Gerhard Wiese

My first knife, or filed My first knife when i was about 12, Made it after a knife Jean Claude van Damme used in one of his Movies, can’t remember which movie.

The library in Upington had a couple of knife books, that I would read. Then Knife making when away, and only returned when i met My first wife, at 37 years of age. I found an old farriers forge at a scrap metal, build My first belt sander out of wood, and would run it from My table saw, with pulleys and a v-belt. I took some classes at a Guy in bloem who told Me i should never swing a hammer, and rather try stock removal. So, I got in contact with Kevin and Heather Harvey, in Belfast, and did My two week ABS course with them.

The rest is History as They say. and Now im Making My own damascus. I still feel like a newbie, when I look at the local talent. and have a lot to learn.