2025 was a good and busy year for Enso Forge. It went by so fast it’s hard to wrap my head around. So fast that sometimes it didn’t even feel real. It still doesnt. It seems like the more our attention is focused, the more we lose track of time. It’s like whatever part of…
2024 in the mirror
Just like that, 2024 has come to an end and the new year is here. It was a very busy year for me personally (with no lack of side projects) and also with Enso Forge. It all felt like it went too fast, but I suppose thats how you can tell the time was well…
Ignis
Latin for “fire”, Ignis is the name given to this dagger. I don’t always give names to my work, but this one felt deserving of a title and given the fiery drive I had to make it as well as the aesthetics of the piece, the name seemed fitting. Ignis is a smaller dagger in…
Family Heirloom
About half of the work that I do is consisting of knives that are custom ordered by people who find me through some means (mostly social media) or another. We work together, going over various configurations, material options, specialty customizations, and sizes to come up with an ideal knife for them. Then after all is…
7″ Coffee Gyuto
Available for purchase in the shop is this one of a kind handcrafted chefs knife, forged from 52100 high carbon steel. 52100 is an ideal steel for culinary knives due to its balance of hardness and toughness. This results in a blade that takes a keen edge and retains it for a longer period of…
Workhorse knives.
A “workhorse” knife is generally defined as a knife that is thicker and more robust with a convex grind. Not a specialized knife such as a yanagiba but something that can still handle most tasks in the kitchen with a degree of proficiency. These 2 knives were my take on the workhorse. Forged finishes, simple…
Sakimaru Sujihiki
This was a project that I had on my bench for while now. I initially forged this piece with the intention to be a low cost alternative to my higher end work. I was going to keep it nice and simple. No frills, bells, or whistles. Completely utilitarian. Well, that didn’t happen… this knife has…
A little bit of friction
Recently I was commissioned to make a friction folder similar to one I had made for myself a while back. I was a bit apprehensive because my forte lies in fixed blades and culinary knives, and this would only be my second ever folding knife, but I accepted the challenge. My passion for making all…
Ironwood gyuto
Ironwood has to be one of my all time favorite handle materials. This piece is sold, thanks for looking. If you would be interested in a custom ordered knife please send me an email, or a message on Facebook or Instagram.
Kaiken
Commonly known as a “kwaiken”, the traditional Japanese name is “kaiken”. Kaiken translates to “bosom knife” and was historically carried by the wives of samurai. They would use the knives for daily utility, self defense and in the most extreme cases to dispatch a mortally wounded samurai husband. As simple as it looks in design,…