Official THK picture thread

Hey everyone, I thought it was time to show what I've been up to lately here at Terrio Handmade Knives. This thread will include some real basic WIPs, custom orders, prototypes and an occasional blast from the past. Questions and comments are welcome. If you own a THK and would like to show it off here, be my guest! I love seeing my knives in happy homes... especially when they've been used and beaten up a bit

Here's a little teaser pic from the Table O' Joy... See anything you recognize? Most of these are customs for various BladeForums members. I appreciate your support!




Blast from the past...


Two extremely challenging knives that comprised my first international custom order/sale. Inspired by a video game and built to spec based on screenshots and a fair amount of math. When the client came here looking for someone to make these for him, no other maker on the forum would even touch his idea with a ten-foot pole. I learned a heckuva lot from this job, and I'm very grateful for the experience.






One of the very first THK Sidekicks...



Stay tuned, I'll be adding more pics as time allows.

 

So, who says you can't get a decent hand-rubbed finish on CPM-3V? I take that sort of thing as a personal challenge





This blade isn't buffed, just hand-sanded to 2000 grit. I like to call this a "silk polish"... still 100% done by hand, just a little bit finer than a typical hand-satin finish.



The client requested mosaic pins on the dyed/stabilized spalted maple he picked out, but I prefer to use mechanical fasteners whenever possible. So I used both.

(Really. It's not a trick... the corby bolts are cut down short and hidden under the mosaic pin "caps" )

All done...




The client wanted a good-size pocket on the front, so we made it the full width of the sheath. Kind of a pain to stitch, but there's room for the firesteel, a sharpening stone, SAK, maybe even a small multi-tool. :thumbup:

 

The THK 2013-14 World Tour continues! These two customs went to Sweden and Norway, respectively.



CPM-3V bushcrafter with stabilized firgured American walnut and black G1-10 liners. Full axial taper, no plunge. Silk polish and stainless hardware.



O1 camp knife with "ivory" paper micarta and ruby-red G10 liners. Standard full-flat grind. Antique blade finish, distressed leather sheath. The bobcat pawprints on the front required seven individual stampings - each.

A nice variety of grinds, materials and sheath options... These all sold to BFC members... thank you!





Speaking of sheath options... Angie and I recently developed our first ambidextrous 4-way sheath... The knife fits perfectly for either right- or left-handed carry, and the keeper strap can be spun around to open from either the left or right side.



This one (and a couple others) is up for sale in the exchange as we speak...

 

Some pics of a THK Bushcrafter in its natural habitat, taken by the owner. Thanks vnmm73!



Here's a sort of plain-jane Mini-Bowie. This is a fun pattern to work with; lots of options available on the same basic platform. :thumbup:



This is a little side-project I did for myself; a few mods on a classic Becker BK-5 given to me by a dear friend. Polished and sharpened swedge, figured redwood scales, reground tang and a forward lanyard tube make it just a little different than stock. This excellent design by Jerry Fisk didn't need any work on the grind... it's a great slicer



This new prototype "Fugitive" in Elmax made it back from the Fall 2013 Beckerhead Gathering with no damage. I haven't sharpened it yet, and it got a pretty good workout batonning and whittling red oak for the firepits. Still doing just fine for a little food-prep work. :thumbup: I scaled-up the handle size a bit on this one, and I'm happy to report that both large dudes and petite women found it comfortable. I'm going to be sending this out to another cat for more testing soon...

 

Cool, thank you!

 

Thanks! That was a custom order... I still have the pattern, though.

 

Nope, just had that one block. Don't worry, they'll grow more

 

Thank you! There'll be a couple in CPM-154 in the current batch, and a couple in carbon steel (O1 or 52100, probably) in the next batch. Long as they keep selling, I'll keep making more

 

Yeah, it's pretty sweet We couldn't used to get it in flat bar stock, but Aldo worked his magic and has a nice selection. (I get nearly all of my steel from either Aldo at New Jersey Steel Baron or Chuck at Alpha Knife Supply)