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J. Hoffman KnivesCustom Handmade Knives
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I live in Shawano Wisconsin with my wife Jennifer and our two teenage daughters. I'm a full-time sheriff's deputy and part-time knifemaker.
I pride myself on making my knives from start to finish. I generally start with bars or sheets of steel, design, profile and grind the blades. I do all my own heat treating, including cryo treatment. I then fit the blade with a handle that I feel best fits the shape and design of the blade.
I do not take custom orders! I will take requests from customers, and I will contact you if a knife style you requested is finished. You will have first chance at that knife, but absolutely no obligation to purchase it. I will never ask for money upfront, and I will never use materials supplied by the customer.
Making knives is fun for me, and I'm afraid it would turn into a job if I started taking custom orders. There are plenty of makers out there that will make a knife exactly the way to want, I'm just not one of them.
One of the parts of knifemaking that I enjoy the most is searching for unique, historic and beautiful woods for handles. I search for local burls and hardwoods, and also import some woods from Australia. I process the wood and have it stabilized by K&G. My searching has resulted in me having more wood than I'll ever use.
I found that there are a lot of wood and burl dealers on the internet that are supplying gorgeous, high-quality burls. Unfortunately, it seems as if the prices keep going up and up. I can understand spending $60-$100 for a piece of wood that is going to go on a high dollar Bowie, or kitchen knife, but it's hard to justify that price when you are making an EDC or small hunting knife that may only sell for $150.
I believe that not every customer needs a gorgeous handle, but every customer deserves a quality handle; that's why I stock a wide variety of stabilized woods starting as low as $15 per block. I also have some beautiful burls, but I always try to keep my costs down so I can sell the blocks at a fair price.
I'll be happy to cut any block into scales for free of charge. I also have an "Almost No Questions Asked" Refund Policy. If you aren't happy with your purchase you can return it within 14 days for a full refund. YOU CAN RETURN IT FOR ANY REASON! I may ask why you are returning it just in case there is a problem with the product that I didn't notice. I want to make the customer happy, and I want to be your source for wood handle material.
Shipping costs are easy and cheap. Any domestic order of $30 or less has a flat-rate shipping fee of $6.00. Domestic orders over $30 ship for free. All shipping is done via USPS Priority Mail. If you require a different shipping method I will be happy to accommodate, however, shipping costs will be the responsibility of the buyer. Return shipping will also be the responsibility of the buyer.
I'm sorry, but at this time I can no longer ship international. CITES regulations on different woods have become very complicated, and I'm not able to make sure that I'm in full compliance when I ship to certain countries.
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I pride myself on making my knives from start to finish. I generally start with bars or sheets of steel, design, profile and grind the blades. I do all my own heat treating, including cryo treatment. I then fit the blade with a handle that I feel best fits the shape and design of the blade.
I do not take custom orders! I will take requests from customers, and I will contact you if a knife style you requested is finished. You will have first chance at that knife, but absolutely no obligation to purchase it. I will never ask for money upfront, and I will never use materials supplied by the customer.
Making knives is fun for me, and I'm afraid it would turn into a job if I started taking custom orders. There are plenty of makers out there that will make a knife exactly the way to want, I'm just not one of them.
One of the parts of knifemaking that I enjoy the most is searching for unique, historic and beautiful woods for handles. I search for local burls and hardwoods, and also import some woods from Australia. I process the wood and have it stabilized by K&G. My searching has resulted in me having more wood than I'll ever use.
I found that there are a lot of wood and burl dealers on the internet that are supplying gorgeous, high-quality burls. Unfortunately, it seems as if the prices keep going up and up. I can understand spending $60-$100 for a piece of wood that is going to go on a high dollar Bowie, or kitchen knife, but it's hard to justify that price when you are making an EDC or small hunting knife that may only sell for $150.
I believe that not every customer needs a gorgeous handle, but every customer deserves a quality handle; that's why I stock a wide variety of stabilized woods starting as low as $15 per block. I also have some beautiful burls, but I always try to keep my costs down so I can sell the blocks at a fair price.
I'll be happy to cut any block into scales for free of charge. I also have an "Almost No Questions Asked" Refund Policy. If you aren't happy with your purchase you can return it within 14 days for a full refund. YOU CAN RETURN IT FOR ANY REASON! I may ask why you are returning it just in case there is a problem with the product that I didn't notice. I want to make the customer happy, and I want to be your source for wood handle material.
Shipping costs are easy and cheap. Any domestic order of $30 or less has a flat-rate shipping fee of $6.00. Domestic orders over $30 ship for free. All shipping is done via USPS Priority Mail. If you require a different shipping method I will be happy to accommodate, however, shipping costs will be the responsibility of the buyer. Return shipping will also be the responsibility of the buyer.
I'm sorry, but at this time I can no longer ship international. CITES regulations on different woods have become very complicated, and I'm not able to make sure that I'm in full compliance when I ship to certain countries.
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