So that you can appreciate Willem’s knifes more fully, consider this.

Willem has to make his own handle material out of whatever he can find.

This one is made out of burlap. (old tow sack). He also uses denim (old blue jeans) and other handily available materials to make his “micarta”

I “smuggled” the c-trek to him that he used on my knife as a “gift” to keep him from paying a small fortune in duties.

The conditions under which he works is truly difficult and makes his work even more remarkable.