SINCE 2002
Michal Chovanec
damask steel, giraffe bone handle
31cm
Elmax steel, Zebrano wood handle
20cm open, 11cm closed
Elmax steel, almond tree wood handle
30cm, 28cm, 23cm, 22cm
Hitachi blue paper steel, urasuki cut
wallnut handle and raindeer antler
19313 steel, forged titanium guard, brass inlay, brass blade catcher, birch bark handle
54cm
Elmax steel, turkish wallnut handle
20cm open, 11cm closed
-> oak / ash root / plum wood / curly maple
Tenax steel, black micarta and yellow fibre handle , stainless rivets, kydex sheet
20cm open, 11cm closed
carbon steel, birch bark and bone handle
40cm
damask steel, wallnut handle
30cm
damask steel, wallnut handle
30cm
damask steel, Banksia wood handle with pearl flowers
12cm open
stainless steel N690, apple tree handle
17cm
carbon steel, bronze, black wallnut handle
16m
carbon steel, olive wood handle, birch bark
23cm
spear shaped handle, carbon steel , zebrano wood
30cm
carbon steel, cork handle
17cm
carbon steel, plum wood handle
16cm
carbon steel, stabilized rot beech
16cm
german silver steel, wallnut handle
31cm
partialy hardened carbon steel, plum tree, yellow fibre
8cm blade
carbon steel, black micarta, yellow fibre
39cm
carbon steel / stainless steel N690
wallnut / plum wood handles raindeer antler
17cm
damask, wallnut handle
17cm
different brocade
carbon steel
carbon steel
spring steel
stainless steel, plum / oak handle
carbon steel
different size
deer aantler
wallnut wood
cow leather
Manufacturing of knives and utility tools has been an interest of mine for more than 13 years.
My work is a blend of many professions at once; gunsmith, artistic knives engraving, and restoration. I especially emphasize on quality, design, simplicity and functionality.
I like to use natural materials, from which I try to extract as much potential as I can. That is why you can see its untraditional utilization in my final work.
I often use the tools, which I make, myself, which is why I spend hours on improving and perfecting these tools, so their final form can be fully functional and simply perfect.
I stand by the idea that to make things of high quality, you should firstly use the things at least for some time yourself, so you could understand the maximum of its potentiality.
Nowadays I dedicate most of my time to knives manufacturing, I also make atypical tools used for wood machining, and I restore historical cold weapons and firing guns.
I also work with other craftsmen and other firms, for who I create original accessories of any kind.
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