Updates & Musings
Spicewood Special
This is one of my two named models. I call it the Spicewood Special, after Spicewood, TX, where my grandparents going back three generations have farmed and ranched. I still deer [...]
Jared’s Knife
Like most good dads, I try to help my kids be involved in what I'm involved in. My 6 year old son Jared approached me the other day while I [...]
Folding Knives
I've taken the next step in the knifemaker progression and started making a few folding knives. I'm not fast at them yet, but the knifemaking skills still translate into a [...]
Schrade Style Skinner
Schrade knife company made many classic designs before going out of business in 2004. Their designs inspired these knives. This knife is 1080 with osage handles and stainless pins. [...]
Clip Point Skinner
This knife is a clip point version of a small skinning knife. Overall length is 8 inches, with a blade length of 3 3/4 inches. Handle material is cocobolo wood [...]
’58 Ford and Ruidoso Burl Hunter
While I may occasionally buy handle material and bar stock online, I grind or forge every blade I make. Some "knife makers" buy a blank off of the internet, handle [...]
Axis EDC
Here's a good example of a drop point EDC (Every Day Carry) knife. Overall length is 6 inches, with a blade length of 3 inches. This particular one is 1/8 [...]
How I Etch My Name
I remember when I was trying to figure out how to mark my knives, there wasn't much out there on the internet other than expensive stamps or electric etching machines. [...]
Triple D
This is a knife modeled after one of my first, a model I call the Triple D, for Deer Disassembly Device. It's the perfect size, shape, and weight for field processing [...]
How I Build a Knife
I'm working on a threesome of knives for a customer, and I've been sending him picture updates as I make progress. Since I'm taking progressive pictures, I decided to take [...]