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Last fall, a friend of mine commissioned a blade for his instructor. This instructor is an ex-Marine as well as a well known Maritial Arts instructor...and we wanted to pay homage to both traditions. So, I took the KBar over all dimensions and did my own version. :-) The blade was forged...

Here are a couple of photos of the blade I made for my father for Christmas. The steel is Alabama Damascus, (random pattern) 416 layers. The handle is clear stabilized Amboyna Burl. I used brass and Stainless for pin material.

A good friend of mine, Terry, works for Boker Blades. He and I collaborated on a design for them called TUF (Terry's Urban Fighter) When it came out in the catalog, I made this one as sort of a commorative blade. :-) The blade is random pattern damascus (320 layer). The handle is feathered...

Here are a couple of the smaller blades I've made...the sheaths are oak tanned leather and have rare earth magnets imbedded in them for blade retention. All of these were made from recycling commercial mower blades... I love giving them a second life when I can! :)

This is the first hatchet I've done. It's full tang and made from O1. the handles are stabilized Purple Heart and fastened with Loveless Bolts and stainless steel pins. The sheath is Oaktanned Leather. Pictures by Michael Baribeau (www.keenedgephotos.com)

Here are a couple pics of some of my more recent blades. The first pic is 3 of my slimline boot/camp blades. 3 inch blade with a 4inch(ish) handle. they're random pattern damascus. The first is Dyed/Stabilized Bigleaf Maple Burl, the second is Fiddleback Maple, and the third is...

Hi there All, I'm new to the forum and wanted to post some pics of my past work. We've also got a forum for woodstabilizing services over in the knife supplies area to check out under Woodlab. I'm Chuck, and I've been making sharps since 2005. So, I'm relatively new and looking forward...

Hello Everyone, My name is Chuck…and occasionally you’ll see Mike on here as well. Mike owns Woodlab, a wood stabilizing service provider, which provides a variety of top quality stabilized handle materials for craftsman of many different trades including Blade Smithing (my favorite), game...