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I just created a laminated Micarta handle with black and natural linen micarta.  I also used loveless rivets to fasten the scales because I thought that the two tone brass and stainless rivets would look good with the yellow-ish Micarta.

This one is made with CPM154 hardened to 59hr.  The spine is 1/4 inch thick and the bevel is flat ground and I tapered the tang to lower the weight and move the balance forward a bit.

I discovered a store in town that carries some exotic hardwoods and swung by to take a look at what they have in stock.  After a while I came away with a 3 foot long piece of Bubinga which caught my eye.  I am not sure how well Bubinga will hold up as a knife […]

After getting a few knives under my belt I looked back at some of the first ones and decided that I really did not like this knife as much as I did at first.  The handle was ugly, and that spine!  what was I thinking?  I thought it looked cool, but it does nothing to […]

Cutting leather is apparently not as simple as I thought.  The other day I was was cutting a pattern out of some leather for a project and could not figure out why the pieces that I so carefully marked out would not match together.  This was really bugging the snot out of me so I […]

There are so many different kinds of steel available with different properties that choosing the right steel for the job can be a bit daunting.  Ask any smith and they all have slightly different opinions based on experience and sometimes just what they like to work with.  I will try and break down what I consider […]

Design Goal In this post I want to talk a little about my design goals and my thinking behind them. In order to define my overall design goals, I had to think about form and function as I understand it. Function is important Function seemed pretty obvious to me.  Useful objects should always do their job […]

So here is another completed knife with a sheath that I designed/made for it.  The Warncliffe design is a mostly flat blade with a severe drop point.  This design presents a lot of cutting surface for the size while keeping a usable point for fine work.  This is probably my favorite fixed blade utility knife […]