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I had draw the pattern for each blade using no templates so each is unique from the beginning. I usually choose either D2 steel, or high carbon 1084 to 1095. When I use damascuss steel, I aquire that from well known makers. I do all the work myself of shaping, normalizing, hardening, tempering. I usually have a harder edge with softer back. I triple temper and I cryo treat all blades with dry ice and acetone. I often hammer copper and or brass into the steel during forging for decoration. I use a flex test and edge test. Edge test is brass rod swipe and get minimum 200 strokes, compare this to 20 to 50 strokes for normal factory blades. I hand draw designs for acid etching, and do the etching myself. I often provide a sheath for knives that require one. If not I sell them separate for $25. Handle material is usually Alaska materials I gather and handle myself, mammoth ivory, local wood burls or local rock like jade. I custom cast guards and pommels from own hand carved originals and molds. I do all my own stabilizing of handle material.

Knife skinner chain saw steel 517

$275.00 $250.00

Out of stock

knife made from chain saw chain. Damascus pattern not strong, but very functionally tough knife. Rockwell 61. Comes with sheath that has otter design. Custom abstract design bronze guard. Copper hammered into steel while forging.

Knife boot knife blank eagle theme

$95.00 $65.00

Custom blank knife blade D2 steel. Finished, Add a guard maybe, no handle needed unless desired. Handle has feather head etch. Overall 4.5 inches long x 1/2 wide x 1/8th thick. Would work for boot or neck knife or hidden knife of any kind. Rockwell 59.

Knife blank blade curved utility

$75.00 $65.00

Out of stock

Custom blank knife blade. Utility possible boot or hidden knife. D2 stainless steel. 5.5 overall length 2.5 inch cutting edge. Owl face etch one side, flower on the other. Nice comfortable good curve lines. Handle is soft so holes for handle easy to drill blade finished hardened polished sharpened.

Dagger of fossil bone

$420.00 $395.00

Custom knife using 40,000 year old fossil bone for sheath and handle. Dagger shape sharp both sides. D2 stainless steel, flower them etched with copper centers. Light in weight. Handle fossil wolf rib bone sheath prehistoric bison bone. Mammoth ivory end caps on knife and sheath are pinned. I had in mind a renaissance dagger, for reenactment people. Sheath a work of art in itself with sterling silver lace, bronze leaf solder pinned on. Very sturdy and usable. Rockwell 60 blade.

Knife skinner willow handle

$350.00 $320.00

Custom d2 steel skinner knife. 5 inch cutting edge Bronze abstract design guard. Nenana Aalaska river diamond willow wood handle, copper rivets. Copper hammered into steel when forged. Light etch of Dall sheep head on one side and eagle feather on the other side. Comes with seath tht has flower carved in. Very functioaqnl knife that ballances well and can see many years of hard use.

Knife dagger bear pommel

$175.00 $150.00

Custom knife of 1095 high carbon steel. double edged rockwell 59. Poplar wood handle from Tanana River. Custom cast for this knife- a bear of bronze from old barge propeller. 5.5 inch cutting edge. Light in weight. Narrow to hide in tube type sheath.

Knife blade blank- animal shape

$55.00 $45.00

D2 steel Rockwell 60, 3 inch cutting edge. Animal with fee spread out. Could be made into lizard, otter etc. Handle soft can be drilled or leave as is – metal handle. If handle made requires high skill level to shape handle to steel and carve . Flower them light etch. Sharpened ready to use. Could be boot neck or hidden knife both sides sharp. Not a dagger, one side for rough cutting, other side for fine sharpness.

Knife blank blade whale outline

$75.00 $65.00

Shaped in the outline of a whale. 1095 high carbon steel. Rockwell 59. Cutting edge 4 inches. Soft handle can be drilled. Copper whale eye, Flowers theme one side, ‘Alaska’ written on reverse side. Makes good utility knife. Thin steel, light in weight. No guard suggested. Somewhat high skill level to shape handle to blade.

Blank knife blade utility chickadee

$75.00 $65.00

Out of stock

D2 steel from industrial planer blade. Double temper cryo cold treated. Hidden tang design (drill hole in handle material). 5 inch cutting edge x 1/5 inches wide. Crisp clear detailed chickadee etc in steel, flowers on reverse side . Shined sharpened, ready to use.

smaall skinner D2 steel

$30.00 $25.00

Over all 4 inches, with 2 inch cutting edge. 1 inch wide. Feels comfortable in the hand. hollow ground, sharp thin edge. D2 steel, Rockwell 59. Very light etch of goose flying on one side, moose on the other side. Price reflects light etch I am not totally happy with. Might make a good neck knife, hidden, or boot knife.

Small skinner 1095 steel eagle etch

$60.00 $55.00

6 inches overall with 3.5 inch cutting edge, 1.5 wide. Rockwell 60 with softer back. Nice crisp deep etch of eagle one side and spruce tree- flowers on other side. A little heavy for neck knife but maybe boot or hidden knife. Would work well as small belt knife in sheath.

Large blank skinner blade L6 steel chickadees

$65.00 $60.00

8 inches overall, 4.5 inch cutting edge, 1/16th thick. 2 inches wide. This steel is from 1800’s crosscut saw from gold rush cabin in Alaska. Considered extremely good knife steel, with the only issue being it rusts easily, so keep this one oiled and clean for looks. Rockwell 58. Acid etched chickadee theme. Handle soft enough to drill to suit. Sharp ready to use

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Knife skinner chain saw steel 517

$275.00 $250.00

Out of stock

knife made from chain saw chain. Damascus pattern not strong, but very functionally tough knife. Rockwell 61. Comes with sheath that has otter design. Custom abstract design bronze guard. Copper hammered into steel while forging.

