The maker 

   I'm Jens Rahbek, and I was born in 1961.  I work as a research and development engineer in the acoustic department of Bang&Olufsen, so I am only a spare-time knifemaker. I finished my first knife in 1980, but I have only made knives on a regular basis since 1993. My anual "production" is between 5 and 20 knives.    

    I see knives as tools. This means most of my knives are meant to be used in the field, but from time to time I like to make "showcase" knives in very exclusive materials - and they probably will never be used. Most of my knives are in the traditional Scandinavian design with a stick-tang blade, a wooden handle and a leather sheath, but I do make full-tang knives occationally. So far I have bought most of the blades from well-known Scandinavian blade-smiths. I focus very much on the visual appearence of the knife, and try to make every one a pleasure to the eye. I am very inspired by many Scandinavian makers like Jan Arild Jansen, Roland Strömberg, Leif Reiersen, Harald Sellevold and especially Knut Dahl, who, in my oppinion, is a real master in his field.

    I am a member of The Danish Knifemaker Association and some local groups. I'm also a member of the Norwegian Knifemaker Association.

    Through the years I have recieved the following awards:

For sale

     In this section I have put pictures of the knives I presently have for sale. As it easily can be seen, I'm a knifemaker - not a photografer, but I still hope the pictures give an impression of the knives. If you have an interest in a particular knife, you can E-mail me, and I will send a better picture. Prices vary quite much, depending on materials used and the amount of work I have put in each knife. Up till now I have made knives in the pricerange 800,- Dkr. to 6000,- Dkr.

Knife number 1 Blade: Handground AEB-L by swedish blademaker Tommy Jimmefors. Length 82mm. Handle: stabilized beech, frontplate and top in buffalo horn, pewter. Sheath: Halftanned leather, stiching on front, brown colours.

Knife number 2 Blade: Machinemade japanese blade. Length 61mm. Handle: Buffalo horn. Sheath: Halftanned leather, black colour.

Knife number 3 Blade: Handforged 5 layer blade by danish bladesmith Poul Strande. Length 83mm. Handle: Ebony, inlay of fiberboard, pewter and small silver-tubes. Sheath: Halftanned leather, black colour. Lower part in ebony with inlay like handle. Special: this knife won 1. price in Haderslev, june 2010 (DK championship, refined utility class)

Knife number 4 Blade: Handground damasteel by danish blademaker Uwe Molzen. Length 77mm. Handle: Stabilised pine fungus, stabilised mammuth teeth and pewter Sheath: Halftanned leather, pauted pattern, brown colours.

Knife number 5 Blade: Handforged damascus by danish bladesmith Mogens Loft Svendsen. Length 82mm. Handle: Carved reindeer altler, elk antler, brass, pearl on top. Stand: Reindeer antler Special: this knife won 1. price in Haderslev, june 2010 (art and decoration class)

Knife number 6 Blade: Handground damasteel by swedish bladegrinder Tommy Jimmefors. Length 94mm. Handle: Masur birch, moose antler, buffalo horn, pewter and silver. Sheath: Halftanned leather, pauted pattern, brown colours

Knife number 7 Blade: HandgroundAEB-L by swedish bladegrinder Tommy Jimmefors. Length 73mm. Handle: Pebberwood, bronze and mammuth ivory Sheath: Halftanned leather, brown colours

Knife number 8 Blade: Handground RWL-34 by danish bladegrinder Uwe Molzen. Length 74mm. Handle: Cocobolo with bronze fittings Sheath: Halftanned leather, brown colours, leather lacing.

Knife number 9 Blade: HandgroundAEB-L by swedish bladegrinder Tommy Jimmefors. Length 80mm. Handle: Stabilized mountain ash, inlay of fiberboard, centerpart of ebony. Silvertube. Sheath: Halftanned leather, pressed and pauted pattern, black colour. Special: this knife won 1. price at Knivholt, Frederikshavn, may 2011 (refined utility class)

Knife number 10 Blade: HandgroundAEB-L by swedish bladegrinder Tommy Jimmefors. Length 60mm. Handle: Bubinga, frontpart in bronze Sheath: Halftanned leather, brown colour. Special: this knife won 2. price in Roskilde, june 2011 (utility class)

Knife number 11 Blade: Handground damasteel by danish blademaker Uwe Molzen. Length 76mm. Handle: Mammuth ivory, endpieces in blue mammuth ivory, inlay in pewter. Sheath: Halftanned leather, pauted pattern, black colours. Special: this knife won 1. price in Roskilde, june 2011 (DK championship, refined utility class)

Knife number 12 Blade: HandgroundAEB-L by swedish bladegrinder Tommy Jimmefors. Length 73mm. Handle: Bruyere, frontpart in bronze Sheath: Halftanned leather, pauted pattern, brown colour.

.Knife number 13 Blade: Handground RWL-34 by danish bladegrinder Uwe Molzen. Length 87mm. Handle: Stabilised masur birch, frontplate in silver Sheath: Halftanned leather, brown colours. .

Knife number 14 Blade: Handforged patternwelded blade by danish bladesmith Bjarne Rasmussen. Length 79mm. Handle: Cocuswood, stabilized mammuth bone, bronze Sheath: Halftanned leather, pauted and carved pattern, brown colours.

Knife number 15 Blade: HandgroundAEB-L by swedish bladegrinder Tommy Jimmefors. Length 72mm. Handle: Bruyere, mammuth tusk with bark, pewter Sheath: Halftanned leather, brown colour.

lastest update: 11-1-2012