Knifemaker DJ Urbanovsky

[DJ Urbanovsky]

Thanks so much for you support, and am so glad to see that you are using and enjoying the knife, buddy! Appreciate you sharing the pics. Use in good health! :D


Some time ago, I contacted DJ and bounced some ideas back and forth with him to develop a custom blade. I knew what I wanted, but had ZERO experience making anything other than decent corn liquor and babies (be careful b/c one leads to the other in a hurry). So, I left the bladesmithing up to the professional.

Fast forward a little bit and this was waiting for me in the mailbox last week. Took her with me to the mountains this past weekend and absolutely loved carrying it and using it. It's better than anything I could've imagined - a tremendous work of art, if you ask me. This blade is 100% all DJ. Very proud to carry it and look forward to years of good use.

It's called the S-Express and can be found here (http://www.americankami.com/midtechfixed.html)(just scroll all the way down).

I'll post more photos/experiences with her as time goes on. I took some photos with other items in there for size comparison. Great work, DJ!

[Streck-Fu]

Well...looky here: LINK (http://www.breachbangclear.com/double-sided-daggers/)... Someone made it to Breach, Bang, Clear.

[Team Sergeant]

Well...looky here: LINK (http://www.breachbangclear.com/double-sided-daggers/)... Someone made it to Breach, Bang, Clear.

I was "hesitant" to click on that link......I was thinking a porn/mag/website with that sort of name........

[DJ Urbanovsky]

Don't tell my accountant. He'll start to think I'm famous and then I won't be able to afford him.

Well...looky here: LINK (http://www.breachbangclear.com/double-sided-daggers/)... Someone made it to Breach, Bang, Clear.

[DJ Urbanovsky]

I didn't think it until you said it, but now that you have, I'm pretty sure there's a million dollar idea in there somewhere. LOL!

I was "hesitant" to click on that link......I was thinking a porn/mag/website with that sort of name........

[x SF med]

DJ hit the big time..... the Chinese are pirating his sporks... his knives are next...

I guess I need to save pennies and buy an axe or something from him... before I can't be sure it's not a Chines knockoff, my spork is never very far away and it was sent directly from the man himself.

[DJ Urbanovsky]

Yeah, I need to call Ebay and get them to pull those listings. Just from looking at the pics alone, with the sporks, their execution is poor, and even if they had my logos on them, I could spot the differences right away.

I foresaw the day when this was going to happen, so I keep an extensive photo archive of everything that leaves the shop, in addition to my spreadsheets that I use to track output. And I have devised a system of hidden proof marks that go on different stuff. In most cases, at least with blades, I can give you the "born on" date down to the hour. And you can always send a blade in for authenticity verification. I can usually do that just from pics, but it's a lot easier if I have the actual specimen in hand.

You know, it's pretty stupid. If the Chinese would just stop ripping off other people's IP and expend the energy that they use making rip-offs to come up with their own designs, they could really make some quality stuff. My patterns that Boker is licensed to produce are made in Asia, and they are doing a really good job on them. So clearly, the Chinese are capable of doing good work. Why they persist in playing the rip-off game, I will never know. It defies logic.


DJ hit the big time..... the Chinese are pirating his sporks... his knives are next...

I guess I need to save pennies and buy an axe or something from him... before I can't be sure it's not a Chines knockoff, my spork is never very far away and it was sent directly from the man himself.

[Team Sergeant]

It defies logic.

You're talking about a "people" that eat bear claws to have bigger penises. They kill and eat just about every type of rare and extremely endangered species just to enhance their sex drive.

And yeah, they defy logic alright and a few other things.........

[Sdiver]

You're talking about a "people" that eat bear claws to have bigger penises.

Wait a sec .... you're saying that eating Bear Claws with give you bigger pee-pees ???

I'll be right back ... I'm running over to Dunkin' Donuts. :D

[DJ Urbanovsky]

What you say is not untrue.

You're talking about a "people" that eat bear claws to have bigger penises. They kill and eat just about every type of rare and extremely endangered species just to enhance their sex drive.

And yeah, they defy logic alright and a few other things.........

[DJ Urbanovsky]

Secrets revealed! Man, my johnson is gonna be so huge...

Wait a sec .... you're saying that eating Bear Claws with give you bigger pee-pees ???

I'll be right back ... I'm running over to Dunkin' Donuts. :D

[DJ Urbanovsky]

Here's some new stuff hot off the bench for you guys to take a gander at. Hope you dig.

[Team Sergeant]

Nice work........ ;)

[DIYPatriot]

Here's some new stuff hot off the bench for you guys to take a gander at. Hope you dig.

I'd like to report that I get a ton of compliments on my blade, DJ - it's doing great, holding an edge like no other, too...and I abuse the hell out of things. These are very sharp looking blades, btw ;)

[DJ Urbanovsky]

Thanks guys. :)

[DJ Urbanovsky]

Bladeshow hath arrived!

I shall be there, same location as last year, booth 623.

Split booth with the Bawidamanns.

I am not listed in the program due so show contract nonsense, but rest assured, I shall be there.

Find the RMJ Tactical booth, and we will be the weird noisy beasts spooned up against the side of them just like last time.

Safe travels, and hope to see you all there, gang!

Oh yeah, and you probably want to see some blades. Here are samples of all the models that I am bringing with me, and I do have them all in an array of different coating and handle color combinations.

[Team Sergeant]

You Sir are a knifemaker. Beautiful work!

[pyreaux]

They look just as good in person!