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Well, folks, I’ve been working on some knives on the side when I get the time. I would almost call these knives the pre-protos for the next limited edition knives. I’m not releasing any knives with that blade profile yet, but these knives were made with the same steel that I will use for the next limited edition knives, and the wooden handles may be an option for the handle material for the next knife. That will be up to the stakeholders – I’ll let you know when I’m ready to tackle that decision.

But back to these knives. There’s a couple of new profiles here and of course the new stainless steel, which I have found to be very durable. Last […]

Last week I worked on a couple of new neck knife blade profiles. I’ve been thinking about the idea of a knife that’s very small, lightweight, all function, with no conventional handle.

People ask me all the time if I can build a knife like this picture they saw online, or a design they have in their heads. I’d like every one of those people that want me to do a custom profile for them to do this exercise: draw the profile of the knife that you have in mind. Draw it to scale, and draw it several times to get it just the way you want it. And then cut it […]

Kirinite is a really interesting new handle material that has emerged in the past ten years or so, and made a big splash in the world of knife handles and gun grips. It’s made from “a toughened acrylic with very thin colored strands of poly paper swirled through the mix.” And the results are things like this:

Kirinite is a […]

Bubinga is an African wood with a really cool name. Like the kingwood I talked about yesterday, it’s a rare wood that’s used for fine furniture and things like that, but bubinga is also used in bow making because it has a very high strength to weight ratio. It’s nice and light on the handle of a knife, but it’s very hard, and I have to use fresh sandpaper when I’m sanding it on my knife grinder to keep from burning the wood at high speeds.     This wood is going to make a lighter, reddish-brown handle than kingwood from yesterday. It also has strong grain lines, but not […]

One of the mystery wood handles in today’s name game on Facebook was kingwood. When I sanded it down it had a beautiful purple color, and a hard, tight grain. Because it was so hard, I had to use fresh abrasives to keep from burning the wood.

The thing I like about this kingwood is the way that is shows the grain of the wood. Synthetic handle materials are great; they’re durable and they come in a variety of shapes and colors and patterns, but there’s something about a natural wood handle that is really just nice to see and a pleasure to work with.

That’s right – t-shirt are in. And for my daughter, I even put my face on a pink t-shirt.

If you want one of these t-shirts, I’m offering them in seven colors and six different sizes, for $25 with free shipping (+$2 for xx and xxx sizes). Yes, even pink. As soon as the DVDs are produced and I can put together the rest of the rewards packages, these will be mailed out to my kickstarter supporters. You can find the t-shirts for sale here, and if you’re interested in the DVD, for just a few more weeks, it will still available for pre-order here.

I’ve had several requests and comments about my sharpening video (Beyond Razor Sharp )that was recently successfully funded on kickstarter. I’m making a pre-order offer for those of you who missed out on the kickstarter. While the video is still in production, my preorder offer is $25. Once the video is produced, the cost will be $25 plus shipping.

I know some people will want to just purchase the material now and forget about it until the DVD arrives in the mail or the digital download is available. But for those who prefer to wait to purchase the product until we’re finished with the production, here is a […]