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In this category, our online store presents to your attention the most interesting, significant and authoritative, in our opinion, brands of knives that exist today in the world.

On our virtual shelves we have collected an assortment of knives famous brands from around the world. A knife is a product that has been accompanying a person since ancient times, there is not a single nation on the planet that would not use a knife in everyday life and everyday life. Therefore, knife production exists in almost every country, but not all of them are world famous.

We have been dealing with knives for a long time and professionally, so if you see one or another knife brand in the assortment of our online store, be sure that this is a really high-quality and reliable manufacturer. We simply don't work with others.

Branded knives are sharp and functional tools, while a branded knife is not always synonymous with an expensive knife. The best knife manufacturers are scattered across all continents, but by far the largest knife centers today are the United States and Europe, while the States outperform European manufacturers in terms of output.

Of course, the United States today is a country that any knife lover would like to visit. The largest exhibitions of the knife industry are held in the USA, the most famous and authoritative knife periodicals are based in the USA, the most modern equipment and materials are concentrated in the USA. It is not surprising that the most famous knife brands are concentrated in the States. Companies such as Cold Steel, Benchmade, SOG, Buck, etc... need no introduction.

European knifemakers are represented on the market primarily by Italian manufacturers. Most Italian brands are concentrated in the city of Manyago, a kind of knife Mecca of Italy. Among other brands, knives from such companies as FOX, Extrema Ratio and Lion Steel are the most famous in the world. You can read more about each brand by clicking on the corresponding link above.

Of course, Japanese knife manufacturers are of some interest. Japan is a country with centuries-old traditions of a respectful and sacred attitude towards edged weapons, this fact could not but affect the production of knives. Japanese brands are always high quality and aesthetically pleasing. Among other Japanese manufacturers, brands such as Hattori, GSakai, Mcusta can be distinguished. I would like to single out the Japanese knives Rockstead - Bentley among the knives.

It is worth mentioning the Chinese brands. Slowly but surely, the Chinese knife industry is turning from the production of replicas towards the creation of its original brands. And you can not say that the Chinese do not succeed. Today, there are a number of Chinese brands that, in terms of build quality and materials used, are not inferior to manufacturers from the United States. Among others, we draw your attention to such brands as We knife and Stedemon, which in recent years have earned respect among domestic knife lovers.

Imported knives usually cost an order of magnitude more expensive than domestic products, but the quality (especially when it comes to folding models) there is quite consistent with the declared value.

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Here is an example of how you can start your own small knife making business. The topic is quite lucrative, as good knives will always be appreciated. The sphere of manufacturing knives is also wide, you can make knives for hunting and fishing, for tourism, knives for wood and others are also popular.

One author automated the process of making knives as much as possible, and he makes knives that are not simple, they are made of Damascus steel, and besides that, they are also folding. Due to etching and non-uniformity of the metal, such steel always has its own unique pattern, so despite mass production, your knife will always be unique.

Materials and tools for making knives
blanks
For the production of such knives, you need Damascus steel. In principle, you can buy ready-made blanks, but of course it will be more profitable to make such steel yourself. Damascus steel is a mixture of different steel grades. In other words, you can take a couple of plates of different steel, weld the sheets, and then mix them by forging. The more layers you have, the more valuable the knife will be.


As for the handles (if the knife is folding), it is more expedient to buy them. Then, after installing the blade, the knife will be immediately ready. And you can come up with a simple design of handles yourself, although the manufacturing process will be delayed.

Cutting tool
The next most important tool will be cutting. Of course, everything can be done with a grinder or tape cutting machines, but even this is not very effective. Today, steel is cut with a laser, water jet, and other tools. This process is practically automated.

grinding tool
Nevertheless, the production of knives requires some effort on the part of the person. The machine will not be able to professionally grind the planes and remove the bevels of the blades for you. Of course, there is no limit to perfection, but such machines will be quite expensive.

To work, you will need a belt sander. It will allow you to qualitatively form bevels, as well as grind workpieces.

