How to Order
We at GZ Custom Blades creating custom and small batch handmade production knives. Usually no more than 20 blades from a single design at a time. This translates to 2-6 blades from each color variations. If you like what we do, send us a direct message to our Facebook, Instagram or email address or sign up to our newsletter, and we provide you the best customer experience possible and guiding you through the purchase process. At any given time i help you and walk you through the intended use and design aspects, as well as your need if you have doubts which model to choose for what role.
In case any of the desired blades are currently out of stock, we can put you on the pre-order list for any of the coming batches. Preordering has no payment obligation.
Our steel selection
Lost with steel namings? Check our interactive steel guide and selector to find the best steel for your needs.
What the ratings mean
Toughness
How well the edge and blade resist chipping and breaking under impact, twisting and batoning.
Edge retention
How long the edge keeps cutting before it needs sharpening.
Corrosion resistance
How well the blade resists rust from sweat, blood, humidity and salt water.
Ease of sharpening
How quickly you can bring the edge back on ordinary stones in the field.
Toughness, edge retention and corrosion resistance figures are sourced from metallurgist Larrin Thomas's independently tested ratings at Knife Steel Nerds — "Knife Steels Rated by a Metallurgist" (unnotched Charpy toughness, CATRA edge retention, salt-spray corrosion testing). Ease of sharpening is GZ Custom Blades' own field estimate and isn't part of that dataset.
All steels side by side
Toughness, edge retention and corrosion resistance run 0–10 and are Larrin Thomas's published, independently tested ratings (see source above), not GZ Custom Blades' own numbers. Ease of sharpening is GZ Custom Blades' own field estimate. * CPM MagnaMax, A8 Mod and Titanium Gr5 are not covered in Larrin's published ratings — their toughness/edge/corrosion figures are GZ Custom Blades' own estimates instead. Every steel is a trade-off: gaining in one column costs in another. Edge geometry, heat treatment and how you use the knife matter as much as the steel itself.
