Knifemaker

Johan Cornelissen

Eagle Blades

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Since 2016 · 10 yrs

In Johan’s own words

My passion for all things weaponry started as a small boy, along with my curiosity to figure out how things work. So when I bought my first handmade knife in 2016, my interest was piqued, and I asked the maker to show me the basics.

I went on to build my own grinder, then a year later bought a second one. You could say I was hooked, and from that “I think I can do this myself” moment, Eagle Blades was born.

A love of wildlife, nature and the outdoors means I have a passion for working with natural materials — bone, horn and indigenous wood — and my training as a polymer chemist sparked my interest in combining these with manmade materials like polyester resin, epoxy and urethanes.

All Eagle Blades knives are unique, custom-made pieces designed and built around the owner’s interests and requirements in type of materials, design and ultimate use.

I love rising to the challenge of customers’ requests for new and different materials and knife designs or restoring treasured old blades to their former glory.

Written for this directory in 2020.

Past work

These pieces show Johan’s style; most have found owners. Ask what’s on the bench now or commission your own.

African Bush Knife

Blade:– 4mm 12C27 finished with EB proprietary satin finish · OAL:- 312mm · Blade Length:– 170mm · Max Blade Width:– 48mm
Boot Knife

Steel:– 3mm Bohler N690 · Scales:– Leopard print hessian/epoxy micarta pinned with 4mm brass bolts & nuts · Mass (with sheath) (g):– 163 · Mass (without sheath) (g):– 128
Biltong Knife: Yellow wood

Steel: M42 Tool Steel · AOL (mm): 160 · BL (mm): 65 · Mass (g): 75 (avg)
Biltong Knife: Rosewood

Steel: M42 Tool Steel · AOL (mm): 160 · BL (mm): 65 · Mass (g): 75 (avg)
Biltong Knife: Epoxy

Steel: M42 Tool Steel · AOL (mm): 160 · BL (mm): 65 · Mass (g): 75 (avg)
Biltong Knife: Ash

Steel: M42 Tool Steel · AOL (mm): 160 · BL (mm): 65 · Mass (g): 75 (avg)
Biltong Knife: Ebony

Steel: M42 Tool Steel · AOL (mm): 160 · BL (mm): 65 · Mass (g): 75 (avg)
Biltong Knife: Australian Black Wood

Steel: M42 Tool Steel · AOL (mm): 160 · BL (mm): 65 · Mass (g): 75 (avg)
Display Knife – Eagle’s Talon

Blade:– 3mm Bohler N690 58RWH · Scales:– African Blackwood with 4mm ss316 pin, sandwich of Brass, Red Epoxy, Brass, Corian, Brass & amp; Warthog Tooth · OAL (mm):– 290
Grey Rhebuck (Grys Ribbok) Display Knife

Blade:– 3mm N690 hardened to 58 Rockwell · AOL:– 340mm · Blade Length:– 170mm · Handle:– Polished Grey Rhebuck Horn with 316SS finger guard pinned with 2mm 316SS pin
Honeycomb Axe

Steel:– 6mm N690 58RWH, hammered finish · Scales:– Black Epoxy filled aerospace aluminium honeycomb pinned with 4mm 316, SS pins, 8mm aluminium lanyard hole · Mass (with sheath) (g):– 398
JC Mini Bowie

Blade:– 4mm Bohler N690 59RWH · Scales:– Steenbok Horn with Brass finger guard & pommel · OAL (mm):– 175 · Blade Length (mm):– 70
Zebra Hunter / Carver:

Blade Steel: 3mm Bohler N690 59RWH · Scales: Zebra Femur pinned with 4mm brass pin, 3mm brass finger guard and pommel cap · AOL (mm): 240 · BL (mm): 105
Club/Knife (for self-defence):

Take an ordinary aluminium swimming pool pipe, fill it with epoxy & steel powder and you have club. · If the attacker was to grab it, the polyurethane retainer will break leaving him with the sheath in his hands and you with an exposed knife. · Steel:– 2mm O2 Tool Steel, 53RWH · Mass (g):– 530
Carvery Set

Steel: 3mm Bohler N690, 58RWH · Scales: Polished Springbok horns, pinned with 5mm SS screws and 304SS finger guards · AOL (mm): 380 (knife) 330 (fork) · BL (mm): 175 (knife)
RASP K-BAR

Made from Farrier’s Rasp – 5.5mm Thickness · AOL (mm): 310 · BL (mm): 183 · Mass with Sheath (g): 437
Sheep’s Foot Rigging/Boat Knife with Marlin Spike

Blade & Spike:– 4mm Sandvik 12C27 59RWH · Scales:– Black G10 Micarta · OAL (mm):– 220 · Blade Length (mm):– 95
Roach Belly

Blade:– 3mm Bohler N690 58RWH · Scales:– Black Cast Epoxy with Copper Lanyard Tube · OAL (mm):– 220 · Blade Length (mm): 105
Chef’s Knife

Steel:– 3mm N690 59 RWH · Scales:– Layered single cast epoxy pinned with 3mm 316 SS pins · OAL (mm):– 335 · BL (mm):– 230
Book of Eli Machete

Steel:– 6mm Bohler N690, 58RWH, lightly sanded to keep the rough look · Scales:– Purple Heart pinned with 4mm 316SS pins · OAL (mm):- 690 · BL (mm):– 470
Biker Knife

Blade Steel: 4mm 12C27 Styled Tanto with Eagle Blades’ proprietary surface finish · Scales: Shaped Thermoplastic (NYLON) with BMW logo pinned with 4mm SS pins · AOL (mm): 220 · BL (mm): 120
JC Bowie

Blade Steel: 4mm 12C27 58RWH · Scale: Giraffe Bone with 4mm screws and 10mm · SS lanyard tube, 304 SS Finger Guard · AOL (mm): 305
Eagle Blade UTE

1 x Tin Case · 1 x EB Ute Utility Knife · 1 x Firestarter · 1 x Compass
Hunter & Chopper Combo

Blade Steel: 5.5mm Bohler N690 59RWH with hammered surface finish · Scales: Walnut pinned with 4mm SS pins & 10mm SS lanyard tube · AOL (mm): 325 (chopper); 220 (hunter) · BL (mm): 190 (chopper); 90 (hunter)
Sabrage Sword:

Blade Steel: 4mm Bohler 12C27 · Scales: Oak with 304SS D-guard and 304 SS pommel · AOL (mm): 465 · BL (mm): 295 (left blunt intentionally)

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