"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, what is happening, and the outcome of the results.  From the idea/thought, sketch/drawing on paper, [...]

"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 humble guy.  The shop is very well equipped, but Andreas was careful to make sure [...]

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 knife. Also, the one-on-one instruction afforded me the ability to ask questions and practice each [...]

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 place in SoCal to learn the art of knife making. I am absolutely honored to [...]

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 of knowledge that you will spend days after digesting the advice. Whether you are a [...]

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 been following @andreaskalani for quite some time, so I was thrilled to see that someone [...]