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I recently completed this set of knives for a customer. The handles are spalted Tamarind with thin G10 liners. Blade steel is O1. Thanks for looking. Lee

If anyone has a copy of Johnny Stout's The Fine Art of Hollow Grinding they no longer need and would like to sell it, please send me a PM. I am also looking for a copy of Steve Johnson's Making a Sub Hilt Fighter DVD. Thanks in advance, Lee

Below are a few of my latest knives. Blades are O1 steel. Blade lengths are approx. 2.75" and OAL's are approx. 6.75", Handle material from top to bottom is Wenge, Zebra wood, and Myrtle wood. I had some problems with the pin fit for the Myrtle wood and considered tossing it, but it has so...

Below is my latest knife. O1 steel, Wenge handle finished with CA glue. The photo of the successful hunter and beautiful eastern Washington mule deer was sent by a customer. Enjoy! Lee

I was hollow grinding the companion knife, a semi skinner, to the Loveless style drop point hunter I posted on the forum a couple of days ago and started to get "hot spots" on the blade. In the end I scraped it. Because I usually spend too much time honing a blade to sharpen it, the...

Here is my first attempt at a Loveless style drop point hunter. Shaping the guard, pinning it, and soldering it were new experiences for me. I put quite a bit of time in to this knife, but enjoyed the experience and working in a different style. Lee

This is my latest, knife number ten. O1 steel, Bocote handle. I haven't been particularly satisfied with my sheaths, so I went back to the Loveless/Barney book, How to Make Knives and actually followed Loveless' directions. I know very unmanly of me! Anyway, I think the sheath came out well...

This is my seventh knife. It is a Caping or Bird and Trout knife. Blade length is 3 1/2" and overall length is 7 1/8". Steel is O1. The handle, as requested by the customer, is stabilized spalted Tamarind. Lee

I recently completed the knife pictured below. The blade is O1 steel, 1/8" thick and 3" long. The blade finish is satin. The handle is Zebra wood and the overall length of the knife is 6 7/8". Included is a hand stitched 8/9 oz. leather sheath. Price $99.00 + $5.00 shipping. Thanks for...

I just completed the knives pictured below. Both knives have 3" long O1 steel blades. Overall length is 6 7/8". The top knife, which seems to be difficult to photograph, has a curly Maple handle. The bottom knife is handled with Zebra wood. Prior to starting on this batch of knives (I have...

Hi, I have been making knives using O1 tool steel because heat treating is fairly simple. I would like to transition to D2 and am looking for a local (Washington/Oregon) knife maker who has an oven and a willingness to heat treat a small batch (4-6) of blades for me. If you're interested...

The photos below are of a semi skinner I recently completed. the blade is O1 steel and is 3 1/2" long. The handle is stabilized Spalted Tamarind. Overall length is 7 1/2". This was my first time working with stabilized wood and I am sold on it. The natural beauty of wood is still there, but in a...

I am close to completing this one. It is a skinning knife with a 3 1/2" blade and an overall length of 7". The blade is 1/8" O1 steel and the handle is Thuya burl. I don't know what others experience has been when working Thuya, but I HAVE to wear a respirator while sanding it unless I want...

It has been a while since I posted anything, but I have been working on knives. This is a recently completed caping or bird and trout knife. The blade is 3" long and is made from O1 steel. The handle is Desert Ironwood. Overall length of this knife is 7". Lee

How long on average does it take you to make a knife? Being new to this about the best I think I could do is a knife in a weekend. On my first knife I didn't have a belt finer than 220, so I did a lot of hand finishing on the blade. With my second, I had belts up to 400 grit, so I saved some...

I am close to completing my second knife. I just need to put the final edge on it and make a sheath. Like the first, it is a Dozier style skinner. The handle is Hawaiian Kauila. Lee

I took an in progress photo of my second knife. The scales have been rough shaped and the blade needs to be hardened. My brother-in-law gave me the beautiful piece of Hawaiian wood for the handle. Lee

Yesterday I posted the photo below of my first knife and sheath in The New to Knife Making section. It was a bit of a journey getting to this first finished knife. I bought a couple of finished blades from Jantz and before I had a chance to work on them I purchased "How to Make Knives" with Bob...

I recently completed my first knife and sheath. The knife is a Dozier style skinner. The blade is approximately 3 1/2" long and is made out of O1 steel. The handle is Honduran Rosewood. Thanks for looking, Lee