Bake
For hardening knives, you definitely need a good oven in which you can set the temperature and preferably with a timer. This will allow you to load several blanks at once and conduct high-quality heating. Even in the furnace, tempering is carried out; for this, a temperature in the region of 200 ° C will be needed.

That, in fact, is all, I voiced the main list of tools. Of course, you will still need hammers, a bunch of different parts for making handles and other parts of a knife, a sharpening machine, and so on.

Knife making process:

Step one. Cut out blanks
Having made a sheet of Damascus steel, the author cuts blanks from it. For maximum ease of manufacture, you can use a water cutter here. You can see how it works in the video below.


In extreme cases, you can still cut with a band saw for metal, it takes a little time, but not very difficult.





Step two. Workpiece grinding
Next, you will need human hands and a belt sander. Having screwed the workpiece to the bar, it must be thoroughly sanded on both sides on the machine. You will also need to bring the workpiece to the desired thickness.
You also have to grind the metal in a circle, as after cutting with water there will be some bumps.








At the end of the work, the author forms bevels on the blade. Accuracy is important here, and as a result, some experience. The bevels must be symmetrical, even, and they are responsible for the future sharpness of the blade.











Step three. Hardening and tempering of metal
Here, too, some attention from the person will be needed. The steel needs to be hardened and then the metal is tempered. To do this, we heat the workpiece to such a temperature that a magnet is not attracted to it, and cool it in vegetable oil. In the future, it will not be necessary to set the temperature again, this is done only for the first time.

After hardening, the steel must be released without fail, otherwise it will be brittle. To do this, you will need an oven with a timer, which is usually set for an hour. The blanks are heated at a temperature of 200-210 ° C and cool down as smoothly as possible.














Step four. Carbon cleaning
After hardening, there will be a lot of carbon deposits on the metal, it can be cleaned manually, on a belt grinder, or this process can be completely automated. For such purposes, a vibrating machine with abrasive granules will be needed. You can see in more detail what I'm talking about in the photo. With vibrations, the abrasive granules move and clean the surface of the knives that are immersed there.




Step five. Etching
The pickling process for Damascus steel is very peculiar. The acid "grows out" different layers of the metal, forming a pattern on the metal, which is always unique. Well, everything is simple here, pour ferric chloride into plastic container and lower the blanks for a specified time.










Step six. We sharpen the blade
The next step is to sharpen the blades to the state of a razor. To simplify this process, the author uses a Japanese water wheel. If you need to sharpen the blade with serrated blades, then the serrated blade wheel comes to the rescue.




























Step seven. Quality checking
At the end, the metal of the blanks is checked for hardness. Well hardened metal should not be filed. The author has a special device that determines the hardness of the blanks. If everything is fine, you can proceed to the final stage - installing the handle.

The secrets of making knives: from the choice of steel grade to the production method

When mankind in the Ancient Ages began to engage in hunting, the question arose of cutting animal carcasses. For this purpose, a knife was invented. Manufacturing knives in the culture of many peoples played big role.

Nowadays, knives are produced both industrially and privately by blacksmiths and knifemakers. If desired, today the knife can be made independently, having necessary materials and equipment.

When there was a desire and need for a knife, you need to decide for what functions it will be intended. This will affect the shape of the blade and handle. Depending on the purpose of the knife, both the appropriate materials and the method of sharpening the knife are selected.

Varieties of knives

Knives can be divided into several groups:

  • kitchen - for cooking at home;
  • stationery - opening envelopes and cutting paper;
  • marching - with a more durable blade that performs rough work: chop branches, prepare a fire, and the like;
  • hunting - for easy butchering of prey;

usually starts with a design, regardless of manufacturing conditions. When choosing a knife, you need to consider that the handle is comfortable and securely holds the blade. The blade is the main part of the knife, can be made using different technologies.

The shape of the knife blade can be varied, upturned and curved upwards, looking down (Finnish type), pointed with a double-sided blade.

The blades are solid and welded. The simplest in terms of manufacturing technology are all-steel and all-iron knives.

