Where do you get knife making supplies in Europe?
When I started my journey as a knife maker the first biggest issue after not having the skillset was actually sourcing the needed materials.
Knife making is a very niche hobby/career choice, with a very small but tight community of passionate makers, artisans and craftsmen.
Most of the knowledge is passed by the word of mouth, so most of us get in to by doing some good old "youtube research" and with that comes another problem. Most of youtubers are Americans, and it is very expensive to import their stuff to the EU, or total DIYers from the eastern block of EU.
So below I've collected a list of European knife making supply vendors, which could have helped me out greatly in the very beginning of my journey in knife making.
The lists below are not sponsored, and I do not know what quality of materials are provided, I am here just to share them as a resource for all the new and old makers.
Steels, handle materials and more:
FatCarbon (๐ฑ๐น Lithuania) know world wide for amazing carbon fiber laminates.
Peiliai.net (๐ฑ๐น Lithuania) a general knife shop which sells knife making supplies from steels to handle materials and sheath making materials.
Knifematerial.at (๐ฆ๐น Austria) G10, Kydex, sandpaper and micarta.
Messerschmied-huber.at (๐ฆ๐น Austria) Laminated steels, handle material and consumables.
Enigma24.eu (๐ต๐ฑ Poland) Big selection of tools, sandpaper and consumables one of the best belt prices on the market.
Epoxylab.eu (๐ต๐ฑ Poland) Big selection of polish made laminates, linen and canvas micarta, G10 and stabalised wood.
Volnik.pl (๐ต๐ฑ Poland) Great prices and good selections of stabalised wood, Micarta and G10, kydex and its hardware.
Carboncenter-sklep.pl (๐ต๐ฑ Poland) Big selection of industiral grade Carbon fiber.
Stalownia.shop (๐ต๐ฑ Poland) Modest selection of steels, handle materials and accessories.
Xerxes-knives-shop.com (๐ฉ๐ชGermany) High end PM steels, handle and heat treatment items.
Nordisches-handwerk.de (๐ฉ๐ชGermany) Very big selection of things that you would need to make a knife at any level.
Der-kleine-messerladen.de (๐ฉ๐ชGermany) Good selection of handle materials, abrasives and kydex.
Schmiedeglut.de (๐ฉ๐ชGermany) Handle materials, kyde, leather, steels and blades.
Elforyn.de (๐ฉ๐ชGermany) Selection of woods and composite materials.
Brisa.fi ( ๐ซ๐ฎFinland) one of the biggest shops in Northern Europe, sells a lot of stuff with huge selection.
Bladepoint.eu (๐ซ๐ฎ Finland) Knifemaking material and knives.
Ground flat stock (๐ฌ๐ง UK) huuuge, selection of everything, from steels, to handle materials, kydex and a LOT more.
Ozotools (๐ฌ๐ง UK) knifemaking related tools like jigs and file guides.
Mercorne (๐ซ๐ท France) some with great G10 prices and an huge variety of handle materials.
Eurotechni (๐ซ๐ท France) steels, handle materials, screws, pivot pins, they have it all.
Jatanga.eu (๐จ๐ฟ Czechia) big variety of steels/ handle materials/ stabilising resins and etc.
Tomtek.eu (๐ธ๐ฎSlovenia) some sellection of materials and machines including grinders and belts.
Belt grinders:
Currently I am using a 50x2000mm grinders which is the gold standard for knifemakers. The belts are plenty available and last a good while grinding hardened steel.
Belt Grinders (๐ต๐ฑ Poland)
Tobinmachines.at(๐ฆ๐น Austria)
Der-kleine-messerladen.de (๐ฉ๐ชGermany)
Wolf borger (๐ฉ๐ชGermany)
Titan Grinders (๐ฎ๐น Italy)
Claryx (๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria)
Celi Grinders (๐ญ๐บ Hungary)
Haim Grinders (๐จ๐ฟ Czechia)
Batkomachines (๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands)
Multitoolproducts (๐ฌ๐ง UK) they sell the legendary 84 engineering grinder which is also known as Alec steel grinder.
Downland Engineering (๐ฌ๐ง UK)
Volf48 Grinders (๐ฌ๐ง UK)
Heat treating ovens and kilns:
Heat treating is one of the most important aspects of knife making, and having a kiln or knowing someone who has one is essential for good quality cutting tools. I myself do all of the simple high carbon steels myself, and if you need anything heat treated or something answered feel free to get in touch by using the form below.
Firs of all, you could make a kiln yourself as I did myself at the very start. Here is my HOW TO on DYI kiln building, with materials that where used, a lot of advice, and costs of everything, all of the information there is in Lithuanian, feel free to translate it or ask me.
Now if you and high amp electricity don't get along or you just don't want all of the fuss that comes with DYI something, here is a list of EU vendors:
Minihell.eu (๐ต๐ฑ Poland) Best price to performance on the market
Snol (๐ฑ๐น Lithuania)
Art4Fun (๐ธ๐ช Sweden) distributor of Evenheat kilns.
Uterm (๐ธ๐ช Sweden) can build you a kiln to order.
Titan Grinders (๐ฎ๐น Italy)
Forni-prederi (๐ฎ๐น Italy)
Updated 2023-11-26
If I missed something..
Feel free to contact me, using the form below, or if you want for me to add your business or page. Also you can write me any questions you would like, and I'll try and get back you when I can.