Howdy, knife guys. I've been hanging out in this forum for a few months now. I've been involved in some good discussions and have met some good folks. After a recent show, I finally had the cash around to purchase my knifemaker membership.
My name is Jason Fry. I've been making knives for just about 5 years. I am a psychologist/behavior analyst by day. I've got a wife and two boys. Knives fund my fishing habit and provide good end-of-the-month money. I make mostly fixed blade hunting knives, but have made a few folding knives as well. I do mostly stock removal, but have forged a few dozen. I like 1084, CM154, and D2, and I do my own heat treating in a digital kiln. I like wood, particularly stuff I can find locally, like mesquite. I do my own leather work as well.
I have hunted and fished since before I can remember, and have had knives around my whole life. I ground out my first blade in high school, from a file, but never finished it. In 2003 while trapping furbearers, I got to skinning so many raccoons that I couldnt keep a sharp knife around. I needed more knives, so I put a handle on that blade from high school. I consider that knife #1. Memorial Day weekend 2008 I went to my first gun show, in Ruidoso, NM. I saw a table full of custom knives, picked up a few, and thought, I think I can do that. I made my first 19 blades with files and sandpaper, then got a grinder. Since I mostly write paperwork and help people for a living, I love knifemaking because it gives me the chance to produce something tangible. I can see knifemaking progress on a daily basis, and I love it.
I've been published in Knives 2013, the March 2013 issue of Texas Monthly, and have a knife coming out in Blade Magazine in a few months. I've got my signatures to join the Knifemaker's Guild as a probationary member, but have yet to get very far into that process.
Here are a few of my knives.
Skinner in CM154 and micarta
Two of my "Spicewood Special" model. My great-grandparents farmed in Spicewood, TX, and I hunt on their ranch to this day. The stag one on the bottom is my 250th knife.
Here's the biggest "clean" knife I've done. 1080, wrought iron, and maple burl.
Thanks for looking, and thanks for letting me introduce myself.
Jason
My name is Jason Fry. I've been making knives for just about 5 years. I am a psychologist/behavior analyst by day. I've got a wife and two boys. Knives fund my fishing habit and provide good end-of-the-month money. I make mostly fixed blade hunting knives, but have made a few folding knives as well. I do mostly stock removal, but have forged a few dozen. I like 1084, CM154, and D2, and I do my own heat treating in a digital kiln. I like wood, particularly stuff I can find locally, like mesquite. I do my own leather work as well.
I have hunted and fished since before I can remember, and have had knives around my whole life. I ground out my first blade in high school, from a file, but never finished it. In 2003 while trapping furbearers, I got to skinning so many raccoons that I couldnt keep a sharp knife around. I needed more knives, so I put a handle on that blade from high school. I consider that knife #1. Memorial Day weekend 2008 I went to my first gun show, in Ruidoso, NM. I saw a table full of custom knives, picked up a few, and thought, I think I can do that. I made my first 19 blades with files and sandpaper, then got a grinder. Since I mostly write paperwork and help people for a living, I love knifemaking because it gives me the chance to produce something tangible. I can see knifemaking progress on a daily basis, and I love it.
I've been published in Knives 2013, the March 2013 issue of Texas Monthly, and have a knife coming out in Blade Magazine in a few months. I've got my signatures to join the Knifemaker's Guild as a probationary member, but have yet to get very far into that process.
Here are a few of my knives.
Skinner in CM154 and micarta
Two of my "Spicewood Special" model. My great-grandparents farmed in Spicewood, TX, and I hunt on their ranch to this day. The stag one on the bottom is my 250th knife.
Here's the biggest "clean" knife I've done. 1080, wrought iron, and maple burl.
Thanks for looking, and thanks for letting me introduce myself.
Jason
