The Typemyknife® story
About us, Laser technology, Manufacturer & Design
Unbridled curiosity has taken us around the world professionally since our youth and by a lucky coincidence we met again on the streets of our home town after 35 years. After many interesting conversations and a head full of new ideas, we decided to start a joint project.
The birth of TYPEMYKNIFE®
Thomas Raschke
CEO / FOUNDER
Master goldsmith, graduate of the Stuttgart Art Academy, sculptor, draughtsman, cutler, Royal Swedish Purveyor to the Court, winner of several art prizes and owner of a goldsmith’s workshop in Schwäbisch Gmünd in the 4th generation. Responsible for laser processes, design and graphics in the TYPEMYKNIFE® project.
Claus Ermlich
CEO / FOUNDER
Maître Cuisinier with extensive experience in fine dining in top international gastronomy. Hotel business economist, consultant for project development in the hotel industry & SAP HCM consultant. In the TYPEMYKNIFE® project, founder and responsible for business development, sales & finance, front and back-end processes.
Our manufacturers, brands and values
We only stock the best kitchen knife manufacturers in Europe in our range. All manufactories still work according to old traditions and manual labor in the production process. We pay attention to European labor and social standards in production, as well as with suppliers who are geared towards sustainable and environmentally friendly production.
All raw materials used for production come from certified cultivation or resource-conserving production and the raw steel for blade production comes exclusively from European steelworks.
European manufacturing and traditional craftsmanship combined in the best kitchen knives from TYPEMYKNIFE®.
Our ambassadors, stars and chefs
As a master chef, Claus Ermlich has a special relationship with his colleagues. He communicates the language of the kitchen professionals and understands and knows the requirements that an excellent kitchen knife has to meet.
That is why we at TYPEMYKNIFE® have decided to cooperate with top chefs from the Michelin-starred gastronomy and the countless heroes at the stove.
We develop a special design for the kitchen professionals and present them in our Stars & Chefs section and in the blog.
The heroes at the stove are the true ambassadors of TYPEMYKNIFE®
The 3D engraving configurator
TYPEMYKNIFE® has developed the world’s first available 3D engraving configurator for kitchen knives.
All kitchen knives from the store are available as 3D models and can be loaded in the configurator.
Design both sides of the blade with our gallery templates or upload your own design. You can load JPG from 1 MB or SVG data. Add text.
Design your personal kitchen knife according to your taste
Blade design for kitchen knives
Design development for kitchen knife blades is challenging.
Sketches, pencil and paper are the first tools Thomas Raschke uses when creating our design templates.
Blade design depends on the type of knife, the laserable surface, structure and material properties.
We have put together a variety of design templates for you to choose from in the 3D configurator gallery, which you can combine and mix yourself. You can also combine several designs and add text and lettering.
Laser engraving technology for knife steels
3D laser engraving for kitchen knives from TYPEMYKNIFE® is the next level of annealing marking.
We now have the ability to process large-format inscription fields, to incorporate designs and motifs into the precious metal with extreme precision in a deep black color without any negative change to the surface.
We do not produce any deep engraving or changes to the properties of the stainless steel during the machining process. On the contrary, the kitchen knife you order with your design is fully suitable for everyday use and for professional use in a professional kitchen.