Welded blades can be made of iron and steel. Technologies for the three-layer application of steel, which have been known since ancient Rus', are actively used in the production of knives by many modern European and Japanese companies.

Lever knife should be comfortable and securely held in the hand. For mounting the handles are:

  • through;
  • mounted;
  • overhead.

In the manufacture of knives, the materials for handles are often used:

  • wood;
  • birch bark;
  • plastic;
  • skin;
  • micarta;
  • artificial materials.

A high-quality handle must not only be comfortable to use, but also have an aesthetic appearance, complementing the blade, being in the same style with it.

Using classic and modern materials in production knives, you can get a real work of art.

Features of steel knife hardening

Almost everyone knows that steel needs to be hardened.

Now consider the most common steel grades found in the manufacture of knives:

  • Steel 65G - used in serial and individual production. Steel is quite susceptible to corrosion, bends easily and can burst. In order to avoid rusting, in the production of knives in factories, the blade is coated with various polymer compounds. The advantage of 65G is the affordability of the material and a good cutting function.
  • Steel 40X12 is quite soft. It is used to make knives for the kitchen and blades for souvenirs. This type of steel does not lend itself well to hardening. Even though knives dull quickly and bend easily, they don't rust at all. Such knives are quite easy to sharpen, and additional care is not required. Having a knife made of this steel in the kitchen, any housewife will be quite happy with it.
  • Steel 95X18 of domestic production, does not rust. It has its own characteristics during hardening and processing. Knives from well-known manufacturers of high hardness, at the same time flexible and durable. After sharpening the blade is enough long time stays sharp. When using a knife made of steel 95X18, after contact with water, it is recommended to wipe it with a towel to prevent corrosion. If you make a knife from such steel yourself, then you need to prevent it from overheating. Otherwise, the blade will become brittle and can break easily.
  • Steel 50X14MF is widely used both by private craftsmen and on an industrial scale. The blades of the knives are strong and hard, they are sharpened for a long time, despite regular use. It is a good all-purpose steel, but when in contact with water for a long time, it can corrode.

Secrets of self-made knives

Technology knife making at home requires some time and patience. You can make a knife blade from many improvised tools, for example, a flat file. From this affordable item, you can make a knife that will become the pride of the owner and will serve for many years.

First, the workpiece is placed in an oven, fireplace, stove or wood fire, warming it up for several hours and leaving it there until it cools completely. This processing method helps to reduce the hardness of the metal for processing with a metalwork or electric tool.

At the same time, it is very easy to control the shape of the future blade with a cardboard template. It is impossible to imagine a knife without a handle. The most accessible material for her is wood. In order for the handle to be easily installed on the knife, holes must be drilled in the tail part of the future product.

Before you assemble, sharpen and polish the blade, it should be hardened. At home, this can be done with a muffle furnace, a blowtorch, or a small forge. When steel is hardened on its own, the most important thing is to reach the right temperature. It is usually customary to focus on a light cherry or raspberry color, which indicates that the workpiece has been heated to about 850 degrees Celsius. The second way to check that the desired temperature has been reached is the absence of magnet attraction.

Taking the knife by the tail with tongs, it is lowered into a solution of water with salt or working off. Since a hardened knife can easily break on impact, it must be heated a third time to a temperature of about 300 degrees Celsius and left to cool slowly in the open air.

The handles should be fastened with rivets to the tail of the knife, before doing this, making leather gaskets.

Remains at the end of the process manufacturing knife, process it with sandpaper, and polish the blade additionally.

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Dear visitors of the site, we are grateful to you that for a long time YOU stay with us. It is for you that we decided to conduct a tour of our production and tell you about the stages of knife manufacturing.

A strip of metal arrives at the production warehouse, stage 1 begins - molding, this strip is divided into several segments (along the length of the blade for which this steel will serve). Next, a knife template is applied to the forging and the 2nd stage begins - cutting.

