• Khasan works in the workshop built by his grandfather
• It takes at least two days to make a knife
• He often recycles old metal items into simple knives

Khasan Umarov studied blacksmithing in the workshop of his father Aman and later inherited it. When he was young, he assisted with maintaining the necessary temperature in the forge and helped to decide on decorative patterns, but gradually studied the whole process of creating unique ornate knives. It takes several days of quenching to obtain the right quality of each piece. After that, Khasan decorates and brands them. His handles are usually made of horn as it is a traditional and very long-lasting material, that perfectly suits the purpose. Khasan says that he talks to his knives at each stage of their production. For him every knife has a life of its own, as well as its own character. Both making a knife and owning one require great responsibility.