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Island Castle Tools · Latvia
Our Story
Three generations at the anvil
We are a family-owned forge at Island Castle, Latvia. Three generations of blacksmiths, with over 150 years of combined experience between us.
Every knife we make is forged, ground, fitted and finished by hand.
01 · The craft
Stainless mosaic Damascus
We specialise in mosaic Damascus and are among the few in the region who make it in stainless steel. Layers of steel are forge-welded, folded and shaped until the pattern comes through.
At the heart of each blade is a core of M390, RWL34, N690Co or VG-10, wrapped in our own Damascus in a san-mai construction. Alongside stainless, we also forge carbon Damascus.
02 · The materials
Ancient wood, modern steel
For handles we use stabilized bog oak around 2,000 years old, preserved beneath Latvian soil, as well as walnut, ironwood, olive and grenadilla (African blackwood). Guards and details are antique bronze, copper and nickel silver.
Our knives are made to be used every day and passed on.
From the first piece of steel to the final polish, every knife is made by hand in our workshop, and no two are the same.
Island Castle Tools
From the forge
