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Hey guys I havent been on in a while so I figured I would put some of my latest work up. These were all Christmas/early January stuff. Thanks for taking a look and let me know what you think. The first one is a random pattern with lime green g10 liners and CA buckeye burl about 9" oal with 4.5"...

I figured I would post it here also. I finished this guy up. It is 1095 with the 45 pattern DewCarta linen micarta bolsters and white liners. The blade is a about 4.5" with a total length of about 10". The DewCarta is pretty good stuff to work with. It sands nicely and finishes smooth when...

I have seen these amazing curved plunge lines that are great looking but I have no idea how to go about getting them. I can only do straight lines. Any help would be much appreciated. I hope its easier than start a small plunge and slowly work it closer and closer to the tip of the blade until...

Hey all. I finished this one up the other day. Its a prototype for a 8 or 9 piece set for a food "festival" featuring all chefs and food/wine grown in my home town. I was lucky enough to be asked to do a knife for each chef and one for an auction. This one is in 1095 and box elder burl with a...

Sometimes I feel like im stuck and my work is crap. Then I looked back 2 years and I feel a little better. I'm not where I want to be but I think I am doing alright, So here is my first and this is my latest. Thanks for looking and as always any feed back is more than welcome. Derek Lee

Finished this one up today. Its 7 1/2" oal 4" handle 3 1/2" blade. 1095 with a subtle hamon wearing "sunburst" paela burl and with liners. 416 stainless pins. Also this is my first shot at heavy backround editing and all that. Any advice is welcome thanks for taking a look. Derek Lee

I was thinking take stone wool thats rated at 2200 degrees i think and use that as an outer shell then line the inside with ceramic insulation? I dont really trust stone wool to take the full force of a gas burner but I want to extend my forge a little bit so I can treat 10 to 15 inch blades...

I have been trying to get eyes on my work lately through facebook posts on different groups. I have been posting on KD page naturally and a few other knife buy sell trade stuff. I have noticed that its mainly production folders that are being purchased. I get a few likes randomly but every...

Just looking for some feed back. This is my first complicated sheath. The sheath took about 8hrs. This is my first try at tooling and stacking and adding a fire steel. Thanks for the feed back and sorry for the terrible picture. Derek Lee

It feels like it took me forever to finish the chopper. Both are made of 1095 steel with 416 pin and a mosaic center pin. The handle is snakeskin sycamore. The small utility knife has a 3 1/4" blade and the total length is 7 3/4". The chopper has a 8" blade and a total length of 13". thanks...

I have a left over piece of 15n20. Does 15n20 make a decent blade? Thanks for any help guys Derek Lee

Just finished this guy up. I had a request for this pattern so I chose buffalo horn. 1095 8" OAL 3 1/2" blade. Its headed out to Ohio in a few days. Thanks for taking a look. As always comments and critiques are more than welcome! Derek Lee

I am working on a camp set. A chopper and a utility. This is the smaller half. Snake skin sycamore with 416 pins and a mosaic center pin. The OAL is about 7 1/2" with a 3 1/4" blade hand finished to 400 grit. Thanks for taking a look. Derek Lee

I just finished this one up. I love the redwood! 1095 hand finished satin. total length 8 1/4" with a 3 1/2" cutting edge. I tried to take advice from my last piece and work on it. Thanks Ausbrooks I hand finished the flats and bevels and thanks Laurence I tried to work on keeping it thinner...

My second hidden tang but getting better. 1095 with a subtle hamon that I couldnt catch in the photo. the blade is about 4 3/4" with a 4 1/2"handle. Cold blue guard, 416 stainless pin and a thin tan g10 spacer between the guard and the handle. Thanks for taking a look. as always any feedback...

I still need to etch my logo but this one is done. Its a little over 3.75" with a 4.5" handle. 1/8" 1095 with black liners and MOP acrylic. Just looking to see what you guys think. Thanks for looking Derek Lee.

I had a request for a straight razor and its my first. Its flat ground 1095 with black liners and white MOP kirinite. The blade is a hair under 4 inches. I have no Idea what I am doing in this dept. but from what I have seen I think straight razors should be hollow ground. anyway here it is...

This is my first chefs knife. Its 3/32 1095 with Buckeye scales and redwood burl bolsters. Total length 11" with a 6" blade and a 5" handle. I am really starting to enjoy making kitchen knives. Its much more difficult than I thought but they are so much fun. Thanks for taking a look. Derek Lee

I just finished this one up from the resinwood giveaway a while back. The scales are the "Camo" color there actually pretty nice once there all finished up. They kinda have a natural stone look to them. Its 1095 9" oal 4.25" handle 4.75" blade with 416 stainless pins. Thanks for checking it...

Hey all. I just finished up the "rough draft" of my website. I was hoping to get some feed back. Any advise on additions to my website would be very much appreciated. It should only take about 5 min to look through the whole thing since it is pretty bare. I just recently started taking...