FAQ

Do you make your own blades?

I make all of my own blades, starting with a bar of steel.  Essentially, I saw or grind away everything that isn’t a knife, heat treat it properly according to what kind of steel it is, polish by hand, and attach handles and any other fittings.  On rare occasions and just for fun, I’ll forge a blade, but mostly I do stock removal.

What kind of steel do you use?

I generally prefer carbon steels to stainless steels because they often perform better, but the steel that is best for a knife depends on how it will be used.  I usually use 1080 carbon steel.  Occasionally I’ll make one out of 8720M from old saw blades, and sometimes D2 or ATS-34 when more corrosion resistance is needed.  I also have done damascus blades when I think I have a particularly good idea.

Can I order a knife?

Short answer:  no.  I used to take orders, but I got so backed up that knife making became work rather than fun, and I was making a lot of knives I wasn’t really that interested in.  If you’d like a knife of mine, let me know and I’ll put you on the email list.  I’ll only send out an email to those on the list when I’ve got a knife for sale, and I’ll wait 2 or 3 days before I post it for sale on the various forums to give the list members a head start.  If you’ve got an idea for a knife, let me know.  If it’s something I’m interested in making, I’ll make sure you get a chance at it if I end up making one.

How do I get one of your knives?

The easiest way is to get on the email list, which will give you a head start over the general internet populace.  Otherwise, I post them on various knife forums and hunting forums.  If any are available that haven’t sold, you can also purchase them via this website.

Do your knives carry a guarantee?

Yes.  All my knives are warranted against failures under normal use conditions.  Normal use conditions do not include abuse, or use as a prybar or screwdriver.  If you break the tip off of one of my blades because you did use it as a prybar or screwdriver I’ll fix to the extent fixing is possible, but it won’t be for free.  The natural expansion or contraction of certain natural handle materials, especially bone, horn, or antler, is also not covered.

Do your knives come with sheaths?

All of my knives come with a sheath made by me from vegetable tanned leather.  Sometimes I do tooling, sometimes inlays of snakeskin or something else, and sometimes I leave them plain.  It depends on the knife they’re going with and what I think will look best.  The price of the sheath is included in the price of the knife.  I am also happy to make sheaths for knives not my own, but I’d need the knife in hand to fit it properly.  Custom sheaths start at $25.