What’s on the bench
Finishing Up 6 New EDC Knives
Almost finished the 6 EDC's and really happy with the results. Once the glue dried, the handles were band sawed out, shaped and hand sanded. After a good polish on the buffer, the colors and grain patterns really started to pop out - some nice edge grain patterns...
New Line of EDC’s
I have all the filework done and the blade bevels cut out on the new EDCs. Heat treating's finished and all the handles are cut out and drilled....now to mirror polish the blades then glue on the handles. I put a lanyard hole in the tang and will use some paracord for...
Finishing Up the Custom Sheath for W22
The finished sheath is now dyed and I am making a final check on the fit before applying the keeper strap to W22. Last things to do are to etch my "maker's mark" on the blade, sharpen it and give it a final polish.
Tempering the Blade and Gluing up the Handle
Things are going great with the W22 - my newest hunting knife. Tempered the blade, sanded off the heat treating oxide, made a final fitting for handle slab alignment then glued it up. Lots of hours sanding and polishing but well worth it. What a gorgeous depth and...
Starting a Desert Ironwood Hunting Knife
One of my favorite handle materials is Desert Ironwood – it’s super dense and has the property of chatoyance. I have a nice piece tucked away – time to use it! My newest knife W22 is a clip point hunter and the Ironwood is going to look fantastic on it. I’ve cut out...
Three New Hunting Knives Finished
Finished up the three new hunting knives I'd been working on - W18, W19 and W20. The sheaths have all been hand tooled, hand stitched, custom dyed and fitted to match each knife. After adding these beauties to my Hunting and Sportsman Knives inventory, I'll been...
Making Custom Welted Sheaths for Three Hunting Knives
I've shaped, polished and sharpened my 3 new hunting knives, W18, W19 and W20. Now all they need is some fitted, welted sheaths. To make these, I first design a pattern for each knife, then lay out 6 layers of leather, cutting some to the exact profile of the knife...
Heat Treating the Hunting Knives
Finished my heat treating. Here's a few photos - blades were placed in a custom built cage and wrapped in a nickle/titanium pouch. This step was taken to ensure the blades were protected from oxidization in the ovens that runs up to 1975 degrees F for ATS-34...
Choosing Handle Materials for Three New Hunting Knives
I finally decided on the handles for my new knives W18, W19 and W20 - burled maple for the backpack skinner and flame maple and burled elm for the hunters. The blanks are cut out, holes are drilled and the handles shaped - tomorrow I'll head out to the shop to grind...