The Blade Work

Handcrafted Knives

Fixed-blade knives built from quality steel, finished with a maker's attention to every detail

Materials First

The Steel. The Handle. The Finish.

Every knife begins with steel selection — the alloy that determines how an edge is held, how a blade behaves in the field, and how it ages over decades of use. High-carbon steels are chosen for their ability to take and hold a fine edge. Damascus steel is selected when beauty and performance belong in the same piece. Stainless and chrome alloys offer corrosion resistance for those who work near water or in humid climates.

The handle is where engineering meets art. A brass handguard and hilt provide proper balance and protect the hand. The handle material itself — whether exotic wood or stacked leather — is selected for beauty, grip, and the way it will look and feel twenty years from now.

Handle Style A

Wood Scale Handles

Scales are matched pairs of wood slabs fitted to each side of the blade's full tang, secured with brass pins or bolts, and finished to a surface that rewards the hand every time it grips. A brass handguard and hilt provide balance, protection, and a clean visual demarcation between steel and wood.

Woods are selected from the finest exotic and domestic species — chosen first for figure and character, then for how they respond to finishing. A highly figured maple or walnut, finished with progressively diluted marine spar varnish, achieves a depth that seems lit from within.

Zebrawood Padauk Ironwood Figured Maple Figured Walnut Wengé Lacewood + more

Handle Style B

Stacked Leather Handles

Stacked leather handles are built up from individual discs of leather threaded onto the blade's tang, compressed under pressure, and shaped by hand to a contoured grip that improves with every use. Between leather sections, brass fillers at 0.060" thickness provide crisp visual breaks — a clean line that separates and highlights each zone of the handle.

Additional materials are incorporated as spacers and accents: manufactured polymer spacers in rich colors, animal horn and antler sections, and contrasting leather discs. The result is a handle that is as individual as a fingerprint and only becomes more beautiful as it ages in the hand.

Hermann Oak Leather Brass Fillers · 0.060" Antler & Horn Polymer Spacers
Blade Profiles

Six Blade Styles

Each profile is shaped for a different purpose. Choose the one that fits how the knife will be used — or let it choose you.

DROP POINT
Drop Point
The most versatile blade profile made. The spine curves gently downward to a controlled point, making it ideal for skinning, camp work, and everyday carry. Strong at the tip, easy to control, and forgiving in skilled or unskilled hands alike. This is the profile most frequently requested for gifting and heirloom commissions.
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SPEAR POINT
Spear Point
Symmetrical on both edges, centering the point perfectly along the blade's axis. The spear point's balanced geometry gives it exceptional thrusting capability and a formal, classical appearance that suits dress and collector pieces as well as working blades. A visually striking profile when made with Damascus or figured-grain steel.
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CLIP POINT
Clip Point
The clip point is the Bowie knife's signature — a section of the spine "clipped" away to narrow and lower the tip, creating a fine point with excellent control for detail work. The false edge or swedge formed by the clip can be left unsharpened or given an edge, depending on the intended use. A deeply American blade form with a heritage stretching back to Jim Bowie himself.
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TANTO POINT
Tanto Point
The American tanto — inspired by traditional Japanese geometry — features a high, angular point with a secondary bevel that maximizes tip strength for penetration and hard-use tasks. The flat spine and angled point give the tanto a bold, architectural profile that reads as modern and purposeful. Particularly effective as a tool knife or hard-use outdoors blade.
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TRAILING POINT
Trailing Point
The trailing point curves upward, raising the tip above the centerline and creating a long, sweeping belly that is exceptional for slicing cuts. Long favored by hunters and fishermen for skinning and filleting work. The elegant upswept profile also makes the trailing point one of the most visually graceful forms in bladesmithing — a piece that draws the eye as much as it serves the hand.
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NEEDLE POINT
Needle Point
The needle point narrows symmetrically to the finest possible tip — a dagger profile of absolute penetrating precision. The thin, acute geometry is designed for one purpose: a clean, controlled point of contact. Not a working blade in the utility sense, the needle point is a collector's form and a dress piece — dramatic in Damascus, commanding in mirror-polished steel.
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