Keith Engel Custom Knives

Keith Engel Custom Knives Welcome to my FB knife page. These are just a few of my creations. Contact me to get yours!
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14 hours at the machines: 5 blades hardened and heat treated, 2 nearly done. 3 to go! Here is a sneak peak- left this O...
05/24/2026

14 hours at the machines: 5 blades hardened and heat treated, 2 nearly done. 3 to go! Here is a sneak peak- left this Oklahoma white tail antler just the way the deer left it, naturally beautiful.

Its been crazy and i have not been able to spend time in the shop- so I started today at 5am! Wyatt- your blade is going...
05/23/2026

Its been crazy and i have not been able to spend time in the shop- so I started today at 5am! Wyatt- your blade is going into heat treat with 5 others right now!

Final glamor shot photo after laser.
05/22/2026

Final glamor shot photo after laser.

Wyatt S your knife is in the forge.
03/29/2026

Wyatt S your knife is in the forge.

15000 grit finished! Put my stamp approval (Makers mark) and then this skull and ghost hamon blade and will be done. Mak...
03/28/2026

15000 grit finished! Put my stamp approval (Makers mark) and then this skull and ghost hamon blade and will be done. Make a sheath and it will be on its way home.

Update on the skull knife: With the scales now to shape, its going to be the slow hand sanding. The pins shown here are ...
03/28/2026

Update on the skull knife: With the scales now to shape, its going to be the slow hand sanding. The pins shown here are temporary.Those will change. So new pins, epoxy the scales onto the blade and hand sand till it's clear again.. Here we're at 800 grit, but after epoxy and actual pin it will go back to 400, work up to 2000 and then polishing.

Scales are still just big slabs BUT its cured enough to work now- we are getting closer! If the blade looks short its no...
03/27/2026

Scales are still just big slabs BUT its cured enough to work now- we are getting closer! If the blade looks short its not really- just the angle I'm holding it. It's quite well proportioned.

Continuing down the road for Bill's custom knife: he asked for skulls so I'm trying something different. Hopefully it t...
03/24/2026

Continuing down the road for Bill's custom knife: he asked for skulls so I'm trying something different. Hopefully it turns out. 3D printed, then each hand painted, followed by a deep epoxy pour. In a happy accident, some of the skulls held air bubbles in the eye sockets and its perfect. Could not have done that if I were actually trying to. Looks like eyeballs! It needs several days to make sure they cure fully.

And there it is- it's been a while since I did a hamon and now I realize why... That's a whole lot of hand sanding! But...
03/22/2026

And there it is- it's been a while since I did a hamon and now I realize why... That's a whole lot of hand sanding! But I hope the result is worth it. Time to shift to handle and this one's going to be well outside of anything I've e done before. Stay tuned! What do you think of that ghost hamon?

Right out of the acid....Im pretty happy with what it's looking like.
03/22/2026

Right out of the acid....Im pretty happy with what it's looking like.

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