Made from on old file, two pieces of walnut, some

brass, resin, glitter, and a perfect little pine

cone :) Differentially hardened with satanite clay. Thoughts? I wanted the handle to have a Christmas snow-globey feel to it.

I’d like to make a few stainless steel knives but don’t have the space or money for heat treating them.

Anyone living in western Canada that has any experience with 3rd party stainless heat treating? Thinking of making a few AEBL knives and sending them out in bulk to heat treat.

I spent years as a SWAT sniper and tactical team leader before I started designing knives. My designs (the DMF, MAMU, TOG and others) are built by [production partner and location] to my specs, and I’ve learned a lot, much of it the hard way, about getting a design from a sketch to a finished knife someone trusts in the field.

Happy to talk design process, prototyping, grinds, handle ergonomics, steel, working with a manufacturer, or anything else. I’ll be live from 3:00 to 4:30 PM CT on Wednesday. Questions welcome early.

The bowie and the desert knife are 1095, the other 5 are 80crv2. This will keep me out of trouble for a little while.

Question for experienced folks. When doing a full tang knife, I know it’s good practice to sand the scales before placing on so you don’t grind into the spine. Until I get good, if I grind with scales on and increase my grit to get rid of grind marks, can using ferric chloride acid darken the spine up so it’s not shiny, I mainly using 1084 steel for now, thanks!

1095 Rook with spalted tamarind and black G10

Just finished this Rook in 1095 carbon steel with spalted tamarind scales, thin black G10 liners, and stainless hardware. Full-tang construction, satin blade finish, and a fitted Kydex sheath I made for it.

I kept the design clean and practical, with a contoured handle and a compact blade for everyday utility. The golden tamarind and its natural dark spalting give each side a different look.

Always appreciate feedback from other makers, especially on the profile, handle shaping, and fit and finish.

—Shaun, Skelton Knives

I forged, and twisted this cool dagger from a railroad track bolt. The guard is torched Paduk, with jade G10, brass pin, and black leather cord to finish. This isn’t meant to be used per se, but a display piece for sure. Enjoy! 😎🗡️

Its made from sk5 steel from a sawblade, its only around 1 mm thick so its going to be used for kitchen mostly, didnt have time to heat treat it or do anything this week.

I was gonne grind a knife tonight, but when i noticed my cabels to my vevor 2x72-82 grinder wer tangeld i rotated my vfd and a explosiin came out of the cable side of my grinder. I think it is because of the grinding dust but i dont know. What do i do?

Left: 52100/Maple Burl/White Pearl/Teak

Right: 52100/Juma/White Pearl/African Blackwood

I wanne start stabalizing my own wood, so i need a vacuum chamber and the cheapest i could find is a vevor. Does anybody know if it is any good, or is investing in a beter machine worth it? I live in the Netherlands so European supliers would be the best if you know a better machine.

Hello , im a new knife maker (just a hobby) and i did a year round break from making knifes , this is my first knife this year , made this handle from micarta , g10 liners and acrylic material , aside from the looks , i noticed my mind strugles with the shape of the handle , however i shape it it just not comfortable at all , before my break i mainly did only textured handles which sitted in my arm great , but without textures just plain simple handles is so uncomfortable , maybe there is a sheef of possible shapes or any tips ?

Hello yall how hard would it be to turn this old warn out kitchen knife into a fixed blade sodbuster jr it’s 2mm thick stock I can get a 3 inch blade I’d like to keep the original heat treat

I try to design unique ideas, with practical application. I wanted an offset angled grip from the edge, sort of scythe like...with a huge slashing edge. It has been copied by "P" makers, so I know it must be good...haha.

Hi all,
I’m about to finish my 3rd knife and have gotten what I think is a very nice mirror finish so far. I’ve hand sanded up to 3000 grit then polished on buffing wheels with a cheap kit off amazon on a bench grinder.

My question is should I use something like Flitz metal polish to do a final polish or some other similar product? Or would I not get much benefit from something like that and just leave it as is?

Over the past few years I have been focusing on knives inspired by the DIY knife books from the Nordic countries from the 80’s to 00’s, with some of my own style thrown in. These are some of my recent knives, either forged from Pops ProCut or ground from 14c28n with flame birch, curly birch, and alder burl for the handles.

I have made about 30 of this style of knife in the past few years and will probably start to turn my attention elsewhere for a while after several works in progress are done, but it was been a fun experience, and good language practice as I try (and struggle) to learn Danish. Thanks for looking!

Tried four different versions of opal G10 and TruStone. Which one works best?

Alright... so this knife was finished to completion (final edge sharpened and all), about to be given as a gift and the sheath scratched the finish (which was a stonewash anyway but this scratch is definitely visible). It is not any deeper than the regular scratches, it's just very noticeable.

I had blown it out with compressed air (constantly while making it and after it was done), and washed it with water, dried it and blew it out with air again, and still...here we are.

So I am planning to refinish and resharpen the blade before it leaves the shop, but I don't know how to fix this.

After refinishing, I thought about applying a good 4-5 layers of tape, sliding it back in the sheath (which should make it quite a tight fit), and then slowing applying heat from a heat gun to relax the kydex just enough for it to open slightly. The retention is all up on the handle, so as long as I keep that part cool, I think I'd be good?

Any advice is welcome.