I'm Jens Rahbek, and I was born in 1961.  I work as a research and development engineer in the acoustic department of Bang&Olufsen, so I am only a spare-time knifemaker. I finished my first knife in 1980, but I have only made knives on a regular basis since 1993. My anual "production" is between 5 and 20 knives.    

I see knives as tools. This means most of my knives are meant to be used in the field, but from time to time I like to make "showcase" knives in very exclusive materials - and they probably will never be used. Most of my knives are in the traditional Scandinavian design with a stick-tang blade, a wooden handle and a leather sheath, but I do make full-tang knives occationally. So far I have bought most of the blades from well-known Scandinavian blade-smiths. I focus very much on the visual appearence of the knife, and try to make each one a pleasure to the eye. I am very inspired by many Scandinavian makers like Jan Arild Jansen, Roland Strömberg, Leif Reiersen, Harald Sellevold and especially Knut Dahl, who, in my oppinion, is a real master in his field.

  I am a member of The Danish Knifemaker Association and some local groups. I'm also a member of the Norwegian Knifemaker Association and the Swedish Knifemaker Association..

Photo: Arne Mikkelsen, blacklightphoto.dk

    Through the years I have recieved the following awards:

For sale

     In this section I have put pictures of the knives I presently have for sale. As it easily can be seen, I'm a knifemaker - not a photografer, but I still hope the pictures give an impression of the knives. If you have an interest in a particular knife, you can E-mail me, and I will send a better picture. Prices vary quite much, depending on materials used and the amount of work I have put in each knife. Up till now I have made knives in the pricerange 800,- Dkr. to 6000,- Dkr.

Knife number 1 Blade: Handforged damascus by danish bladesmith Mogens Loft Svendsen. Length 82mm. Handle: Carved reindeer altler, elk antler, brass, pearl on top. Stand: Reindeer antler Special: this knife won 1. price in Haderslev, june 2010 (art and decoration class)

Knife number 2 SOLD Blade: Handforged mosaic damascus by danish bladesmith Bjarne Rasmussen. Length 98mm. Handle: Carved Stellar seecow bone (not carved by me), desert ironwood, pewter and silver. Sheath: Compressed leather, brown colours.

Knife number 3 SOLD Blade: Handforged mosaic damascus by swedish bladesmith Johny W. Nilsson. Length 85mm. Handle: Green mammuth tusk, ebony, rubinia, brass and pewter Sheath: Ebony and compressed leather, black. Brass fittings and mosaic damascus button.

Knife number 4 SOLD Blade: Handforged damascus by danish bladesmith Bjarne Rasmussen. Length 92mm. Handle: Ebony and amboina Sheath: Compressed leather, black, inlay lizzard skin. Special: this knife won 1. price at Knivholtt, Frederikshavn, may 2014 (refined utilityknifeclass A)

Knife number 5 SOLD Blade: Handground UHB15LM by swedish bladegrinder Anders Hedlund. Length 75mm. Handle: Stabilised birch Sheath: Compressed leather, brown Special: this knife won 1. price at Knivholtt, Frederikshavn, may 2015 (utilityknife class)

Knife number 6 Blade: Handforged damascus by swedish bladesmith Kent Andersson. Length 85mm. Handle: Stabilised buck eye burl, whalrus tusk and pewter Sheath: Compressed leather, pressed pattern, black and purple

Knife number 7 Blade: Handforged damascus by swedish bladesmith Kent Andersson. Length 97mm. Handle: Carved sambar antler, vampire(not carved by me!), silver fitting Sheath: no sheath, stand made from narwhale tusk and ebony

Knife number 8 Blade: Handforged damascus by swedish bladesmith Henry Hildèn. Length 207mm. Handle: Carved stellar seacow, dragon (not carved by me!), desert ironwood, cast bronze, bronze plate and silver, inserted diamonds in eyes and on stomach (diamond quality unknown, approx 0,16 c) Sheath: no sheath, stand made from mammuth tusk and ebony Special: this knife won 2. price in Ludvika, Sweden, July 2014 (Open class B)

Knife number 9 Blade:Handground Damasteel by swedish bladegrinder Tommy Jimmefors. Length 94mm. Handle: Carved ebony, carved silver fittings Sheath: Compressed leather, pauted pattern, black Special: this knife won 1. price in Ludvika, Sweden, July 2016 (refined utility class A)

lastest update:28-07-2016