New Maker. Custom Blade Blanks

[StolarKnives]

Hi all. Been making knife handles as a hobby. Looking to do more with it. I don't have the capabilities of making my own blades. I only hand make the handles of different wood. Is there a place or company that makes custom blade blanks? Or where they can engrave a blade to make it unique? Can someone give me an estimate price point of where they think a knife like this would sell?

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Every knife parts/materials supplier that I know of sells finished blades ( blanks are unfinished blades that need to be ground and hardened). The Stickys has a list of suppliers. Some that come to mine are :
USA Knifemakers
Texas Knife Supply
Jantz
Knifekits
Sheffield Supply
Also, Alabama Damascus is a popular source for damascus blades. The Exchange often has some for sale, too.

 

[RedFury]

Ragweed Forge. Ragnar offers a wide selection of scandanavian blades. Most priced very reasonable. Wicked sharp so be sure to tape them up before working with them. This is my go-to solution when somebody asks me to "make them a knife" but they have no idea what that means. I put a handle on and they are happy as can be.

 

[RedFury]

I have bought a few off the big internet sites and been quite disappointed in the quality. There are some Bowie blades being offered on Etsy. I might buy one right now because I have a friend that has been asking me for over a year to "make him a bowie."
Poke me up and I can comment on the quality in a couple of weeks.