Spencer Aplin Custom Knives

[Spencer Aplin]

I'm Spencer Aplin and I've been making custom knives for 22 years. I use S90V, CPM 154, S125V, and S35VN for my blades. I use Micarta, Ivory, and Stabilized wood for my handles. Here are some of my latest knives.

This is a skinner, blade is S90V, handle is Hippo Ivory, and Spacer is Ancient Walrus Ivory.

This is a skinner, blade is S90V, and handle is Micarta.

This is a skinner, blade is S90V, handle is Warthog Ivory.

This is a skinner, blade is S35VN, handle is Green Stabilized wood.

This is a skinner, blade is S35VN with teeth acid etched into the blade, handle is stabilized wood.

This is a brisket knife, blade is CPM 154, handle is Blue Stabilized Wood.

This is a skinner, blade is S125V, handle is Gray Stabilized Curly Maple.

 

[kohbanang]

Hey Spencer,Skinner are not my taste but cool work!

 

[Spencer Aplin]

Thank you!

 

[Spencer Aplin]

Here's one of my fillets. It has a S35VN blade heat treated to 59RC by Paul Bos Heat Treating with Tiger Shark Teeth etched in. The handle is Blue Stabilized wood. The guard is hand carved and textured.

The buttcap features an octopus hand carved.

 

[nsm]

Spencer,
Great article in June's Blade Magazine about your Skinner. Kim Breed did a great job evaluating your knife. It looks beautiful and functions even better. It doesn't get better than that.
Thanks for your support.
Bob

 

[brownshoe]

I agree about the Blade article. Breed heaped more praise on your knife and its performance than most others. You absolutely have a distinctive good style that performs.

 

[Spencer Aplin]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I was absolutely thrilled with the article, couldn't have asked for better. Kim Breed is the bomb!

I'm working on getting a website built so folks can see all the types/styles of knives I do, but for now my Facebook page is my portfolio. These are my latest creations, and feedback would be appreciated.

Bulldog - Nickel Silver carved bulldog head butt cap with genuine ruby eyes and 14K gold earring; California Buckeye handle carved with the dog's torso muscles; Nickel Silver guard engraved by Raul Hinz; S35VN blade with Mad Dog's eyes acid etched into the blade.

Dragon's Breath – S35VN blade, Sculpted brass guard and butt cap, Red Stabilized Maple Burl Handle. Etching on blade is rolling flame. Inlays in guard and butt cap are black mother of pearl.

Gut Hook Knife – S35VN blade, brass guard and butt cap, Gold Curly Maple Handle with Gold California Buckeye spacer.

 

[Mattz1983]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I was absolutely thrilled with the article, couldn't have asked for better. Kim Breed is the bomb!

I'm working on getting a website built so folks can see all the types/styles of knives I do, but for now my Facebook page is my portfolio. These are my latest creations, and feedback would be appreciated.

Bulldog - Nickel Silver carved bulldog head butt cap with genuine ruby eyes and 14K gold earring; California Buckeye handle carved with the dog's torso muscles; Nickel Silver guard engraved by Raul Hinz; S35VN blade with Mad Dog's eyes acid etched into the blade.

Dragon's Breath S35VN blade, Sculpted brass guard and butt cap, Red Stabilized Maple Burl Handle. Etching on blade is rolling flame. Inlays in guard and butt cap are black mother of pearl.

Gut Hook Knife S35VN blade, brass guard and butt cap, Gold Curly Maple Handle with Gold California Buckeye spacer.

Not bad, keep working on your blade grinding skills,

Thank you so much for your kind words! I was absolutely thrilled with the article, couldn't have asked for better. Kim Breed is the bomb!

I'm working on getting a website built so folks can see all the types/styles of knives I do, but for now my Facebook page is my portfolio. These are my latest creations, and feedback would be appreciated.

Bulldog - Nickel Silver carved bulldog head butt cap with genuine ruby eyes and 14K gold earring; California Buckeye handle carved with the dog's torso muscles; Nickel Silver guard engraved by Raul Hinz; S35VN blade with Mad Dog's eyes acid etched into the blade.

Dragon's Breath S35VN blade, Sculpted brass guard and butt cap, Red Stabilized Maple Burl Handle. Etching on blade is rolling flame. Inlays in guard and butt cap are black mother of pearl.

Gut Hook Knife S35VN blade, brass guard and butt cap, Gold Curly Maple Handle with Gold California Buckeye spacer.

Keep working at it! Concentrate more on grinding skill less on handles!

 

[David Mary]

M Mattz1983 you posted in a thread from almost nine years ago, to offer advice to the man who has since made this:




And this:


And this:

 

[Scott Hanson]

Thread is nine years old, thread closed.