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First Name:
Henning
Surname:
ROODT
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Member Type:
VOTING MEMBERS
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Telephone:
082 449 5355
Email:
hjroodt@gmail.com
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Born in Bethlehem, Freestate, raised and schooled in Roodepoort, Gauteng.
At a young age I visited the Durban Easter Knife Show and told my family that one day I wanted to make knives. In 2009 I started off with hand tools only and made a few knives using a file. In 2010 I slowly started to build my own machines and my workshop expanded, and is still expanding. I soon realised that knife makers are a close "family" that share knowledge and help one another. I befriended many knife makers and visited them often asking streams of questions and "stole" with my eyes. I soon got a liking in making liner lock folding knives. But I try to make at least one fixed blade knife a year. In April 2016 I submitted my five knives for evaluation and were accepted into the SA Knife Makers Guild. I make knives using the stock removal method, and have a personal preference for ATS34, RWL34, 440C and Elmax stainless steel as blade material. I prefer using natural materials for handles, although some of my knives are dressed in synthetic material.
Currently I am making knives on a part time basis only, but plan to do it full time once retired from work. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my wonderful wive and daughters for "allowing" me to spend endless hours in my "happy place" aka workshop.

Knife: Small Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: Gentlemans Folder
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade ATS34 Stainless steel. Bolsters and liners blue anodised titanium. Handle and spacer blue stained Giraffe bone. Front flipper with Teflon shims
Knife: Small Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: Gentlemans Folder
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade RWL-34 Stainless steel. Bolsters 303 Stainless steel. Handle Mabondolo hardwood scales.
Knife: Large Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: Working Folder
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade Elmax Stainless steel. Handle Aged white paper Micarta with Nebula Damascus inserts.
Knife: Large Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: Gentlemans Tactical Folder
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade RWL-34 Stainless steel. Handle slabs, Aged white paper Micarta.
Knife: Small Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: Gentlemans Folder
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade Damascus by Mike Fellows. Bolsters brass. Handle Wild Olive burl.
Knife: Medium Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: Art Folder
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade 440C Stainless steel. Bolsters and back spacer Nebula Damascus by Bertie Rietveld. Handle Desert Iron Wood
Knife: Medium Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: Gentlemans Folder
Status: Display Only
Notes: Nebula Damascus made by Bertie Rietveld. Blue anodised titanium bolsters. Buffalo horn handle scales.
Knife: Medium Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: Working Folder
Status: Display Only
Notes: RWL-34 stainless steel blade. Phosphorus Bronze bolsters. African Blackwood handel scales.
Knife: Large Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: Elmax Stainless Steel. Bolsters: Titanium. Handle: Buck Eye Burl
Knife: Large Liner Lock Folding Knife.
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: 3.78mm Elmax Stainless Steel. Bolsters: Titanium. Handle: Buckeye Burl.
Knife: Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: 440C Stainless Steel Bolsters: 316 Stainless Steel. Handle: Warthog tusk
Knife: Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: RWL34 Stainless Steel. Bolsters and Handle: African Black Wood Insert: Nebula Damascus
Knife: Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: RWL34 Stainless Steel. Bolsters: 303 Stainless Steel. Handle: Warthog tusk. Scrimshaw by Neels Pretorius
Knife: Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade Vinland Damasteel, Bolsters heat colored Timascus, handle Hippopotamus Tusk, Liners filed two color anodised Titanium, Stainless Steel screws also heat colored.
Knife: Huginn Liner Lock
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade ATS34 stainless steel, bolsters are gun blued mild steel, handle warthog tusk with a Zentangle scrimshaw by Rochelle Roodt. Liners are anodised Titanium
Knife: Althea Liner Lock Folder
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: Vinland Damasteel, Bolsters aged bronze, Handle Mabondolo hardwood, Liners anodised titanium
Knife: Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: 440C Stainless Steel. Bolsters: 316 Stainless Steel. Handle: Warthog tusk.
Knife: Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: RWL34 Stainless Steel. Bolsters: Titanium. Handle: Black Canvas Micarta
Knife: Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: RWL34 Stainless Steel. Bolsters: 303 Stainless Steel. Handle: Serpentine (Stone)
Knife: Large Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: RWL34 Stainless Steel. Bolsters: Carbon Fibre. Handle: African Black Wood
Knife: Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: Muninn Damasteel Bolsters: 303 Stainless Steel. Handle: Sandpaper Bush Burl.
Knife: Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: ATS34 Stainless Steel. Bolsters: Sandblasted Titanium. Handle: Black G10
Knife: Liner Lock Folding Knife
Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
Notes: Blade: ATS 34 Stainless Steel. Bolsters: Sandblasted Titanium. Handle: Black G10
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Category: General Knives
Status: Display Only
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