Few words from our students
At AK UNIVERSITY, we are focusing on the needs of those looking to sharpen their knife-making skills.
I have already booked another class with Andreas
I have been a bladesmith hobbyist for about 1 year. All my knowledge was learned through good ole youtube, reading books, and blogs. I wanted to further my knowledge by finding a basic bladesmithing class and found AK University. I've [...]
Andreas will tailor the class to your skill level
The knife-making class at AK Studios will catapult your skills forward by years. Andreas will tailor the class to your skill level, and you will leave with a beautiful knife. The two days are packed so full of Andreas’s years [...]
Andreas is amazing and patiently explains the process.
"Andreas Kalani is Awesome! He is passionate and willing to share, teach, and pass on his legacy. The craftsmanship and hands-on, one-to-one private learning experience were priceless! Andreas is amazing and patiently explains the process. What needs to happen, [...]
work side by side with a true craftsman like Andreas
This class is incredible value! Getting to work side by side with a true craftsman like Andreas and produce a knife of the quality I finished was an amazing experience. It’s a very hands-on way to learn knife making [...]
The 2 day class is like a summary of Andreas years of experience & knowledge
The 2-day class is like a summary of Andreas' years of experience and knowledge of knife making. He will guide you thru the step-by-step process and share valuable information and techniques as you go along the way. He showed [...]
The details and techniques were incredible
I was in awe of how great Andreas’ class was. I have put together some knives with handle material, but this was an eye-opening experience. It turned out better than I could have ever imagined. The class was informative, hands-on, [...]
Andreas is very helpful, knowledgeable, and easy to learn from
Coming into the class without any experience other than research, I had a great time and experience with Andreas. I really enjoyed not having to be in a large group of people and the ease of focusing on the [...]
Learned a great deal from you
I want to thank you again for giving me the opportunity to take your knife-making course. I really enjoyed our time together and learned a great deal from you. Your from beginning-to-end teaching method provides every detail for making a [...]
This class saved me from watching 10,000+hours of YouTube videos
"I didn't know what I didn't know. Andreas guided me through a custom knife build covering the fundamentals and adding some invaluable tips and tricks along the way. The environment was welcoming, and Andreas is a very nice and [...]
Blew my expectations out of the water
2nd the knife I’ve ever made taught by The Great Andreas Kalani at his new Orange County AK University. This two-day one-on-one course blew my expectations out of the water. The experience was polished and is hands down the best [...]
The passion in the way Andreas teaches was fulfilling
From beginning to end, the class was full of experience, talent, and critical knowledge. The amount of information that Andreas shared with me making my knife is so vast, it can only be explained by the experience! The care and [...]
All of my expectations were exceeded and then some
I have followed Andreas on social media for almost four years and have seen his amazing knife-making abilities, so when I saw he was offering a knife-making class, I immediately jumped on it! All of my expectations were exceeded and [...]
Andreas’s knowledge and teaching abilities where far beyond my expectations.
So, I took several knife classes in the past from a different school; I came across AK knives and thought I would give them a try; WOW, what a surprise! Andreas's knowledge and teaching abilities where far beyond my expectations. [...]
