This is another skinning knife that I recently finished. It went to Texas. The blade is 1/8 inch thick D2. The handle is made from Cocobolo and uses stainless steel Loveless style fasteners. the pouch is from Knife Dogs.

Brass Letter Opener

This is a letter opener that I made as a gift for my uncle in England. He collects "paper knives" as he calls them. It is ground from 1/8" thick brass. The handle material is domestic sheep horn. It was a gift from a neighbor.

Paring Knife

This knife I just finished today and is a gift for my Dad. Hopefully he doesn't see this post before Christmas. It is a small and simple, but rugged design. The blade is 1/16 inch thick D2 with a full tang Canvas Micarta handle. The rivets are all stainless steel Loveless style. This is about the most practical style of construction that I can think of. It really doesn't even need epoxy, but I used it anyways. He said that he was tired of having to sharpen the pairing knives at home all the time and wanted one that would hold a better edge. D2 should fit the bill. I have been very impressed with it's ability to hold an edge. Even though it technically isn't "stainless steel" (Most people consider steel to have at least 13% Chrome in order to be called stainless and D2 has 12%), I have never had issues with it rusting or corroding.

Hunting Knife

This is the second knife that I have made in this style. I was lucky enough to try out the first one on a deer this year. It worked very well and is the best "overall" hunting knife shape and size that I have yet to come across. The D2 blade is 1/8 inch thick and about 4 inches long to the bottom of the finger guard. The overall length is 7.75 inches. Black paper based Micarta has a nice shine to it and set a striking backdrop for the stainless and brass Loveless style fasteners.

Here is another "kit" fillet knife that I made recently. A friend of mine bought it as a Christmas gift to himself. The blade is 1/16 inch thick by 5.5 inches long. The overall length is 10.25 inches. It is made from AUS 8A Stainless Steel. This is a Japanese steel with vanadium and chromium. This makes for a flexible blade that is easy to sharpen while still offering good edge holding capabilities. Many of my friends use this blade for more than fish. It has seen service with rabbits, ducks, deer and even elk. One of them has a home in my kitchen as well. The handle is Diamond wood which is a brand of plastic impregnated and laminated wood. It polishes to a nice shine and is waterproof. The fasteners are brass and stainless steel.

Youth Skinning Knife

This little skinning knife is made from 1/8 inch thick D2 and Padauk wood. The fasteners are Loveless style. Even though the handle is "youth size", it is still quite comfortable to my hands. I just finished it today.

New Skinning Knife

This was designed for a friend to give to his daughter on her birthday. I really like the way it turned out. In my opinion it is better than the "Old Timer Sharp Finger" knives that have been so popular for me. This style is definitely going into my favorites list. The wood was donated by a mutual friend who is a cabinet and musical instrument maker. It is a type of Rosewood that is commonly used in custom guitars. I wish I could remember what it was called. It works and finishes well. The blade is 1/8 inch D2 with Loveless style fasteners.

Drop Point Hunting Knife

This knife was originally for myself, designed to be a shorter version of this hunting knife. After trying the design, I decided that it was too wide for me and a tad too short. It is 3.25 inches long by 1 inch wide. Although it did work well for skinning. After using this style I came up with the design listed below. The handle is Whitetail Deer Antler with brass bolt style fasteners.  The blade is 1/8 in thick D2.

Personal Hunting Knife.

I am really excited to try this knife. After experimenting with many different styles, shapes and sizes I think that this may be my be my favorite. I designed it to be good for field dressing and skinning alike. The blade is 1/8 inch thick D2 that is 3.5 to 4 inches long (depending on where you measure it from). Overall length is 7.75 inches long. The handle is green canvas Micarta with Loveless style fasteners. There are red liners between the tang and Micarta as well.

Another Boning Knife

This is my next attempt at a boning knife. the blade is 1/16 inch D2. It is the first time that I have made a knife out of D2 that thin. The blade is about as flexible as the same size/shape boning knives that I have made from ATS-34. The handle is green canvas Micarta with Loveless style fasteners. So far I am happy with the way it looks and feels. It will be interesting to see how well it performs.

Finger Knives

I can't believe that it's been over a year since I posted any pictures. Here are a couple of finger knives that are ground from 1/8 inch D2.

The Above knife has Whitetail Deer antler scales and stainless steel pins. The knife below has a bit more of a belly to it and has a handle of green canvas Micarta with stainless steel pins.

Elk Handle Large Skinning Knife

Here is the last of the three large skinning knives. I finished it last week. It is ground from the same 1/8"  thick D2 as the other two. The elk antler was from another animal though. This antler was from a piece that sat out in the woods longer and showed more signs of age. I thought that it made for some nice character. The bolsters are dovetailed stainless and the rivets are brass bolt style. This time I decided to make the sheath myself. The knife was given to a teenage boy who just lost his father to MS.

Basic Camp Knife

Sometimes you just have to do something different. Today I was chopping vegetables for a camping trip and I thought that it would be nice to have a kitchen knife for the event. So I dug through my box of old half finished knives and found one that I had started about 15 years ago. It was from an old band saw blade that was at the local sawmill. I left the pits and scratches on it, ground an edge and gave it a plain wooden handle. The wood was from a local Locust tree. I used a light brown leather dye on the wood and then sealed it. The rivets are brass bolt style. The blade is 5 inches long with an overall of 9 inches.

Small Drop Point

I have been wanting to make a nice little drop point hunting knife. The exact shape has been alluding me, until I came up with this. It is basic, but I really like it. This one is going into my personal collection. The blade is 1/8 inch thick D2 and 2.75 inches long. Overall is 6.25 inches. Handle material is green canvas Micarta. It is all held together with Loveless style bolts and a .22 magnum shell. There are red liners between the tang and Micarta. 

Another Skinning Knife

These are really popular. I just finished it today. It is a gift to a friend. The blade is 1/8 inch thick D2. Black Paper Micarta serves as the handle material along with brass bolt style rivets and a .22 magnum shell.

Personal Large Drop Point

I liked the two of these that I made for my Dad so much that I made one for myself. It is basically identical  except that I used a .22 magnum shell in the end of the handle instead of a .223 shell in the middle of the handle.

Second Large Drop Point

Here is the second large drop point hunting knife for my dad. It is basically identical to the first with a D2 blade and jigged buffalo bone handle. The rivets are Loveless style bolts and the thong hole tubing is a .223 shell.

Second Large Skinner

This is the second knife of the pair. The knives are pretty much identical and they will be owned by brothers.

Another Micarta Skinning Knife

Here is yet another micarta skinning knife for a friend at work. It is made from 1/8 inch thick D2 with brass bolt style rivets and a .22 magnum shell. The sheath was made by my buddy Jeff Hays.

Cocobolo Skinning Knife

This was made for a friend at work. He is giving it to his step-son for his birthday. The blade is 1/8 inch thick D2. The handle is cross-cut Cocobolo. Jeff Hays of Hays Holsters made the sheath for me and I like how he did it.