Our Work
Every piece tells a story. Custom knives, artistic blacksmithing, sculptures, and commissioned work - all handmade at the AZCK forge.
The Falcon - CruWear
Our tanto-style signature in CPM CruWear - scalloped Micarta with green liners, natural hand-rubbed finish, subtly hollowed cutting edge.
Custom Knives
Copper Raptor
The Raptor pattern dressed in copper. Warm metal against hard steel - a favourite from the legacy series.
Custom Knives
Damascus Raptor
The Raptor pattern in full layered damascus - river grain flowing edge to spine, stainless bolster, mosaic-pin hardwood handle.
Custom Knives
The Bulldog
Palm drop-point hunter. The knife our students build their first blades on - and hunters carry for life.
Custom Knives
The Defender - MagnaCut
Compact fixed blade in CPM MagnaCut, fullered and hand-satin finished. Sculpted orange-and-black scalloped G10.
Custom Knives
The Defender - MagnaCut, Blue
The Defender's sibling build - natural-finish MagnaCut blade over blue-and-black scalloped G10. Same bones, its own character.
Custom Knives
Raptor Expert Slim - CruWear
The Raptor Expert Slim in CPM CruWear at 63 Rockwell - dark stonewashed blade over black G10 with copper and blue liners.
Custom Knives
Heirloom Restoration
A family blade brought back to life - original character kept, working edge restored.
Custom Knives
The Proposal Knife
A damascus blade engraved "Will you marry me ..." - Alessio forged it, engraved the question, and asked Reanna with it. She said yes.
Custom Knives
The Mammoth
A one-of-a-kind heavyweight custom. Forged, ground, and finished by hand at the AZCK shop.
Custom Knives
ACDC Legacy Knife
A commemorative one-off from the legacy series. Built around a story, made to be handed down.
Custom Knives
The Golden Phoenix
An early flagship from the AZCK archive - Damascus blade on a custom display stand, one of a kind. As featured in our Canadian Knifemaker maker profile.
Custom Knives
Forged Hooks & Hangers
Hand-forged hardware - hooks, hangers, and keychains straight off the anvil. Traditional smithing, daily use.
Blacksmithing
Hand-Forged Table Forks
Stainless steel dinner forks, forged and finished one at a time - heirloom tableware off the anvil.
Blacksmithing
Copper Range Hood
A curved copper hood with riveted steel strapping, fitted to a timber-frame kitchen - metalwork made to live over fire.
Blacksmithing
Custom Railing & Staircase
Hand-forged scrollwork railing, installed. Every scroll shaped at the anvil, fitted to the home's staircase and loft.
Blacksmithing
Scrollwork Feature Wall
Advertised as "a wall full of curls" - and delivered: a full-height forged room divider, hundreds of hand-shaped scrolls. Alessio at the installed piece.
Blacksmithing
Wine Cellar Gate
Hand-forged gate for a private wine room, built to match the home's railing and staircase. Arched frame, scrollwork throughout, forged handle and latch. Installed and in use.
Blacksmithing
The Hole in the Sky - Memorial Sculpture
Stainless steel memorial installation, 2022 - artist Grant Berg A.S.A, fabricated by AZCK, donated by Northern Mat & Bridge. Built to honour children lost, plaque and all.
Sculptures
Embrace Life
Stainless steel sculpture bench, fabricated and finished by hand. Created for the Grant Berg Art Gallery.
Sculptures
Leap of Faith
Polished stainless steel in motion. Precision fabrication meets fine art. Created for the Grant Berg Art Gallery.
Sculptures
Within
Stainless steel sculpture, made entirely by hand. The form plays a trick on the eye - what reads as one thing at a glance turns into another the longer you look.
Sculptures