Case Studies

3D Printed Knife – Justin Wienand Entry #2 Deciding on the blade style was step 1. I’ve recently started to like the angular look of Tantō Blades. Might be something to do with being the polar opposite of my first knife I guess. When I began designing, It, funnily enough, echoed the first knife in that it […]

When the competition started I saw the other contestants were going all out with very complex designs and very functional knives. Mine was so simple and boring. I then started looking on the internet to see what blade shapes there were out there, when I came across a “Dao Knife” a knife version of a […]

I had always toyed with the idea of making a knife but never really had access to the tools or materials. Needless to say this was long before any thought of having direct access to a metal 3D printer. Justin Wienand 3D Printed Knife – Justin Wienand Entry #1 This is Justin 1st knife submission. […]

Pauline is a great cook so I decided to have a go at making a classic chef’s knife, with a view to blending the metal AM with some woodworking and CNC as well. I also had Pauline shape a handle to her grip using some modelling putty which was then 3D scanned to give me the basic […]