Photos Advice on hand-made knives

Your friend has got some good taste in woods. I think I spot some desert ironwood, gabon ebony, and Lignum vitae.

I does look like your friend has got some skills. I would bet those skills would translate pretty well to metal without much adjustment and go the full mile and make regular knives.

As for the cold steel covert knives, if I recall correctly, that is why all of them were shipped with a bail, or split ring looped through a lanyard hole in the handle, although it's been a while so I may be wrong.
 
jiggyfly16 said:
Your friend has got some good taste in woods. I think I spot some desert ironwood, gabon ebony, and Lignum vitae.

I does look like your friend has got some skills. I would bet those skills would translate pretty well to metal without much adjustment and go the full mile and make regular knives.

As for the cold steel covert knives, if I recall correctly, that is why all of them were shipped with a bail, or split ring looped through a lanyard hole in the handle, although it's been a while so I may be wrong.
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You do spot those 3 woods! And he does make metal knives as well, these are just a creative offshoot. But adding even a small metal feature might be a good idea in order to avoid being “undetectable”.
 
Here in California manufacture is a misdemeanor, so prison is unlikely (unless there are several counts of the same offense, then the time can add up), jail more likely.

Here's the CA state law on the subject of manufacturing "undetectable knives", from the official CA legislative website- https://www.leginfo.legislature.ca....aySection.xhtml?sectionNum=20810.&lawCode=PEN

To my surprise I could find no prohibition on the POSSESSION or CARRY of "undetectable knives" in California state law, with one exception- they are prohibited in public transit facilities.

On a different note, if I had those kind of wood shaping skills and was looking to make money I would focus on animal shapes, candle holders, etc. Things that appeal to a wider arts-and-crafts wood-items-made-by-hand public. Letter openers sounds like a good idea too. I think knife enthusiasts are more likely to save their money for actual steel knives.
 
I don’t think he’ll want to make anything else. He’s been a knife collector for over 40 years and making metal knives for quite awhile too.
 
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