Welcome to Hembrook Custom Knives
I am a part time knife smith living in a small rural Wisconsin town.
In 1969 I started to toy with knife making. About the middle 70's my interests were renewed upon reading an ad for a then unknown, Bob Loveless. I couldn't afford his prices but being a tool maker by trade I knew I could make a quality knife as well, hence the birth of Hembrook Custom Knives

I use the stock removal process in my well equipped shop.
I truly love working a raw steel blank into a knife to be proud of.
Over the years I have learned how to make most of the popular blade designs from miniatures to short Swords, collector grade folders to my pride and joy, the working Hunter blade.

Because of the passion I invest into each knife I refuse to use anything but the finest materials in my craft. For example with my stainless designs I use ATS 34 which I have found to hold an resilient edge after extensive use. My personal Hunter is made with such steel and over the past 3 years and the help of many friends we have field dressed 22 Whitetail without requiring the blade to be re-sharpened.

 These are the steels I'm most fond of using in my craft.
Stainless...as mentioned I love the durability of ATS 34 but upon request will use 440 C as well.
High Carbon...O1 Tool Steel and 52100
Damascus...5160 & L6 or 1095 & 15n20 have been a big favorite of mine sence the beginning. I have found an excellent Damascus craftsman locally, his name is Doug Ponzio and I consider him to be one of the finest craftsman around with very Artful designs within his Steel. I use the term Artful because the manufacture of such steel is an Art and Doug puts pride into his work as you will see in the following examples of the knives I have made from his Steel. Be sure to visit Dougs website as well.
http://ponziodamascus.com