About PsyKnives

This is my first blog ever...
These are my first knives ever made.

Why the name PsyKnives?
Because I am a psychologist.
I am also a wannabe knife collector for 20+ years, and currently a rookie knife maker, learning this beautyful hobby day-by-day/knife-by-knife/video-by-video/blog-by-blog.

With this blog, I would like to document my evolution in knife making (if any will occur :). I have learned a lot from other peoples blogs and videos, maybe this one will be any help for others too.

Hope you will enjoy it, as much as I do.
cheers:
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