Norm's Knives

These were made for a friend of mine (Norm) in Moses Lake. It must have been close to 10 years ago now. I traded them for some tools. I think the blades were from 1/8" thick ATS-34 since that is mostly what I was using around that time. He always wanted a knife with .22 shells for rivets. He noticed that a .22LR shell would slide perfectly into a .22 Magnum shell. So that is what I made for him. The top knife had a multi-colored Diamondwood handle with a full tang. The rivets are spent .22 shells, including the thong hole tube. I made quite a few knives in that design. However it was the only one that had .22 shells for the rivets as well as the thong hole tube. I still prefer to the .22 Magnum shells for the thong hole tubing. It's just cool. The bottom knife had a whitetail antler handle. That was another knife that I made a few of. Whitetail antlers are a little on the small side and the little drop point lends itself well to them.

Bowie Knives

I don't make very many bowie knives. I just don't see any practical use for them. However I have done a few.

This knife was made from 1/4" thick 440C. I think it is the only time I have used that steel on a knife. It had a Cocobolo handle with a white Micarta spacer. It was made in Moses Lake and I traded it for a computer.

I made this one in Moses Lake as well. It had a 1/4" thick blade of O-1. I forget what the handle wood was. It went to a friend on his birthday.

Finger Knives

I've made a few of these over the years. Unfortunatly, these are the only pictures that I have. These knives are very small and just fit in two fingers when gripped. I got the idea from a friend and fellow knifemaker.  One that I made (not pictured) went to a taxidermist in Canada. The top two were made about 15 years ago and I gave them to my Dad. They had 1/8" thick blades from D2. The bottom one was made about 5 years ago and had a blade of 1/8" thick CPM-S30V. It went to another friend at work who used it to skin a 500lb black bear.

Boys Hunting Knife

This was made for a friend at work about two years ago. He wanted something to give his nephew for Christmas. The blade was 1/8" thick CPM-S30V and the handle was made from split whitetail deer antler with stainless steel pins. He really liked it.

Drop Point Hunter

My brother calls this a utility knife but I designed it as a simple hunting knife that would have the same handle as my skinning knives. A lot of people really liked the size and feel of the skinning knives below, but they wanted a drop point blade. This was my solution. It had a blade of CPM-S30V, black paper micarta scales, brass liners and mosaic pins that I made myself. This one actually ended up going to Austria.

Skinning Knives

My grandfather had a drawer full of knives that I used to look through as a kid. In that drawer was an Old Timer Sharp Finger. It was a cool knife that he would use to butcher cows with, but it didn't hold a very good edge. So I re-designed it a little so that I could make it out of a 1 inch wide piece of steel. For these knives I used 1/8" thick CPM-S30V. I am getting ready to make another batch out of ATS-34.

The top knife has canvas Micarta scales with stainless steel pins. It was made about three or four years ago for a friend at work.

The second knife has black paper Micarta scales, brass dovetailed bolsters, red liners and mosaic pins that I made myself. It was made a year ago for a friend at work. He gave it to his son as a birthday gift. They used it this year on a really nice buck that his son shot.

The fourth picture shows a knife that I made three years ago with Cocobolo scales and stainless steel pins. My old boss bought it from me.

Next is one that I made with multi-colored Diamondwood scales around the same time as the others. I don't remember who bought it.

Last is one with blue Diamondwood scales that my Dad bought from me. I used bolt style rivets that I really like. They give a bulls eye effect on one side of the knife and there is no way that the handle will come off. He still has it and would be willing to sell it if anyone was interested.

Full Tang Hunter with Finger Groove

A friend of mine drew this about three years ago and asked me if I could build it for him. It had a CPM S30V blade and a Cocobolo handle. He ended up giving it away as a gift (to his nephew if I remember correctly). Then he came back to me and had me build a second one for himself. I was pleased with this design and may make more in the future.