Charlie Funk's knife and leatherworking bench
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Charlie Funk · Nashville, Tennessee

Made by Hand.
Built to Last Generations.

Heirloom knives and leather goods — each piece crafted to be used,
treasured, and passed along to those who come after.

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Aged Craft
Every technique refined over decades. No shortcuts, no shortcuts — only the patience that separates a tool from a treasure.
Steel & Wood
Exotic hardwoods, stacked leather, Damascus steel, and solid brass — materials chosen to age with grace and grow in beauty.
Heirloom Intent
These are not objects for a generation — they are objects for a family. Made to be handed down, with a story worth telling.
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Handcrafted Knives
Fixed-blade knives built from quality steel, finished with exotic wood scales or hand-stacked leather handles. Drop point, spear point, tanto, clip point, and more — each blade shaped and sharpened by hand.
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Leather Goods
Hermann Oak leather, Fiebing's dyes in British tan, medium brown, and dark brown. Knife sheaths, holsters, rifle slings, belts, messenger bags, and hat bands — plain or hand-tooled.
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Every piece in this shop began as a conversation. Tell me what you envision — the steel, the wood, the leather — and we'll build something made for your hand, your story, and the hands that follow yours.
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A well-made knife or leather piece carries more than an edge or a stitch. It carries the hours, the choices, the care of the person who made it — and the story of everyone who carries it after.

— Charlie Funk, Maker
Materials of the Craft

Chosen for Beauty. Selected to Last.

Hermann Oak Leather Fiebing's British Tan Fiebing's Medium Brown Fiebing's Dark Brown Solid Brass Antique Bronze Chrome / Stainless Frosted Steel Damascus Steel Fine Silver Zebrawood Padauk Ironwood Figured Maple Figured Walnut Wengé Lacewood Animal Horn & Antler Brass Fillers · 0.060" Polymer Spacers
The Maker

An Engineer's Eye.
A Craftsman's Hand.

Charlie Funk spent his career as a chemical engineer — working on solid rocket propellant systems, defense programs, and the precision problems that demand exactness above all else. That same engineer's discipline now goes into every knife and leather piece that leaves his Nashville workshop.

The measurements matter. The materials matter. The finish matters. Not because someone is watching — but because the piece will outlast its maker, and it should be worthy of that.

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