Ondřej Borský

Hello gentlemen, and thank you for your kind words I apologize for the delayed response, I was a bit snowed under at work today. Kreg, Jan, I am writing you a PM Cheers, Ondrej

Hello there, time doesn´t allow me to go to the forge often, but not so long ago, I finished these two blades. Both have edges from tool steel, wrought iron bar, then a PW bar, and on top another wrought. My favourite construction I admit :) . I must say I am quite happy with how the pattern turned out, I hope it will be to your liking as well. Blade 1 length: 12,4cm, width: 3cm, thickness: ca 5,5mm price: 122USD/106E+shipping Blade 2 length: 13,3cm, width: 2,9cm, thickness: ca 6mm price: 127USD/110E+shipping Thank you very much for looking, I will be looking forward too hearing your thoughts and comments! Sincerely, Ondrej

Hello gentlemen, and thank you Alan... slowly getting into it, I hope next year I will be able to go to Owens or anywhere you are About the prices - but...but... they are small! Seriously now, I know you are right... I will raise it (and then you will tell me I raised it too little ) Ruggero - thank you so very much for your interest! They sold yesterday, but if you want to, I can make new ones, I should be forging soon (within 1-2weeks). Aaaah it IS good to be back!

Hello! After a long time, I am slowly getting back to this, and I jumped in by whipping out 4 blades. I would like to offer them here, as I think they might make a very nice foundation for a period knife. Each of them has a W5 edge, the rest is visible in the photos I would like to hear your opinions, and of course, if you are interested, I´d be even happier to provide you with one or more of these rascals. A brokenback with a nice, visible hamon. Wrought iron +W5, length: 12,1cm, width: 2,3 to 2,6cm, thickness: 5mm to 5,8 at the break (reverse distal taper). I am asking 51€ or 59USD + shipping A drop point with wrought iron +W5, length: 10,4cm, width: 2,4cm, thickness: 4mm. I am asking 50€ or 58USD + shipping A drop point with wrought iron + patternwelded strip (C80+15N20) +W5, length: 7,1cm, width: 2,1cm, thickness: 5mm. I am asking 50€ or 58USD + shipping A drop point with wrought iron + patternwelded strip (C80+15N20) +W5, length: 8cm, width: 2,2cm, thickness: 5mm. I am asking 51€ or 59USD + shipping Thank you for looking! Have a good day, Ondrej

Thank you both ! I know Alan, but last conversation we had was some two weeks ago... I wouldn´t mind if they told me I have to wait because *reason* but not answering at all is a different matter :/

Hello everyone! I hope I posted this in the correct thread, if not, I apologize and will delete everything... My question is basically the one in the title... What is going on with them??? I have contacted them some time ago, doing my HW before and reading about how great the customer service is, hoe nicely they communicate etc.. Well, the communication has been pleasant, but sometimes they don´t respond for a week, sometimes for two... I have to remind them of my interest... Is it because I am from Eastern Europe? Or were they somehow affected by the hurricanes? I would really like to buy one of their forges, because I believe they are one of the best there is (let´s keep the thoughts about building one myself aside now... no time, I need something plug and play). And I am sure there is an explanation, but, you know, having money in my hand, ready to pay and being ignored is somewhat... sour. I will gladly wait, if I just know what´s going on . Does anyone have a different way to contact them other than they have on their site please? EDIT: wrong spelling, corrected

Thenk you gentlemen! I decided to make a short video about it, I hope I can make it soon Next I have an itching to make a smaller brokenback...

Don´t heat treat... a thing so complex, with so many variables, is bound to undergo drastic changes...

Hello! I would like to offer my latest knife. The story if its creation can be followed here: It is a knife with a blade made of four bars - wrought iron, patternwelded rod of 9 layers, wrought iron again and high carbon steel on edge.The handle is ashen, hand-carved in ringerike style, the motif taken and adjusted from an 11th century brooch. At the end of the handle is a wrought iron butt cap and a loop, housing a brass ring decorated with triangles made of punched small 1mm circles. Also, there is a leather strap to make the pulling of the knife easier. The sheath features an antler plate decorated in the same style, the motif coming from a weather vane found on Gotland. There is a decorated brass ring too, ready for a strap attaching it to the belt. The rest of the sheath is sewn using a hand woven flax string, and there are three wrought iron clamps to add a bit of a bling . The OAL of the knife is 22cms, blade length is 10,6cm. I am asking 500USD/443E for this one

Thanf you George! The knife is finished now, and offered in knives for sale I must make one correction: the handle is ash, not curly maple... stupid me!

Thank you! I added a few things to the antler plate Jonas - I used a hand graver, will take a photo later

Thank you! Today, things moved forward a bit. The leather for the sheath has been formed, plus I prepared, sanded and carved a reindeer antler plate that will serve as one of the mounts. It is carved in the same - ringerike - style, this time I took and fitted the design from a weather vane found on Gotland

Hello gentlemen! So, I finished it today I pre-dremeled the lines, just to have it drawn (I don ´t like using pencil) and then I carved everything by hand using a V-chisel I patinized the whole handle, and then sanded it... the dye created a bit of a blurry effect, which makes, at least in my eyes, look it a bit older... Please, tell me your thoughts!

Aaah, I am sorry - I forgot to mention - I do predrill the shape, and then burn the tang it... I do it at low heat, slower steps, only hand pressure... AND I always "put" a half a potato right before the blade/tang transition... it acts as a heat stop, your blade won´t get soft and you can get the heat very, very close

That. Is. Beautiful. I must go and have a cold shower now