom Folders
Instagram – jbladeknives
Facebook  – J Blade Knives
Contact: 072 153 0493
email : jjvdw@email.com
Primal Edge Blades
Name: Joshua Baxter 
Area: Newcastle KZN
Specialty: Practical Art Fixed blades
Instagram – Primal Edge Blades
Facebook – Primal Edge Blades
Contact Details: 072 689 2513 
Mervin Thomson Custom Knives 
Name: Mervin Thomson 
Area: Mokopane
Instagram – Mervinthomson
Facebook – Mervin.thomson.5
www.mervinthomson.co.za
mthomson594@gmail.com
Contact Details: 066 070 2353 
Jacobs Knives
Name: Johnathan Jacobs
Area: Witbank Mpumalnga 
Specialty: Folding knives and EDC Fixed blades
Instagram – Jacobs_knives
Contact Details: jacobsknives1@gmail.com 0845652874
Andrew G Bell Custom Knives 
Name: Andrew Bell
Area: Hilton, KZN
Specialty:  A bit of everything
Instagram – Andrewgbell 
Contact Details: 083 203 0083
Hammie Horn Knives 
Name: Hammie Horn
Area: Lephalale(Ellisras) Limpopo
Specialty: Spine filing, Fixed blade hunting and Art knives
Contact Details: 076 636 7993 – hammie@hornknives.co.za 
Rebornworx
Name: J Schoeman
Area: Newcastle KZN
Contact Details: 0832849881 – Jschoeman@huttenpark.co.za
Ruhan Venter Custom Knives
Name: Ruhan Venter
Area: Brakendowns, Alberton
Speciality: Hunters & Slipjoint folders
Contact Details: ruhanventer@gmail.com – 0829078364
Niel van Heerden Knives
Name: Niel van Heerden
Area: Klerksdorp, Northwest
Speciality: Framelock and Linerlock Folders. Fiber Laser engraving – Logos
Facebook – Niel van Heerden Custom Knives
Instagram – Niel van Heerden Custom Knives
Contact Details: nielvh16@gmail.com; 079 523 0310
R3D B3ARD BLAD3S
Name: Morné Griessel
Area: Heidelberg, Gauteng
Speciality: Folders/ Fixed Blades/ Custom Scales
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/R3DB3ARDBLAD3S?mibextid=ZbWKwL
Instagram – https://instagram.com/r3db3ardblad3s?utm_source=qr&igshid=YzU1NGVlODEzOA==
Contact Details: 063 742 3358
Knives by Hans
Name: Hans Viljoen
Area: Potchefstroom, Northwest
Speciality: fixed blades and liner lock folders
Facebook – knivesbyhans
Instagram – hansknives
Contact Details: 083 627 0478; hans@knivesbyhans.co.za; knivesbyhans.co.za
Blades Forged Wright 
Name: Joanne Wright
Area : Randburg
Specialty: Forged Fixed blades
Instagram blades_forged_wright
Contact details : 073 404 1635 and bladesforgedwright@gmail.com
 
