Mr. Gerhke passed away a couple of years ago, not sure of the status of the blank making today, but I had purchased a Blonde Bastard from him maybe 5 years ago and at the same time a blank built by Zhue of China, neither blank was of the quality you would expect, the Gerhke was the better of the two though, both were returned as unsatisfactory.
As stated previously Mike Brooks builds a terrific product, more $$ but worth every penny. There are several others that will build and sell blanks. Do your research, inexpensive is not the way to go.
Pete