Hendrik Johannes Meintjes is a knife maker that takes the utmost pride in every knife he produces .Knife Making is the process of any one or a combination of processes. Different steels are suited to different applications. There is a trade off between hardness, toughness, edge retention, corrosion resistance, and achievable sharpness. Custom is a term that gets debated a lot. To Me "Custom" means out of the ordinary . If a customer wants to design a knife and specify materials, etc…, the outcome would be custom. It was built to meet the previously stated requirements of the customer, as my logo states "You create, I design" Knives for me take anywhere from a few hours for a small utility knife to several months for other, fancier knives.