Piet Myburgh Knives
Name: Piet Myburgh
Area: Newcastle KZN
Specialty: Liner locks, fixed blades, biltong carvers, biltong knives.
Instagram – myburgh knives
Facebook – myburgh knives
Contact details:
083 262 7508 
Kont Skerp Cutlery
Tiaan
Wellington Western Cape
Fixed blade kitchen knives daggers and bowies
Instagram – kontskerpcutlery
0726155186
BF custom knives 
Brandin Fourie 
Vanderbijlpark Gauteng
Cleavers, kuroushi, honesuki, edc hunters, unique designs
Custom resin
Facebook – BF custom knives
Instagram – BFknives
0614495356 
Wienand Hand Made
Name: Wienand Hand Made
Area: Durban Westville
Social Media: @wienandhandmade #wienandhandmade
Contact Details: 072 9678504
Bradley Wienand
VDL Knives
Name: Neil van der Linden
Area: Boksburg Gauteng
Specialty: Liner lock folders
Social Media: van der Linden Knives
Contact Details: 060 397 5203 vdlknives@gmail.com
Aubrey Collins Knives
Aubrey Collins
Speciality: Chef’s knives
Area:Cape Town
Facebook page: Aubrey Collins knifemaker
Contact: 071 524 3405, orbscollins647@gmail.com
Johannes Strydsman Knives
Name: Johan van der Walt
Area: Richards Bay
Speciality: A bit of everything
FaceBook: Johannes Strydsman
Contact details: jwvdwalt3@gmail.com
Andre Erasmus Knives
Name: Andre Erasmus Knives
Area: Klerksdorp, South Africa
Specialty: Linerlock folders, fixed blades, training courses
www.andreknives.co.za
Tel / Whatsapp: 084 825 4427
Rucus Coetzee Knives
Name: Rucus Coetzee
Area: Eastern Cape close to Garden route
Specialty: Daggers. Swords. Bladesmithing Courses
Social media: rccustomblades
https://rccustomblades.wixsite.com/forge
Tel / Whatsapp: 060 762 6535 
J Vogel Knives
Name: Jeremi Vogel
Area: Pretoria East
Specialty: Survival/Tactical/Defensive/Karambits
INSTAGRAM: JeremiVogel
FACEBOOK: Jeremi Vogel
CONTACT DETAILS: vogeljeremi@gmail.com, or message on social media
Leatherback Blades
Name: Alfred
Area: Durban Kzn
Specialty: Fixed Blades
CONTACT DETAILS: 0846787637 / alfreddelange1987@gmail.com
Loretz Knives
Name: Frederick Loretz
Area: Randburg
Specialty: kitchen knives
INSTAGRAM: Frederick loretz
FACEBOOK: Frederick loretz
CONTACT DETAILS: 083 287 3293 / fcloretz@hotmail.com
JD.Forged
Name: Jan Daniël Diedericks
Area: Northern Cape
Specialty: Bladesmith – High carbon forged fixed blades
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/jd.forged?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/jandaniel.diedericks?mibextid=ZbWKwL
YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@jd.forged?si=u70bUsoJ2hK8w00g
CONTACT DETAILS: 064 747 2681 / jd.forgedsteel@gmail.com
BJL-custom-knives
Name: Barry Leslie
Area: Roodepoort
Specialty: knife buckles biltong carvers
INSTAGRAM: bjl-custom-knives
FACEBOOK: bjl-custom-knives
CONTACT DETAILS: Barry@bjl-custom-knives.com / 0825558877
Fowlis Forge
Name: Neil Fowlis
Area: Linden Randburg
Specialty: Forged Carbon Steel Fixed Blades
INSTAGRAM: Fowlisforge
CONTACT DETAILS: 0834434561 / Neil@Fowlisforge.com
Kemp Custom Knives
Name: Calvin Kemp
Area: Cape Town
Specialty: Kitchen Knives & EDC Fixed Blades
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kempcustomknives
WEBSITE: www.kempcustomknives.com
CONTACT DETAILS: calvin@kempcustomknives.com
Razersblade
Name: Raymond Green
Area: Walkerville / Alberton
Specialty: Blade sharpening, restoration, repair
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lone_raeder/
CONTACT DETAILS: 074 669 1994 / greenrjc@gmail.com
Bär Messerschmitt
Name: Niekie de Beer
Area: Lephalale(Ellisras) Limpopo
Specialty: High carbon knives
INSTAGRAM: bar_custom_forged_knives
FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/BARCustomForgedKnived?mibextid=ZbWKwL
CONTACT DETAILS: +27 72 247 9242(whatsapp only)
EwP Knives
Name: Erin William Peacock
Area: Fontainebleau, Randburg
Specialty: Puukkos, Hunters, Culinary
Website: www.ewpknives.co.za
Instagram: @ewpknives
Facebook: EwP Knives
Contact: 083 256 1556
Harker Custom Knives
Name: Ed and Dean Harker 
Area: Kibler Park, Johannesburg
Specialty: Kitchen Knives, custom orders, forging and stock removal courses
Instagram: Harker Custom Knives
Facebook: Harker Custom Knives
Contact: 082 674 1924
Email: hck@harkercustomknives.co.za
Urban Custom Knives
Name: Carl Philander
Area: Cape Town 
Specialty: Custom Knives
Instagram: Urban Custom Knives
Facebook: Urban Custom Knives
Contact: 0849989088
Email: carlphilander2@gmail.com
Topham Knife Co
Name: Anthony Topham
Area: Durban, KZN
Specialty: Kitch Knives
Instagram: Topham Knife Co
Facebook: Topham Knife Co
Contact: https://www.tophamknifeco.com/
 
Dave Skinner Knives
Name: Dave Skinner
Area: Port Elizabeth
Specialty: Forged Custom blades and Chef knives
Instagram: @daveskinner knives
Facebook: DaveSkinner 
Contact: 0836513184
Email: dskinner@icon.co.za
 
Penga nDlovu Customs
Name: Michel Zwaan
Area: Phalaborwa
Specialty: Quillon daggers, Bowies, chef’s knives
Instagram: michel.zwaan
Facebook: Michel Zwaan/ Penga nDlovu Customs
Youtube: Penga nDlovu Customs 
Contact: 071-9033270
BlackHorse Knives
Name: Dewald Pienaar
Area: Lady Grey – Eastern Cape
Specialty: Custom Knives
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=4nn90636erk9&utm_content=4c4z161
Facebook:Black Horse Knives
Contact: 0615086831