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Here some of my latest forged knives from the the start of 2017 - in the lowlands of the Netherlands - finally had some more time to forge again and planning to make more work this year. Let me know what guys think about it? Take care Igor Kampman

It's been a while since ipost something,...after 15 years of tattooing i opened my own studio so i had no time to forge. Luckely everything goes pretty good so i can make some more time to forge again and i have missed it. To all you out their have a blast on new year and take care. Here a few...

Hey there, I am a man of few words and i don't spent a lot of time on the net anymore so here some of my latest forged knives;) Cheers Igor

Finished a mini bush crafter, a small little drop point EDC cutter, mosaic damascus, handle from dear antler, buffalo horn bolster and but cap, with bronze pins, full flat convex grind, hidden tang. !4 cm long, cutting edge of 5 cm. 2 mm thickness Cheers Igor Kampman

Damascus knife from L6 and 1075 steel, drop point , hidden tang, full flat convex grind, bolster from buffalo horn, handle from buckeye burl out of Hawaii and some pieces of New Zealand abalone. Thanx for watching, cheers Igor - Kampman knives

Here an update, some of my latest work. The Caveman - all made from recycled materials - damascus from16th century wrought iron mixed with a high carbon steel, mammoth rib - buffalo horn, red copper pin and in the end of the handle a piece of abalone - Full flat convex grind, hidden tang...

Hey Guys, For some years i try to get my hands on some W2 steel here in the Netherlands but i found nothing:( Is there anyone who wants to trade some w2 steel for a knife from me or has some laying around and want to sell some? Cheers and thanx Igor

Here something different than i normally do. A reclaimed piece of steel (CPM 3V) from another broken knife i forged into a new shape with a piece of circuit board as knife scales and red copper pins, a very Neo mini EDC cutter;)

Here a selection of some work a made the last two weeks, all the knives are forged in a 'Brut de Forge' style. The first knife is a drop point bush crafter, forges out of a Japanese Aogami steel (blue steel) and oil quenched 58 HRC - hidden tang with a full flat convex edge - buffalo horn...

Here my Full tapered tang, brute de forge style bushcraft hunter knife, forged out of 100 year old steel mixed with C100. Stabilized bleu maple scales with red copper pins and lanyard hole, full flat convex edge sharpened on Japanese water stones and water quenched (58HRC). 25,6 long, cutting...

This morning i finished a birdseye damascus L6/1075 hunter with snakewood and buffalo horn guard with a red copper pin. I forged the blade some time ago but never had a chance to finish it until today The Damascus is not made by me it's from Matt James from New Zeeland, a great damast maker...

Finished a Japanese kitchen chopper, forged out of suminagashi, scales are striped tiger maple with red copper pins,...1 knife came out good after the (yaki ire) water quench and the smaller one had a crack. Full tang tapered with a full flat convex edge (thickest part in the middle 3,8 mm) 26...

Just finished these knives, 2 field kitchen cutters forged out of san mai with full flat convex edge, striped tiger maple and horse chestnut burl with red copper pins. The other 2 blades are a bowie forged out of 16th century wrought iron with a forge welded cutting edge from modified CM60...

Here 2 knives i have been working on. The first one is little sturdy cutter wit a convex edge, tapered tang with scales from striped tiger maple and red copper pins. Forged out of a triplet, center steel is an old file and the outer layers are 16th century wrought iron. The bigger one is a...

I never made a bowie so the first one had to come;) This one is forged out of 16th century piece of wrought iron wall cramp, they use them to keep the wall and stones together on old buildings here in the Netherlands. I forge welded a piece of high carbon steel on the edge cause otherwise the...

Just finished 2 knives and working on a bowie... The first picture is a detail of the steel blade from my bowie, it's forged out of a 16th century wrought iron steel with a weld forged edge of high carbon steel (WIP). You can see clearly the impurities in the wrought iron steel. The second...

Finished today a knife for a friend in Australia. Got some cable from a friend and made some cabeldamascus out of it, then i forged this Brut de Forge utility drop point knife and had some nice camel bone laying in my workspace waiting to get used. Also i used some old red copper to make the...

Hey there, I have a metallurgical question because i'm trying to forge a knife with copper pieces in the back. Sorry for my English cause i am from the Netherlands;) I know how to work with Mokume Gane but i have no experience with (red) copper and steel. The temperature differences makes...

Just finished this knife i forged for myself from C100 and wrought iron damascus. The scales are made from fossil whale bone and some red copper mushroomed pins. Thanx for watching, Igor

Hey there, Just finished this forged damascus Puuko for a friend. Made out of Eggerling damascus, stabilized camel bone, red mushroomed copper pins, bolster from buffalo horn and deer antler. Thanx for watching, cheers Igor.