South African custom knifemakers
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Hand-made knives from every corner of South Africa. Tap a knife, then WhatsApp, call or email the maker directly: no middleman, no commission.
Ross VoslooHarare
Tim BrownBenoni
Corne KoekemoerHennenman
Johan EllisSPRINGBOK
Nkosilathi (Nkosi) JubaneBronkhorstspruit
Phillip VerweyVanderbijlpark
Miguel HetzelKlerksdorp
Dries van Dyk
Gerhard WieseBloemfontein
Andre ErasmusKlerksdorp
Danie de BruinRustenburg
Bernard WolffNorthcliff
Andries VenterHelderberg
Jan WahlSecunda
Carl PhilanderCape Town
Corn Smit
Dan Croukamp
Hendrik du PlessisPRETORIA
Hylton RutherfordJohannesburg
Bobby Ivanov
Donald PeakeBeestekraal
Edward PretoriusJohannesburg
Charles SwartKliprivier
Carel JordaanBela Bela
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- Gauteng29 makers
- Western Cape12 makers
- Eastern Cape3 makers
- KwaZulu-Natal10 makers
- Free State5 makers
- North West11 makers
- Limpopo2 makers
- Mpumalanga4 makers
- Northern Cape2 makers
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Latest from the workshops
- Trevor WoolfsonFinished a slim-line RWL34 razor for Blade Show Austria
- Andre ErasmusActive on Facebook — students' fixed blades and folders finished this week
- Hylton RutherfordWeekly “Thursday Steel Stories” videos on Facebook
- Ettienne VorsterExhibiting at the Baobab Custom Knife Show this weekend; new “Beekeeper” gentleman’s folder available
- Bertie RietveldMaking Damascus
- Arno BernardNew release announced on Facebook
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Grinders, Damascus steel, engraving, scrimshaw, presentation boxes and knifemaking supplies — from South African businesses.
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Guild members and working smiths who teach — from one-day forging classes to Damascus and folder courses.
See coursesThe Cape Town Knife Show 2026
24 & 25 October 2026, Tyger Valley Shopping Centre, Bellville.
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