After the future knife has acquired its shape, stage 3 begins - grinding. This process it looks like this: a batch of products is placed on the grinding table and the process of grinding the metal to the desired thickness takes place, in accordance with the requirements of the certificate of conformity. An emulsion is used to cool the cutting tool. This operation takes 1.5-2 hours.

Then the knife is transferred to the 4th stage - cutting the slopes of the blade. The shearer marks the slope lines on the workpiece and starts the shearing process. For each type of steel, we use grinding wheels of different fractions.

Stage 5 - Heat treatment of the blade is a real art, it is very important to "catch the golden mean" here. A lot depends on the experience of the thermist: improper hardening can lead to both insufficient or exceeding the hardness of the blade, as a result of which the future knife will not be fully suitable for work. Our masters are well aware of the entire technological process of heat treatment for each steel, which has been proven repeatedly.

Stage 6 - the product must be measured for hardness. To do this, the controller uses a hardness tester with a diamond tip. Each type of steel has its own upper and lower limit values.

At each stage of knife manufacturing, the technical control department constantly monitors the quality of the product.

Blade polishing - stage 7. Polishing (sub-polishing) stage, one blade goes through several stages of processing on the polishing wheel (s)

Stage 8 - The division of the blades into two groups "clean with the company logo" and "drawn".

Even if your blade is “clean”, the stage of artistic processing is necessary, since the company logo is applied to the product at the same moment. If there is a drawing on the product, a number of operations take place here to achieve the desired result.

Stage 10 - polishing.

After the blade is almost ready for use, the 11th stage of the handle assembly begins.

After a good drying of the handle (overnight), the product is sent to the 12th stage - turning the handle. The master, according to the template, grinds the contour of the future handle, then he processes the handle to the required geometric shape. The final stage of "turning" is the polishing of the handle and the presentation of the product.

Stage 13 - sharpening the product.

And the final 14th stage is the shoeing of the product into a sheath, the sheath is sewn for each product, the required size is individually selected for inserting a rivet, etc.

Well, we have reached the end of the production of the product. After that, a large box is formed, which is then sent to the warehouse in the office, after which it is tested for quality and sorted according to applications.

This is exactly how the unique ROSoruzhy knife is made.

More than 150 people work for you every day. We value our customers very much and treat each knife with all responsibility.

Article written by: Chernyshova Olga, Nikolaev Anton

Photo: Alexandrov Pavel, Nikolaev Anton.

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The knife is the oldest cutting tool. Despite centuries of history, appearance it remained almost unchanged. The basis is still formed by the blade and handle. At the same time, the scope of the tools is diverse: household, hunting, fishing. Therefore, the business associated with the production of knives will always be relevant.

business concept

The business idea is connected with the opening of an enterprise for the manufacture of knives of various shapes and purposes. The main buyers will be individuals who purchase household appliances, as well as fishing, hunting and other shops.

Production always starts with a blank. It is made independently or purchased ready-made. After the type of future knife is determined, steel is chosen, a pattern is made from a piece of metal.

But first, the raw material is put under a skating rink weighing 80 tons. The result is a flattened plate on which the contours of the workpiece are traced. Steel for production is sold in sheet form.

After that, the workpiece goes through the stages of drilling, a hole is cut in it for attaching the handle. The blade is then heat treated. The resulting form is ground, its preliminary turning is performed. At the final stage of manufacturing the blade, polishing is carried out.

In addition to the blade, the knife also consists of a handle. The cheapest material used for the manufacture of handles is plastic. But traditional, although more expensive, is considered a tree. Which material to choose depends on the quality finished product. So, for example, wood goes well with metal. But this does not mean that the plastic handle can only be found on cheap items.

At the last stage, the knife undergoes final processing, is packed, transferred to a warehouse for storage or immediately to a point of sale.

The quality of the final product depends entirely on compliance with the technological process.

What is required for implementation?

First of all, it is necessary to decide on the type of knives that will be manufactured at the enterprises. For example, it makes no sense to master the technology for the production of collectible knives at the initial stage of business development, since it will take a long time to look for buyers for such products. But kitchen knives, hunting cleavers will find use among consumers and will be bought.

