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 Here are three of my Zero-G model daggers done up fancy, with mirror polished blade bevels. Handle materials are from left to right: Timascus (heat colored pattern welded titanium), Elforyn Super Tusk ivory substitute, and dyed and stabilized maple burl. These are available for immediate purchase - please see my "Available Knives" page.    An Orca flipper with black G-10 bolsters and black/gray G-10 scales. A blue G-10 spacer sets off the anodized titanium screws, liners, and clip.   Three more Zero-G dagger blades ready for heat treat.  Here's one of my Delphi flipper folders, done up as a framelock with Fat Carbon overlays.  A single-blade slipjoint Barlow with blue linen Micarta covers and threaded 416 stainless bolsters. This is my first slipjoint with stainless bolsters instead of nickel silver.  Here are those Zero-G dagger blades, all finished up. I usually make these as shown on the bottom in the photo, with a utilitarian stonewashed finish and synthetic handles. But I thought it would be neat to make one fancy, with a high mirror polish, giraffe bone scales, and blue anodized titanium handle screws, and put hem both in the same photo for contrast. I admit I like the way the fancy one came out; I'll probably be making more of these.  Here are a couple of my "Zero-G" dagger blades in progress. The one on the right is rough ground and ready for heat treatment. The one on the left still has to be ground.  I have a Loveless style subhilt available for immediate delivery - see my "Available Knives" page for details.   Two classic slipjoint pocketknives, the kind our dads and granddads carried (well OK, so did I, and in fact I still do.) CPM154 blade steel and California buckeye burl handles. Bolsters and liners are nickel silver, mill relieved. Shields are pinned in place.  Knife for the day: A Loveless-style subhilt with blue-dyed box elder burl scales. This is one of my favorite handle materials. Bark inclusions in the wood don't absorb the dye, leading to very interesting patterns. It always comes out looking as though Van Gogh had painted the entire universe rather than just the Starry Night . . . .  Here's a Delphi flipper with herringbone stainless Damascus from Vegas Forge and copper infused carbon fiber from Fat Carbon. The clip is also Damascus, made from the same barstock. Titanium pivot collars anodized a bronze/copper color complete the package.   Here's an Orca flipper folder with Timascus bolsters and vintage butterscotch Micarta scales. Titanium hardware and a milled Timascus pocket clip complete the package.   Finally got the lockback finished up! This one is put together in the traditional manner, with peened pins - no screws. Nickel silver bolsters and liners, and a kind of non-traditional thumbstud instead of a nail nick.   Two Loveless-style subhilts finished up! Box Elder burl on the left, Amboyna burl on the right. 416 stainless fittings. Impossible to get a good picture of these with my poor photography skills - the double 3" hollow grinds reflect light everywhere!  Something different - my first attempt at a lockback. Hope to finish this and two new slipjoint models in time for Christmas!  Here's a subhilt fighter blade with the bevels ground in on a 3" wheel. Next, the guard and subhilt will be fitted, then the tang will be tapered. Then it's on to heat treat!  I've been wanting to do this for a while . . . I made a reproduction of an old-style Randall model 5 Camp and Trail knife, Bradford Angier version, with a black Micarta handle, nickel silver hilt, and compass in the butt. The newer ones have a rounded top at the guard - this is the old style squared top. I just like the aesthetics.    The Delphi flipper folder. Opens easily with just a push of the flipper lever thanks to the caged ball bearings around the pivot. 3 3/8"" blade, 7 3/4" overall. Available in either locking liner or framelock configuration. Thumbstuds optional. Pictured here with optional G-10 bolsters, thumbstuds, and blue G-10 scales. The Delphi starts at $360.  Here's an Orca flipper made as a framelock with Timascus overlays. Frame, pivot screws, and clip are anodized a powder blue to contrast with the heat-colored Timascus.   Anyone for a classic slipjoint barlow knife? This is my first slipjoint, but it won't be my last. I'm old enough to remember a time before tactical liner locks, when most everyone carried a slipjoint in his pocket. As a matter of fact, I carried a barlow much like this one in high school (yes kids, you could carry a knife in school back then!) CPM154 blades, nickel-silver liners and bolsters, and dyed giraffe bone covers. I used the old factory tradition of mirror polishing the front of the main clip blade, and satin finishing the back and both sides of the pen blade. This one is up for sale - check out my "Available Knives" page.    Two new things today! First, a Loveless style subhilt fighter, beautifully photographed by Jim Cooper. Antique ivory Micarta scales and 416 stainless fittings. Second, a new model - the Delphi flipper, terribly photographed by me. 3 3/8" blade, 7 3/4" overall. Blue G-10 scales and black G-10 bolsters. The blade pivots on ball bearings for a super smooth, fast opening. Both these models will have their own pages on the site soon.  A Loveless/Archer chute knife in green canvas Micarta. 416 stainless hardware, mirror polish.  The sheath for the Loveless chute (see below) is finished, and this one is AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. See my "Available Knives" page for details!   Something new . . . I quite like the way this came out, and I think I'll add it to my catalog. 8 1/4" long overall, with a full double-edge. Hollow ground on a 3" wheel. Acid etched and stone washed blade. G-10 scales and a vertical Kydex sheath. I put this on my belt to see how it felt to wear, and it's so light I forgot I had it on! So I've decided to call it the "Zero-G.  An Orca flipper with blue anodized titanium bolsters/thumbstuds and antique ivory Micarta scales. The Orca in action:  A Shadow with coyote brown G-10 scales and a left-handed horizontal Kydex sheath.  My Ranger model now comes standard with a handmade leather snap sheath! I've tested this sheath and have found it to be both more comfortable to wear and easier to draw and replace the knife than a Kydex sheath. This is a heavy-duty survival knife, but you'll barely notice the weight on your belt. This one is available for immediate delivery - see my Available Knives page.  Here's that serpentine dagger blade all finshed up. Green box elder handle, fluted and wire wrapped. Sterling silver wire, twisted in my shop. Nickel silver fittings.  A study in contrasts . . . . Two of the blades I have ready for heat treat. I'd better label them so I don't mix them up!  Working on the prototype for a new, as yet unnamed flipper model. A little smaller and more utilitarian than my first flipper model, the Orca. I think most guys nowadays design these with CAD programs on a computer. Unfortunately, watching me try to run a CAD program is like watching a monkey trying to type out a Shakespeare play. So I start with paper, refine the design on cardboard (a cut-up tissue box in this case) and then make the final pattern on brass sheet.  Something new . . . pieces cut out and blades ground for a slipjoint 2-blade Barlow.  Here's an Orca flipper liner lock with G-10 bolsters and scales and a satin finish, set up for tip-up carry. The pocket clip 6Al4V titanium, made in my shop.   My newest model - the Orca flipper folder. 8 1/2" overall with a 3 1/2" blade. The blade rides on GTC caged ball bearings for a smooth, no wrist-flick opening. Available in framelock or linerlock configuration. Starts at $340. As pictured with OD green G-10 scales and black G-10 bolsters, $370. Note: The pictured knife is available for immediate purchase; see my Available Knives page.   All polished up . . . Impossible to get a good picture (at least with my poor photography skills) because it reflects light like a funhouse mirror!  A couple just back from heat treat. Look at those pretty heat colors!  Working on the guard for the serpentine dagger. | Return Home | What's New | Fixed Blades | Folders | Frequently Asked Questions | Features and Options | Ordering and Contact Information | Available Knives | Shop Tour | Other Stuff | |
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