"I was born in November 1967 in Kleksdorp and grew up in the old Western Transvaal and Cape province. Like all young men from that generation, I played with knives, catapults, slingshots and the occasional black powder bomb. That is where my love for blades was born. After my two years in the old S.A. defense force, I went to study engineering. I started making knives somewhere in the 2000's. I did some courses in the making of fixed blade and linerlock knives as well as in the making of damascus steel. In 2013 I build a belt sander for myself to speed up the knifemaking process. I immediately got requests from other knifemakers to build the machines for them as well. I started NW Knives early 2014 and I am a full-time knife maker and machine builder since then. I occasionally present courses for new knife makers. I stay in Potchefstroom in the NW province."

Taken from the Knifemakers' Guild of South Africa's website

HANDMADE KNIFE DETAIL
Knife Type: Titanium Framelock Flipper
Overall Length: 8.25"
Blade Length: 3.5"
Blade Steel: RWL34
Handle: Titanium
Bolster/Inlay: Fat Carbon Fiber Inlays
Other: Fat CF Pivot Collar