Hand Blades

Made by hand in Wilmington, Norh Carolina. I'm Michael Hand. I make knives meant to be used-sharp, balanced and built to last. Thanks!

My name is Michael Hand and I'm a knifemaker here in Wilmington, NC. Feel free to swing by my website to see what I have available.

03/14/2026

Exciting news — my website is finally live! 🔥

I’ve been making knives by hand for a while now and honestly it was about time I got a proper place to show them off. Every blade is handmade, start to finish, with a lot of love and a lot of hours in the shop. 😄

Head over to hand-blades.com to check out what’s available. Would love to hear what you think!

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05/29/2025

Whatcha know about cocobolo? Sheepsfoot in cocobolo wood. Love this shape of blade. Love this knife. Might keep it. Unless? Anything I post is available to buy. DM me.

05/24/2025

14” Bigboy. Inspired by . Wanted to try one of these for a while. I think it turned out pretty well. Rough forged to shape and finished with Bocote and G10 scales. 5160 steel.

05/22/2025

I really needed to get in the shop and make something today. It helps me process and center myself. I lost a friend and fellow maker over the weekend and my heart is heavy. Make that phone call you’ve been putting off. Write that letter or email. Tell people what they mean to you while you can. Sigh.

04/15/2025

Back in the shop and knocked out a batch from 1090! Trying to see how this helps my product and motivation. My goal is to finish all of these by end of month. Then I’m planning on trying a knife drop. Stay tuned!

03/07/2024

Made a camping knife out of stainless. 440c and layered micarta scales. Tiffany blue pins for extra sauce. This is available with a leather sheath.

02/19/2024

One of the things I hope my kids learn from me is to never stop learning. If you want to do something, jump in and figure it out. Even if you fail, you learn and make little tweaks here and there and do it again until you get it right. Love to learn. I learned how to make Mokume Gane

01/04/2024

Lesson for 2024 - Don’t be afraid to fail. My 1st attempt at making a San Mai billet. It didn’t work out but I have notes and I’ll be trying again this weekend. Here’s to round two! 🍻

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Wilmington, NC
28409

Website

http://hand-blades.com/

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