Custom Knife blades by Miles
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My blades are all hand done, one at a  time. Hand drawn, hand cut, and I do all my own heat treat. Most are double tempered, have hard edge softer backs and soft handle so it can be drilled. Most are deep cold cryo treated, which makes steel tougher without sacrificing hardness.  My minimum test is 200 stokes on the brass rod test. This is slicing back and forth on brass, until the edge will no longer cut paper. Most factory knives like buck Gerber etc will test between 30 and 50 strokes. Flex test bends 15 degrees ,usually 20 pound test. I prefer D2 steel, a semi stainless tool steel used for commercial log peeling blades.  Chrome in it makes this very tough, holds an edge better than most steels. I sometimes use 1095 high carbon, which will get sharper but dulls faster, costs less, easier to work, an old long time 100 year old steel some prefer. I work Damascus, but do not create it. I see it is an art form I am not set up for. I often trade my work with top knife makers who create their own custom Damascus steel . I acquire a billet and work and heat treat.  I do buy own hand drawn  acid etch designs taht cut deep into the steel. I am now for interesting ways to treat steel taht ie ear changing. I forget copper and brass not the steel during heat treat. I sometimes lay out scrap Damascus in mosaic form and weld together. Off in directions no one else has been. I create potential story knives, in the shape of animals.   All blades are sharp, hardened, polished to at least 600 grit, and ready to use.  

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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. ​

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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.

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Small skinner D2 blank blade with chickadee

$70.00 $65.00

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6 inch overall 3 inch cutting edge, 1.5 wide. Rockwell 60. D2 steel is a semi stainless, with chrome, which makes it a tough tool steel known for keeping an edge. Double tempered, softer back and deep cold cryo treated. Handle soft so easy to drill holes to suit. Shined sharp ready to use.

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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. See 'stands.' You can choose an engraved theme for sheaths, 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.

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knife blade blank custom shark etch

$60.00

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Blank knife blade  custom D2 steel. Hidden tang style 6 x 1 ¼ x 1/16th inches. Acid etch shark on one side walrus on the other side. Need to drill hone in round handle for this. rockwell 60 soft back double temper deep cold cryo treated so high end quality product. Polished sharpened ready to use. 

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Blank custom knife blade Alaska skinner

$75.00

Custom knife bank blade D2 steel hidden tang style hunter skinner.  8 inches over all Blade 5 ½ x 2. Had acid etched flowers with copper centers both sides. Double tempered deep cryo treated quality done for top grade finished knife. Same as in my $500 finished knives.

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Knife blank blade custom hunter

$67.00

Blank knife blade skinner. Over-all 9 inches. Blade 6 x 1 ½ inches. D2 steel Rockwell 60. Edge hard back soft. Acid etched 2 flowers on both sides with copper centers. Brass copper forged into steel leave stems acid etched snowflake hammered patterning. Hidden tang style meaning you need a round handle to drill a hole in. Good general use blade, skinning camp,  kitchen. 

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Custom knife guard or end cap lion shape

$19.00

Custom knife guard lion shape. 1.8 ounces. 2 inches long x ¾ wide x 1 inch tall. No slit in yet for blade s adaptable or could be a end cap on a hidden tang. Soft brass cuts on band saw. Brass from an old barge propeller that sent up and down the Yukon River. 

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