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One of my few projects from this year. Erin

I didn't do a ton this year, but I think this would fit here. Erin

I attended the Seattle International Knife Show both years that it was put on... 2014 & 2015. My understanding is that the folks at Blade Gallery changed to a two-year cycle after 2015, so I expect that we'll see this show again next spring (2017). The first year it was hosted in downtown...

Very cool. I had looked into DLC for some of my recent folders; but, while praised for it's abrasion-resistance, I had heard that this coating does very little to mitigate rust/corrosion. In ended up going with a graphite-black Cerakote from a small shop down the street from my office. I am...

I had heard awhile back that Instagram had recently increased the duration limits for videos from 15sec to a full 1-minute. Just for fun, I condensed some iPhone video footage of me machining some linerlock blades down to just under 60sec with the intent of uploading it to my @EFBurkeKnives...

I just spent the last 30-minutes composing a post about this, but the Internet ate it. You can trust that it was witty and humorous, yet informative. I may have likened knifemaking to Russian nesting dolls. It made sense at the time. Anyway, long-story-short, I’ve been doing some work to...

Did Laurence just call me Satan? :p

Abrasives seems to clog too quickly for me with all of the dried gunk on the blocks. It may sound odd, but I make a quick pass with a face-mill first... then I can touch the blocks up quickly on the disc grinder. It helps to keep the shop-vac in position during the face milling to avoid a big...

The original post has been edited with a new photo showing the Cerakote work that I had done to the blades. Hopefully the green background is an improvement. Erin

I love Mitutoyo tools. Their micrometers are the best. That being said, I have been crazy surprised by how well my $20 Pittsburgh caliper from Harbor Freight has held up. Almost 10 years later, and the only sign of age on this bad-boy is a bit of oily dust. Seems like I have to change the...

This is a great looking knife. I particularly like the handle and guard combo. :thumbup: Erin

I'm pleased to share a few photos of my first liner-lock folders. I've had this design sketched up in AutoCAD for several years, but it took me a while to gather up the courage to dive in. The design originates from one of my early fixed-blade projects, but was scaled down substantially. I...

What a great thread, Ed. :thumbup: Interested to hear how this ends up performing. Erin

Thanks Matt... because my regular pants are getting awful tight these days. ... stupid burritos. :s12137:

After dogging me for months (pun intended), I finally finished this one. First fluted handle. Erin

This project has been riding me for the last few months, but this years Knifedogs Choice Awards got me all fired up... so I decided to put on my big-boy pants and beat it into submission. I'm calling it a Narwhal Spike. I borrowed the "Narwhal" part from Adam DesRosiers' Narwhal Fighter, as it...

A few years ago, Steve Culver (MS) did a WIP thread on BF for a quillon dagger with a fluted/twisted wire handle. If you're interested in the particulars, check out post #138 HERE. The whole thread is full of fantastic info, however, post #138 details the wire twisting and retention. That...

This one has be riding me for the better part of a year... ...finally getting close. Adding the first of four twisted stainless wires. Erin

Wow-ee-wow... did that come out of nowhere or what? Thanks for the nomination John, and thanks to the folks who took time to vote. :thumbup: Erin PS... Brad, you're a badass. :35:

Man... this category has some really amazing knives in this year; great showings from those makers from whom we've all come to expect greatness... but also some top-shelf pieces from some new(er) makers. :thumbup: My vote goes to Karl. Karl consistently turns out clean work... but this knife...