Knife boot knife blank eagle theme

$95.00 $65.00

Custom blank knife blade D2 steel. Finished, Add a guard maybe, no handle needed unless desired. Handle has feather head etch. Overall 4.5 inches long x 1/2 wide x 1/8th thick. Would work for boot or neck knife or hidden knife of any kind. Rockwell 59.

Dagger of fossil bone

$420.00 $395.00

Custom knife using 40,000 year old fossil bone for sheath and handle. Dagger shape sharp both sides. D2 stainless steel, flower them etched with copper centers. Light in weight. Handle fossil wolf rib bone sheath prehistoric bison bone. Mammoth ivory end caps on knife and sheath are pinned. I had in mind a renaissance dagger, for reenactment people. Sheath a work of art in itself with sterling silver lace, bronze leaf solder pinned on. Very sturdy and usable. Rockwell 60 blade.

Knife skinner willow handle

$350.00 $320.00

Custom d2 steel skinner knife. 5 inch cutting edge Bronze abstract design guard. Nenana Aalaska river diamond willow wood handle, copper rivets. Copper hammered into steel when forged. Light etch of Dall sheep head on one side and eagle feather on the other side. Comes with seath tht has flower carved in. Very functioaqnl knife that ballances well and can see many years of hard use.

Knife dagger bear pommel

$175.00 $150.00

Custom knife of 1095 high carbon steel. double edged rockwell 59. Poplar wood handle from Tanana River. Custom cast for this knife- a bear of bronze from old barge propeller. 5.5 inch cutting edge. Light in weight. Narrow to hide in tube type sheath.

Custom fossil knife with sheath

$450.00 $390.00

Knife is Damascus steel ½ x 4.5 inches long. Acid etched flower theme. Rockwell 59. Handle is 40,000 year old young bison rib bone from the Tanana River. Guard is mammoth ivory from same area as handle. Custom end cap Indian head of bronze that was a barge propeller on the Yukon River. Sheath is rib bone form larger bison with stabilized dyed birch for it’s back. Brass fish pinned and inlaid, silver band and pins keep it stable. No loop, meant to be kept in drawer or supplies box.

Custom skinner knife mammoth ivory sheath

$495.00 $425.00

Knife is D2 steel 7 inches overall, 4 x 1 blade. Rockwell 59. #930 in my permanent records. Flower etch theme copper flower centers. Rated 400 on my brass rod text (see what test is, above under explaining the general info on my knives). Handle is dyed stabilized Alaska birch burl wood. Custom copper guard 1920’s Nenana water pipes. Sheath is mammoth ivory off the Cosna River, 40,000 year old. Back is local birch wood. Silver band on top, brass pins. Note animal track pins.

Knife owl fossil theme

$395.00 $350.00

Custom knife fossil bison bone handle. 4 x 2 inch feather Damascus blade with custom owl etching. Extra long 5 inch handle - so great for someone with big hands or wanting that extra length. 40,000 year old bison rib bone handle found on the Tanana River. Custom cast eagle head guard and owl head end cap. Comes with custom sheath.

Hunter skinner knife D2 steel

$350.00 $250.00

All custom 5 x 1.25 inch blade. Made from D2 that was an industrial wood planer blade. D2 is a hard chrome tool steel semi stainless. Double temper Rockwell 58, tested to 300 on brass rod swipe test. (300 strokes on a brass rod and still cuts paper). Alaska poplar wood handle with Alaska birch end cap. Custom cast guard and a inlaid bronze leaf. Freehand acid etched blade has 3 bear tracks on one side, 'Alaska' on the other. Opal chip layer under guard adds a shine. Comes with hand made sheath. Somewhat rustic look, lacks a level of high finish, like guard casting not perfect, so price reduced.

Custom knife damascus steel skinner

$350.00 $320.00

3.5 x 1.5 blade is custom damascuss steel. copper and brass forged into steel. Acid etched with birds and 'Alaska'. Custom cast otter guard made of boat propeller bronze. Handle is resin with Alaska spruce needles and pine cones. Custom rivets of silver and copper. No sheath- custom sheath $25 if wanted.

Knife sheath

$25.00

Custom made sheaths for a knife of mine you purchase. Allow 1-2 days for me to make a sheath that fits most hunter skinner style. No sheaths for chef knives. You can choose a engraved theme, animals is my choice, bear wolf moose usually. Birds are usually eagle, duck songbird. Plant could be blade of grass, pine cone, long stem flower of some kind.

small skinner fossil handle

$265.00

Small skinning knife D2 tool steel. Overall 7 inches, 2.5 x 3/4 blade. Custom acid etched with

Alaska' and a wolf head on one side, wolf tracks on the other side. Handle is interior Alaska fossil ancient horse rib bone about 60,000 years old. Guard and end cap are fossil mammoth ivory. End cap has pinned bronze bear. Very unique knife. Fits well in hand. Blade could be smaller then some like but makes knife compact for carrying concealed. Blade double tempered, deep cold cryo treated, a semi stainless so should not easily rust or lose visibility of etch.

drop point skinner damascus mammoth tooth

$345.00

Nice Damascus steel drop point, 3 inch long blade x 2 x 1/16th. Back edge of drop is sharp to save for special needs. Moose etch one side, flower other side. Very unique mammoth tooth handle with tooth cut at an angle not seen often. Copper rivets. Nice sheath with mammoth etch.