Hi. Welcome to my site. My name is Paul Baker and I live in the county of Gloucestershire in th UK. I have been making knives for more years than I care to remember. My first knife made in 1968 was a searls style bowie made from an old carbon steel chefs knife, differentially hardened with a pronounced temperline, and I suppose this was what started my career with Japanese style swords and knives. This style has also stuck with my bushcraft and hunters, hence the triple zone hardening system that I now use exclusively with my BUSHMANtz series of knives. Materials used are straight carbon steel, 1060, cs70 , cs80 and 01 tool steel. I use traditional Japanese methods for finishing and polishing. I use both forge and stock removal methods or a combination of both. I have had my knives featured in several publications over the years and I have custom made for clients all over the world.

Please enjoy this site and  feel free to contact me, with enquiries about my work, or even advice on knives in general. If I have an answer it will freely be given. You can contact me by email  paul@paulbakerknives.co.uk or personaly by telephone 01453825208. (you may need to ring a couple of times as I am getting a bit slow in my old age). I attend Knife fairs throughout the UK , notably the KNIVES-UK show held at Tortworth nr.Bristol and the MIDLAND GAME FAIR, other fairs when time permits. See show venues for details.