After lots of years in the woods, and countless hours of dirt time with many different types and styles of knives, I have a pretty good understanding of what works/doesn't work for me. I own a bunch of knives - and several of them fit my needs very well - but I wanted to take a stab (no pun intended) at bundling up all my ideal qualities and turning that into steel. I have neither the skills nor tools to accomplish that though, so I need to farm it out to someone who does. I looked high and low to find a company offering such a service, and after some time came across Battle Horse Knives. They do have a "we'll build your design' program, but trying to get anything from those folks has proven to be an exercise in futility; think along the lines of the Three Stooges running a government program and you begin to get a sense of what it's been like. The short of it is the first version they sent me had a handle that must have been from another customers design, because for sure it was nothing like we had agreed on. That was immediately sent back. I've been waiting for the replacement for 4 1/2 months now, but there's no end in sight. Frankly I've just grown tired of the nonsenses and BS answers (when I can actually get an answer from them that is). I've given up on BHK but I haven't given up on my quest to make this happen, and that's where I need a little help...
Does anyone know of a quality knife maker who is reliable that can take someone's design and produce a single knife? It can be a big shop along the lines of Tops or a small outfit working from a garage. I don't care either way, so long as they do good work and I can count on them. I've checked the Custom and Handmade subforum but unfortunately I don't know enough about those folks to understand whose who. Materials are pretty standard, so I'm not looking for some elaborate/expensive knife. Perhaps 01 or A2 - 52100 even, since I've never owned a knife using that steel - and micarta scales with a Kydex sheath; no fancy steels or bizarre grinds, no exotic woods or unusual handle contours, no intricate leather work. I have all the spec's and complete dimensions, I just don't have a way of getting it made.
Does anyone know of a quality knife maker who is reliable that can take someone's design and produce a single knife? It can be a big shop along the lines of Tops or a small outfit working from a garage. I don't care either way, so long as they do good work and I can count on them. I've checked the Custom and Handmade subforum but unfortunately I don't know enough about those folks to understand whose who. Materials are pretty standard, so I'm not looking for some elaborate/expensive knife. Perhaps 01 or A2 - 52100 even, since I've never owned a knife using that steel - and micarta scales with a Kydex sheath; no fancy steels or bizarre grinds, no exotic woods or unusual handle contours, no intricate leather work. I have all the spec's and complete dimensions, I just don't have a way of getting it made.
Maybe I'll peruse The Custom Shop area and see if anything looks promising. It seems I can't post there, so that limits its effectiveness for me.
