Hey everyone... I've been making knives for about 8 months and have focused mainly on outdoors knives. I don't get a ton of time to work on them so there isn't a whole lot to show but here's a few of the more recent knives I've made. Everything here was made on a Grizzly 2x72 and so far everything I've finished has been O1 tool steel. Thanks for having a look.
PS... every time I post photos people ask me how to do the forced patina. If you're curious, check my post history and you should find all the info you need. If you still need more info please feel free to ask.
This is the smallest camp knife I make and for that reason, it's called the Small Camper. It's meant to be paired with an axe or a folding saw (or both). Originally, it was meant to be the small entry in my Nesmuk trio but it's still a bit big for that and I've found that I don't ever use any other knife when I'm in the woods anyway. This was the second knife I "designed" though at the time I had no idea what I was doing and just got lucky that the thing worked out so well.
It's been tweaked a bit and the newer ones are much nicer than the old ones though that's largely a matter of me getting better at shaping handles. This style gets more of a barrel shape handle with slight finger grooves shaped in for both the index and pinky fingers.
I really like canvas micarta and thought it would be a good idea to make a nice, simple, and cheap knife to sell but people seem to prefer my flashier and more expensive knives and so this one is dying of old age on my shelf.
Another of the small campers. This one is green canvas and natural burlap micarta with red G10 and brass. I have an order for seven more of the exact same small camper and then I'm going to stop making these. So I suppose this is the last of these I'll sell.
This is the biggest knife I make, though it's not big by most peoples' standards. It's 9" overall with a 4.25" blade. It's called "Kelpius" after a hermit monk that lived in a cave, waiting for the apocalypse near the creek that my knives are named after. This one is Ruby burlap micarta with brass hardware. This the first matching ferro rod I attempted to make which was more stressful than it should have been since I only had a little bit of the handle material left and I made a stupid promise that the ferro rod would match the handle. This one lives in Saskatchewan now.
Another Kelpius. This one is "Oreo" burlap though why dark blue handle material is called "oreo" is beyond me. Either way, burlap micarta is awesome and I use it a lot. It comes from Shadetree Custom Composites and the guy behind it, Dylan is a very accommodating guy. It's very workable, finishes nicely, and provides a great grip. Seeing burlap micarta on Brian Sargent's knives and knowing I'd never get around to actually buying one is a good chunk of why I got started making these in the first place.
This one is called the "Mapmaker" and it's my newest knife. It is 3/32" O1 and is 8 3/4" long with a 4" blade. So far this is the only one that exists. I've kept a few of my knives but I've never made one exactly how I wanted it and so this one has a bunch of my preferences thrown in.
The handle material is canvas micarta and "coffee bag" micarta which is exactly what it sounds like but you'd never know it because against all odds, the shaping of the handle removed every last bit of ink/dye that was present on the bags. As a result, it looks almost exactly like the small camper above that I also finished this week which should make for some confusing instagram posts later this week.
Anyway.... Thanks for having a look and listening to me ramble.
PS... every time I post photos people ask me how to do the forced patina. If you're curious, check my post history and you should find all the info you need. If you still need more info please feel free to ask.
This is the smallest camp knife I make and for that reason, it's called the Small Camper. It's meant to be paired with an axe or a folding saw (or both). Originally, it was meant to be the small entry in my Nesmuk trio but it's still a bit big for that and I've found that I don't ever use any other knife when I'm in the woods anyway. This was the second knife I "designed" though at the time I had no idea what I was doing and just got lucky that the thing worked out so well.
It's been tweaked a bit and the newer ones are much nicer than the old ones though that's largely a matter of me getting better at shaping handles. This style gets more of a barrel shape handle with slight finger grooves shaped in for both the index and pinky fingers.
I really like canvas micarta and thought it would be a good idea to make a nice, simple, and cheap knife to sell but people seem to prefer my flashier and more expensive knives and so this one is dying of old age on my shelf.
Another of the small campers. This one is green canvas and natural burlap micarta with red G10 and brass. I have an order for seven more of the exact same small camper and then I'm going to stop making these. So I suppose this is the last of these I'll sell.
This is the biggest knife I make, though it's not big by most peoples' standards. It's 9" overall with a 4.25" blade. It's called "Kelpius" after a hermit monk that lived in a cave, waiting for the apocalypse near the creek that my knives are named after. This one is Ruby burlap micarta with brass hardware. This the first matching ferro rod I attempted to make which was more stressful than it should have been since I only had a little bit of the handle material left and I made a stupid promise that the ferro rod would match the handle. This one lives in Saskatchewan now.
Another Kelpius. This one is "Oreo" burlap though why dark blue handle material is called "oreo" is beyond me. Either way, burlap micarta is awesome and I use it a lot. It comes from Shadetree Custom Composites and the guy behind it, Dylan is a very accommodating guy. It's very workable, finishes nicely, and provides a great grip. Seeing burlap micarta on Brian Sargent's knives and knowing I'd never get around to actually buying one is a good chunk of why I got started making these in the first place.
This one is called the "Mapmaker" and it's my newest knife. It is 3/32" O1 and is 8 3/4" long with a 4" blade. So far this is the only one that exists. I've kept a few of my knives but I've never made one exactly how I wanted it and so this one has a bunch of my preferences thrown in.
The handle material is canvas micarta and "coffee bag" micarta which is exactly what it sounds like but you'd never know it because against all odds, the shaping of the handle removed every last bit of ink/dye that was present on the bags. As a result, it looks almost exactly like the small camper above that I also finished this week which should make for some confusing instagram posts later this week.
Anyway.... Thanks for having a look and listening to me ramble.
