JSC Knife Art : About

About

Biography

Joern Soenderskov Christensen

I started my knife making career in 1995 joining Vendsyssel Knife Makers Guild.

A few years earlier I read an article in a fishing magazine about making your own fishing knife. I made two knives with wood handles and sheaths, very different from the styles I make today.

Now most of my time is spent on knife making and my former bamboo fly rod (split cane) production is on hold for the time being. The same goes for the salmon and trout fly tying activities.

Fishing is not quite on hold. I still visit the river Gaula in Norway every year for salmon fishing. The small trout streams in my home district has been visited now and then to catch a brown trout or a sea trout.

Early on I was warned by other experienced knife makers that this new hobby would take up all my free time. And it certainly is a time consuming hobby. Each knife takes anywhere from 15 to 100 hours to make, and even longer for special samic knives. It all depends on the design and materials used. But the result is always worth the time.

My attitude to knives and knife making is simple:

  • I design and make knives because I like to create beautiful and useful items.
  • A knife is a very helpful tool in many different circumstances.
  • The knife blade must be well designed to withstand the task at hand.
  • People have used knives for cutting, carving and even as decoration since the Stone Age.

Awards

1st Prize
1st prize
(Roskilde 2011)
Dansk Knivforening 		2nd Prize
2nd prize
(Roskilde 2011)
Dansk Knivforening 		2nd Prize
2nd prize
(Knivholt 2011)
Knivtræf i Nord 		1st Prize & Best in Class
1st Prize & Best in Class
(Haderslev 2010)
Dansk Knivforening
 
1st Prize
1st Prize
(Horsens 2010) 		The Audience Price
The Audience Price
(Horsens 2010) 		1st Prize
1st Prize
Knivtræf i Nord 2010 		Danish Champion
Danish Champion
Dansk Knivforening
Knivkonkurrence 2009
 
1st Prize, Best In Class
1st Prize & Best In Class
Dansk Knivforening
Knivkonkurrence 2009 		Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Knivtræf i Nord 2009 		   

Publications

Vendsyssel Knivmagerlaug
Knivbladet
Oct 2008 		Vendsyssel Knivmagerlaug (back cover)
Knivbladet
Oct 2008 		Honorable Mention
Knivbladet
Jun 2009
Honorable Mention 		1st Prize, Best in Class, Danish Champion
Knivbladet
Sep 2009
1st Prize, Best in Class
& Danish Champion

Shows & Events

Shows:

  • 2009, Nordjyske Banks hovedafdeling, Frederikshavn
  • 2007 through 2009, Galleri Hesselholt, Skagen
  • 1998, Vendsyssel Historiske Museum in Hjørring

Annual Knife Festivals:

  • 1998 through 2011 Knivtræf I Nord, Frederikshavn
  • 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 Knivtræf at Industrimuseet, Horsens
  • 2006, 2008, 2010 Dansk Knivforenings Annual Show, Slesviske Vognsamling, Haderslev
  • 2007, 2009, 2011 Dansk Knivforenings Annual Show, Vikingemuseet, Roskilde