Alan Mitchell
cape town, Western Cape
Knife show · Bellville
The Cape Town Knife Show 2026
24 & 25 October 2026 · Tyger Valley Arena, Bellville
This show has ended. The page stays as a record of who exhibited.
- When
- 24 & 25 October 2026
- Where
- Tyger Valley Arena, Bellville, Cape Town (opening times to be confirmed by the Cape Knife Club)
- Organiser
- Cape Knife Club
- Exhibitor waiting list (WhatsApp)
- 072 699 7458
Hosted by the Cape Knife Club at the Tyger Valley Arena. Every exhibitor table is now booked; tables may free up through cancellations, and makers who want one can WhatsApp 072 699 7458 to join the waiting list. For a sense of the show: the 2025 edition, on 25–26 October at the same venue, had 45 makers selling handmade knives from about R600 to R20,000, suppliers of materials, tools and machines for knifemakers, and a prize draw with every R50 entry ticket. Check the club's page for this year's opening times.
Makers exhibiting (52)
Browse their knives now and plan which pieces you want to look at, and buy, at the show.
Bert Rozenkrantz
Bert's Artisan Custom Knives
Pretoria, Gauteng
Since 2016 · 10 yrs
Bobby Ivanov
Location not listed yet
Since 2000 · 26 yrs
Carl Philander
Urban Custom Knives
Cape Town, Western Cape
Since 2017 · 9 yrs
Cape Knife Club
Charles Swart
Charles R Swart Custom Knives
Kliprivier, Gauteng
Des Horn
Onrusrivier, Western Cape
KGSA
Francois Massyn
Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
Since 1989 · 37 yrs
KGSA
Hendrik du Plessis
PRETORIA, Gauteng
KGSA
Hylton Rutherford
Rutherford Forge
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Kobus Miller
Kobus Miller Messe / Knives
Cape Town, Western Cape
Since 2019 · 7 yrs
Michael de Kock
Mdk Customs
Blouberg Rise, Western Cape
Stiaan Kuhn
SK Knives
Cape town, Western Cape
Since 2021 · 5 yrs
Stuart Smith
Smith Hand Forged Knives
Johannesburg
KGSASA Bladesmiths Association
Tiaan Groenewald
Ruag knives
Bloemfontein, Free State
KGSA
Van van der Merwe
Van's Custom knives
Pretoria, Gauteng
Since 1984 · 42 yrs
KGSA
Vormac
Vormac (Pty) Ltd
Cape Town, Western Cape
Wayne Zietsman
East London, Eastern Cape
Since c. 1997 · 29 yrs
Cape Guild
Also exhibiting
- Adrian Smit (Dark Continental Knives) no page claimed yet
- André Olivier (APO Knives) no page claimed yet
- Andre Viviers (Andre Viviers Custom Handmade Knives) no page claimed yet
- Cassie Carstens (CC Blades) no page claimed yet
- Colin Sharp (BushCst) no page claimed yet
- Danie Gouws (Knife and Gemstone Creations) no page claimed yet
- Darryl Bailey (Stuart Cutlery) no page claimed yet
- David Atkinson (ATKINSON RSA) no page claimed yet
- Evan Davies (Eöl Forge) no page claimed yet
- Eyrie Forge no page claimed yet
- Ferdie Steffens (Ferdi's Knives) no page claimed yet
- Francois Coetzee (Francois Coetzee Knives) no page claimed yet
- Gary Smeda (Kiifewokx) no page claimed yet
- Gavin Coleman (Arcadian Forge) no page claimed yet
- Geoff Carter (Carter - Knives & Tools) no page claimed yet
- Gielie Swart (Scorpio Knives) no page claimed yet
- Jacobus Malan (Malan Knives) no page claimed yet
- Jaime Mierke (Maluti Knives) no page claimed yet
- Johan van der Walt (J Blade) no page claimed yet
- Johnny Tromp (Johnny Tromp Knives) no page claimed yet
- Justin de Taranto (Justin's Knives) no page claimed yet
- Mario Du Plooy (Knives by Mario) no page claimed yet
- Marno Wessels (Marno Wessels Knife Maker) no page claimed yet
- MDK Resin Art Customs no page claimed yet
- Morne Pretorius (MP Customs) no page claimed yet
- Peter Reed (Peter Reed Knives) no page claimed yet
- Pferd no page claimed yet
- Philip Dunn (DUNN Blades) no page claimed yet
- Pieter Van der Bank (PvB Knives) no page claimed yet
- Prosono no page claimed yet
- Reinhardt Swart (SharpThings) no page claimed yet
- Riki Adams no page claimed yet
- Terry Ireland (Terry's Hand Made Knives) no page claimed yet
- Tiaan de Villiers (KS Cutlery) no page claimed yet
- Wicus Hattingh (Wicus Hattingh - South Africa) no page claimed yet