Firstly, thank you for visiting the Bourne Knives website.
The man behind Bourne Knives is Andy Bourne MBE. I’m a serving officer in the British Army and a proud member of the Royal Irish Regiment, an infantry regiment with a long and distinguished history.
Currently, I am the commanding officer of The 1st Battalion of The Royal Irish Regiment, based in Shropshire, having just graduated from the UK Advanced Command and Staff Course.
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From my garage workshop, my aim is to make one-off, heirloom quality knives that will give joy in use and will last for generations.
Meet the Maker…
I’ve been making knives since 2018. My journey began when my son watched a TV show called “Forged in Fire” and asked if we could have a go at making a knife. We did. He got bored and I got hooked.
That first knife was not great, as you can imagine. However, each knife got better than the last as my skills and tooling improved, to the point when I was content to give some away as gifts to family. Word then spread and I started to receive enquiries about custom builds; it all then just snowballed from there really.
I now specialise in low-volume, heirloom quality, one-off knives. I take pleasure in sourcing the very best materials and am meticulous in each build. Indeed, a single knife takes around 25 hours to complete.
Even though I’m in the Army, knife-making is my passion. There is a therapeutic quality to it and every knife challenges me in new ways.
The best part about making a tool though (and function must come before form) is when it is in the hand of the customer and you get amazing feedback. It’s a great feeling to know a tool you have made, (whether for the kitchen or the field) is being put to good use and giving someone great pleasure to use it.