  • grinder with discs;
  • drill or screwdriver;
  • grinder;
  • engraver with different nozzles;
  • grinder (grinding machine);
  • electric jigsaw;
  • band-saw.

As for the raw materials, for example, for the manufacture of traditional kitchen knives, steel with a hardness of 48-50 HRC is needed. If hunting will be done, then this figure should be higher. The knife during operation should not lose its original shape, should not rust from detergents or other household products, be well sharpened, etc. The strongest and most commonly used steel grades are CPM, S30V, 154 CM.


As for handles, you can buy a special line for their manufacture or order ready-made handles from other manufacturers. At the beginning of a business, it is more profitable to purchase ready-made equipment. And the technology of independent production of handles can be mastered a little later, when the company begins to reach self-sufficiency, make a profit.

Step by step start instructions

  1. Registration. Before starting a business, register with the tax authorities, get the status of an individual entrepreneur. OKVED code 28.6 "Manufacture of cutlery and cutlery".
  2. room. Despite the fact that the knife is a rather compact tool, a large number of various machines and devices are required for its manufacture. To accommodate all the equipment, you will need to rent a room with an area of ​​at least 60 m². Knife making work is very noisy, so don't try to rent a room in the basement of a high-rise building. It is better to look for a place on the outskirts of the village. It's also cheaper to rent there.
  3. Equipment and materials. Equipment costs will be about 82,000 rubles. Of these: Bulgarian - 10,000 rubles; drill - 5,000 rubles; grinding machine - 20,000 rubles; engraver - 12,000 rubles; grinder - 18,000 rubles; jigsaw - 7,000 rubles; band saw - 10 000 r. It is better to buy steel from the manufacturer in bulk. So much more profitable. First, decide on the steel grades that are needed for production. After that, find several suppliers, compare prices, conditions and product quality. Only on the basis of all these criteria make a choice. The same applies to the materials that will be used in the manufacture of handles. The purchase of raw materials will require about 50,000 rubles in the first month of work (the cheapest blank will cost about 500 rubles, the most expensive - from 5,000 or more; handles - from 300 to 2,500 rubles). Purchase material with a margin of 2-3 months.
  4. Staff. To work in a small workshop, it is enough to hire two craftsmen who have the skills to work on all of the above tools. The head of the accounting department can keep it on his own, or use the services of an incoming accountant, concluding contracts for the provision of professional services by a specialist at the end of the reporting period.
  5. Advertising. Before launching a knife making enterprise, you need to know exactly who will be the end consumer of the goods: housewives, professional chefs, hunters, fishermen, etc. An online store will become the best source of customer acquisition and sales. Firstly, you do not have to spend money on renting additional premises, its arrangement. Secondly, there will be no need to look for large wholesale buyers, running around the city and not getting off the phone. You can even advertise online. Pay attention to various thematic communities on cooking, hunting and other topics where knives can be discussed.


Financial calculations

Start-up capital

Monthly expenses

How much can you earn?

For a month, the company can produce up to 100 pieces of products. The average cost of one knife is from 1,500 to 2,500 rubles. At the same time, its cost will not exceed 800-900 rubles. Consequently, from one unit of goods it will turn out to help out up to 600 - 1,500 rubles (net profit is about 80,000 rubles).

Payback periods

The profitability of such production will actually be high (about 45%), and the return on initial investment will not exceed 4-5 months.

Business features

The main risk associated with this business is associated with fairly high competition. Today, many masters are engaged in similar activities at home. They don't pay taxes, but they make a decent income selling homemade knives. The competition is also made by firms engaged in the mass production of cleavers for the kitchen, hunting, etc.

Conclusion

To bring the company to a decent level, it will be necessary to produce only high-quality products. Every customer must be satisfied.

Despite the possible difficulties, the production of knives is a profitable business that will quickly pay off and begin to bring a stable profit. After the return on investment, it is worth thinking about expanding the workshop, scaling up production, and making it serial.