Can't help you with knife rep. Granny has a Brown Ale bottle that Dan made, (actually she has two a whole one and a broken one for the second round). You could commission him to make you a knife for next time though. It would make a change from picks and shovels. i think it's a shield he is working on just now, and getting over the move so the house is tidy when the in-laws come to stay next week for a few days.

Have you spoken to Trez about downtime actions, he may relent if he is not too busy.