ADAM KORNALSKI - AK

AK – Adam Kornalski

I have always been interested in knives.

 I received the first one from my father.

Then scouting and the first bayonet.

Next-- folding knives.

Fascination with Ray Mark and his bushcraft knives.

 I wanted to order one from an English craftsman. He refused.

If he can do it, why can’t I? And that’s how my knife making adventure began.

I started in 2011 from bushcraft knives.

Historical materials are: NCV1, O1 and stainless steel 4H13.

Then it was English O1’s turn.

Currently I use powder steel Bohler and Uddeholm in 90% of the cases.

Stainless and carbon steels which possess fantastic cutting properties at increased hardness 60+ HRC.

I’ve swapped natural materials used on the handles for the high resistance materials, which are designed for conditions that the knives are supposed to be used in.

I mainly use Micarta and G10. It is a cotton canvas and glass fiber saturated with resin.

Colors vary from yellow to black.

My motto- to give a client a reliable, utility knife in the highest workmanship quality and heat-treatment, which I do myself since I’ve started making my own knives.