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Knifemaker Jürgen Schanz
In 1991 Juergen Schanz (born 1970) finished a Malaysian kris, a so-called "flame dagger", to qualify as a journeyman.
With this piece of art and craftsmanship he won the price "Bundessieger Handwerk" (best final examination to become a journeyman in Germany), which enabled him to become a master already three years later. Therefore he built an artistic Japanese sword. Since 1995 the knifemaker from south-west Germany is one of the only 70 worldwide members of the German Knifemakers Guild. His customers are mainlyhunters but also lovers and collectors of knifes and swords. Among these lovers and collectors one can even find such a special person as the Mongolian Prince Ganjuuryn Dschero Khan, whose line of ancestors goes back to the legendary Dschingis Khan. Juergen Schanz cannot be pinpointed down to one style of knifes because he likes to fulfil the wishes of his customers and to create something new and individual everytime he makes knife or sword. A simple, stationary knife takes between seven and eight hours in the making and a multifunctional folder with spring takes between 20 and 30 hours, swords between 40 and 50 hours. Therefore and depending on the material used, the prices range between 150 € and 2000 € for a stationary hunting knife. Swords cost up to 12500 €, or even more. |
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