My name is Keld Lisby Hansen, and I am a knife maker.
My passion is to create handmade functional knives, where craftsmanship, functionality, and the natural beauty of the materials go hand in hand. I personally sharpen the damascus blades, shape the handles, and sew the leather sheaths by hand, with a focus on care and respect for traditional craftsmanship.
I work with carefully selected materials such as mammoth tusk, reindeer antler, elk antler, exotic and Nordic woods, stabilized wood, as well as metals like silver, bronze, and nickel silver. The materials are chosen with great care to ensure that each knife is both beautiful, durable, and pleasant to use.
My knives are made for use – they should feel good in the hand, be balanced, and last for many years. I place great importance on ensuring the natural expression of the materials is reflected in the finished product.
In the gallery on my website, you can view a selection of the knives I’ve made. You are very welcome to leave a comment or share your thoughts.
Thank you for taking the time to look at my work.
Best regards,
Keld Lisby Hansen
Here you can see a selection of my newest handmade knives.
The knives in the gallery are not for sale - but a selection of knives I have made.
Click on the pictures to see even more pictures of the knives and to see information about the knife.
Here you can see a selection of my handmade knives.
There are mainly older knives that I have made over time. The knives in the gallery are not for sale - but a selection of knives I have made over the years.
Click on the pictures to see even more pictures of the knives and to see information about the knife.
I have collected some pictures of knives, blades, sheaths etc. while I make them.
There will be more pictures from the workshop on an ongoing basis.
Here I have collected various guides on how to make a knife.
There we will continuously get more guides as I get them done.
Here you can find the handmade knives and knife blades for sale.
There we keep getting more knives and knife blades as I get them made.
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My name is Keld Lisby Hansen - and I am a knife maker.
I live on a disused farm approx. 10. km. east of Viborg in central Jutland.
I first started making knives in the 1990s when I needed a knife for scouting. It caught my eye and I made one more and then one more and so on.
At first I read all the literature I could find in the library and tried my hand at it. Later, I participated in several courses with some of the best knife makers and I also held knife courses myself.
I make all the parts for my knives myself. At first I forged my own blades the "old fashioned" way - with an anvil and axe. Now I´ve switched to sharpening the blades on my home-built belt sander.
I never make two knives that are alike. I make all the parts on my knives myself, from damaged blades to handles and leather sheaths.
I make utility knives and use only the best materials. I use materials such as mammoth tusk, reindeer antler, elk antler, exotic and Nordic woods, stabilized wood as well as metals such as silver, bronze and new silver, etc.
