My knives

Knives I’ve made for friends, family, and colleagues, with photographs from the workshop. Where I’ve used another maker’s blade, you’ll find their credit on the project page.

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Finished kitchen knife with a patterned blade and green, striped and reddish handle sections

Three colours, one handle

Kitchen knife · 2026

Green, pale striped wood, and a reddish end piece meet in one shaped handle. Fine contrasting lines run through the joins. The photographs follow the loose blocks through assembly and finishing, ending with the knife in its presentation box.

Blue-handled chef’s knife

Kitchen knife & leather sheath · 2025

A deep blue handle, a patterned blade, and a brown leather sheath made to fit. The workshop sequence shows the handle taking shape, followed by the cutting, stitching, and finishing of the sheath.

Finished kitchen knives with red and green handles laid together on a grey cloth

Red & green kitchen knives

Kitchen knives & leatherwork · 2025

Two kitchen knives with red and green handles, each fitted with contrasting bands near the blade. Their gallery follows the handle work and the making of the leather sheaths, from paper patterns to stitched pieces.

Striped-handled chef’s knife laid across its dark leather sheath

A handle in stripes

Kitchen knife & leather sheath · 2025

The handle starts as a row of separate coloured pieces on the bench. Once assembled and shaped, they form the stripes running along the finished grip. The final photographs show the patterned blade and its dark leather sheath.

Slim patterned kitchen knife with a dark pointed handle and pale, blue and yellow spacer bands

Dark-handled kitchen knife

Kitchen knife · 2025–2026

A slim kitchen knife with a dark, tapered handle and narrow coloured bands beside the blade. The workshop photographs follow the separate parts through fitting and assembly, with the finished knife photographed on a well-used cutting board.

A coated-blade knife during handle assembly, with long pins still projecting

Coated blades, handles in progress

Workshop sequence · 2026

Five photographs from the bench show handle blanks being fitted and shaped around coated blades. The sequence stops during assembly, with the pins still projecting from the handle.

Knife with a patterned blade and curved wooden handle alongside its shaped brown leather sheath

A knife for a friend’s father

Knife & sheath

Made for the father of my friend Lacika: a patterned blade, a sculpted wooden handle, and a fitted leather sheath. The close-ups follow the shaping of the handle and the details of the leatherwork.

Knife with a black handle and red band beside a textured black sheath with red details

Belső tűz

“Inner fire” · Knife & sheath

“Belső tűz” means “Inner fire.” A red band interrupts the dark handle, and the textured sheath repeats the red accents. The knife and its sheath were made as one project.

Wave-pattern Damascus knife with a dark horn handle, silver-wire inlay, and a shaped brown leather sheath

Silver inlay & wave Damascus

Handle, silver inlay & leatherwork

I made this knife for a colleague around a wave-pattern Damascus blade by Szasza (Szántó Szabolcs). Szálkai Robi forged the bolster material. I used water-buffalo horn for the handle, inlaid it with sterling-silver wire, and made the fitted cowhide sheath.

Two slim knives with figured wooden handles beside their fitted brown leather sheaths

Ed & son

Knives & leather sheaths

A pair of knives made for Ed and his son. Each has a figured wooden handle and its own fitted leather sheath. Photographed together, the differences in their proportions are easier to see.

A knife partially drawn from its matching reddish wooden sheath with pale contrasting trim

Bone-trimmed tanto

Knife & wooden sheath

A tanto with contrasting bone trim and a wooden sheath, nicknamed “Csont síléces” in the original project notes. Closed, the handle and sheath form a continuous shape.

Straight-edged knife with a handle made of alternating light and dark sections beside a tan leather sheath

Andris’s knife

Knife & stitched sheath

Made for my friend Andris, with a layered handle and what I called a “zipper” sheath. The gallery shows the alternating handle sections, the long leather sheath, and its stitched edge.

A pair for the kitchen

Kitchen knives

Two broad blades with light, figured handles. Photographed together from both sides to show the blade shapes and handle profiles.

Small patterned-blade knife with a figured wooden handle and matching fitted wooden cover

A small covered knife

Knife & fitted wooden cover

One of the knives made for a colleague and her grandchild. Matching figured wood forms the handle and protective cover. Open, the patterned blade is visible; closed, it becomes one compact piece.

Patterned-blade knife with a sculpted dark handle and a burgundy leather sheath

Composite handle, fitted leather

Knife & leatherwork

A knife made for a colleague, with a contoured composite handle and a fitted leather sheath. These photographs show the finished piece from different angles, including the handle profile and blade pattern.

Dark polished pendant on a cord with small contrasting beads

Dexter’s pendant

Small handmade object

A pendant made for Dexter, a fellow member of the Késportál knife community. The photographs include the original drawing, the finished pendant, and its cord and bead details.

Five handmade knives with contrasting wooden handles arranged on weathered timber

Field companions

A collection of knives

A group of workshop pieces, photographed together. Different colours, handle shapes, and blade profiles give each one its own character.

Finished knife with a wooden handle and decorative blade line, photographed on an orange work surface

From bench to blade

Work in progress

A sequence from the workshop: shaped metal details, loose components, the blade, and the assembled knife. A look at the stages behind a finished piece.