I started playing around with knives way back. I credit most of my beginning to watching "Conan" too many times a kid. I've always had a fascination with the knives and the outdoors. In 2000 I finally got the courage up to try grinding blades and making my own knives. I pretty much learned by trial and error, supplemented with David Boyes Step-by-step Knife Making book and Blade Magazine. I started with stock removal, as many have. Recently, with the help of Keith Bagley, I began forging and making my own damascus. I do mostly hunter/skinner models, historical replicas and Every-Day-Carry knives. My wife, Tess, is my sheath maker. She was nice enough to give it a try when I started making knives and now she has her own shop set up and is just as hooked as I am. We thrive on doing everything ourselves, "in house" (as you can tell by the photo). I focus on creating a good working tool first and foremost, then making it attractive to the eye and hand. From designing and heat treating to making our own damascus and mosaic pins, we take pride in doing it all right here on our mountain farm in northeast PA.
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Crook-backs Our Crook-back model is a very universally used knife. The knife is approximately 7 1/4" long with a 3 1/4" satin finished "crooked back" blade and a contoured guard. The blade is wide enough for most any hunting/skinning chore and the dropped point helps prevent accidental punctures. This knife is also small enough to be a very comfortable "every-day-carry" (EDC). The Crook-back shown has a brass guard and pin, a thuya burl handle with a "white-gold" acrylic throat and black spacers. |
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Magnetic Neck Knives Our magnetic neck knives are great for display and quick access/release. Each knife comes with an open faced magnetic sheath. The sheaths are framed in leather to keep all edges safely away from the wearer. Knives are held in place by rare earth magnets embedded in the sheaths themselves (approx.7 lb. rating). With these you can proudly display your knife and when needed a quick downward pull releases the knife in an instant. To replace the knife in it's sheath just put the blade towards the open panel of the sheath and they will immediately "lock" together. This damascus "Stubby" is shown with a 2" long, 320 layer damascus blade. The handle is Goncola Alves with a brass guard and black spacer. |
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Seguine Skinner This skinner blade is based on a pattern I came across by a maker that has passed on by the name of M.W. Seguine (Juneau, Alaska). I loved this particular heavy skinner pattern (4 1/2" long, 13/64" thick) so much I had to try making something similar in my own style. This 9 3/4" skinner has a blade of satin finished 1095 high carbon steel. The handle is Spring Bok horn with a throat combination of turquoise, "sandstone" corian and black spacers. The guard, pommel and cap are nickle-silver. The knife is shown with a "basket weave" pattern, blade sheath. |
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Hunter The Hunter model is one of our most popular medium field knives. The blades are approx. 5" with contours above and below the choil to "choke-up" on the knife for greater control. The blade ends with a swept tip for excellent cutting area and larger "sweet spot". This Hunter has a satin finished blade, a handle of African black wood and a double throat of malachite. The guard and pommel are brass and the dividing spacers are black and steel. The handle is finished off with a stainless steel and brass mosaic pin. The knife is shown with a green banded pouch sheath. |
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