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I've got to learn to make axes some day. Great work all around. And there's nothing quite like a pretty girl with a pretty axe, especially if she knows how to use it.

Having a daughter might just be the best thing in the entire world. Congrats on your new one!

I just finished this one up last week, and wanted to let y'all see it. What I've always called the Smithwick is my earliest and most worked over design - I frequently tweak the pattern, and this is probably version 15 or so (I haven't really tracked it). Anyway, this one is 440C with interior...

This is true. The Clows are some of the most generous folks I've ever encountered.

There seem to be a lot of options, and I figure someone here has an opinion and some experience. All of the models are similarly priced (or at least not more than 1 or 2 knife sales' difference), so I'd like to get the best/most versatile one for what we do. I'd appreciate all the feedback that...

What happened to John Doyle?

Nominations have been closed, but where is the vote?

Thanks for the kind words fellas! I have updated the pics on this post so that y'all could see a few details. Your encouragement means a lot.

Here is a gyuto I finished yesterday for my mom for Christmas, just my second kitchen knife ever. Blade is about 9"--I'd measure for exact dimensions but it's under the tree in a box. 3/32" CPM 154CM with blade ground after HT, 416 bolsters, and Texas Ebony scales. I used mosaic pins because...

Here's one I just finished yesterday, just in time to sneak into 2014! OAL is 10.5". It's my first using my own damascus, my first dagger, and my first attempt at a fluted wire wrapped handle. Handle is Bolivian rosewood wrapped in argentium silver, with blued mild steel fittings and nickel...

I've been making simple but clean hunters and utility/edc stuff for 6 years or so, and I realized that while I've made a lot of knives I'm proud of, I've not made too many that were remarkable or noteworthy. So that's my end of year/New Years resolution--to make more knives that make a...

Thanks guys! The intent for this knife was indeed to step up the game. I've been making simple but clean stuff for 6 years or so, and I realized that while I've made a lot of knives I'm proud of, I've not made too many that were remarkable or noteworthy. So that's my end of year/New Years...

Updated pics: fluted damascus dagger... I've been at this a while, but so far probably 99.5% of my knives have been hunters and other utility/EDC type blades because that's what sells. I've been trying to branch out recently to reclaim the craft for myself, and you could call this the first...

I'm looking at the options. I've used some cold blue paste before and am not really happy with it. I think that the bluing of fittings is something I'd like to do on maybe 10-20% of my stick tang knives, which is to say 2 or 3 times a year, and have thought about gettgn set up for nitre bluing...

Bo, $50 for the top, $115 for the bottom, $60 for one like the one below (it's for my daughter's kindergarten teacher, but I can make more). Can do any color or wood, though wood takes more work and would be a little higher. Price could vary with cost of materials. Hopefully the mods will be ok...

Made these this weekend, thought y'all might be interested. This isn't really a for sale thread, but they are. First is a twist, second is a rollerball with black ash. Been working on knives too...

-Just because it doesn't look hot doesn't mean it isn't. -Saving a few seconds of time isn't worth getting stitches. -If superglue can't fix it, you probably need to just start over. -When you make a dumb mistake that costs you a lot of time, saying "Shite!" (with a Scottish accent) doesn't...

I'm aware of historical and historically inspired Bowies and military knives and the like, but I'm curious if anyone has any pictures, resources, or information about the typical working knives of ranchers and cowboys from the days before barbed wire. I'd guess that most of what was available...

It happens that I've had that conversation with Ed in person. There are literally dozens of suppliers at any level of quality you want, as well as various levels of hand making that can be delved into. Apparently pen making can be as involved as knife making, and my preliminary forays into that...

Just did my first at a friend's place with his tools. I think it went ok: