Carving Set

Steel is 440 C with nickle silver handmade fittings. Nickle silver will stay beautiful for years since it doesn't tarnish.
The cutting edge of the blade was sharpened to 15 degrees which makes the blade razor sharp.
Stag handles. I love working with stag since it is such a classic handle material in the knife making world.
Flat grind on the blade with hand polished satin finish. Swedge added to blade.
Spanish notch on bottom of blade as embellishment and to accentuate the Spanish influence in Texas.
From a young age I used to watch my Dad carving our meat during family meals. My Dad also taught me the right way to carve meat. This tradition sparked an interest in carving sets. When I started making knives I always had it in the back of my mind to make a carving set. And finally I did and I can say that I am proud of this set. It is well balanced with the right blade length of 7 inches. It is an art piece which can be a heirloom.

Loveless Style Hunter

Scales are stabilized curly Mable wood.
Pins: Stainless steel 416
Blade Steel: 154 CM
Guards and pins engraved with English scrolls by Alice Carter
Flat grind on blade and hand polished

Hunter

Loveless design hunter with desert iron wood scales and mosaic brass pins.
Engraving on guard by Alice Carter.
I used 154 CM blade steel by Crucible.
The blade has a flat grind and is satin polished.

Sub Hilt Fighting Knife

A Customer ordered this knife which I finished today.
Blade Steel is 154 CM
Blade is 7 " long with a double hollow grind.
Fittings are nickle silver.
Handle material is imitation bone.

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Hunter

I completed this one for a friend on Friday, he was overwhelmed! The blade is Alabama Damascus, 7" long with hollow grind. Handle is white tail antler, guard is nickle silver. displayed on spalted maple base.

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New Blade – Alabama Damascus...

It's been awhile since I posted a knife - so I figured I'd better do it. Here's my latest knife (already sold) but I'd gladly make one for you!

-ian

Spring – ATS34
My African design file work on blade and spring
Liners ,bolsters and shield 416 SS
Scales pre ban Ivory
Knife mirror polished

Alabama Damascus Liner Locker

It has been a while since I made a liner locker and I really enjoyed making this one. The blade and bolsters are Alabama Damascus and the scales Bark Ivory. The liners are anodized blue titanium. File work on the blade and spacer. This knife is a great collectors piece.
Thanks for looking
Regards
-Ian

Happy New Year!

The old give way to the young. New thoughts sprout from fertile ground.

While the New Year beckons us with many promises, don't forget to give the old year its due.

Learn from past mistakes and carry the lessons of time with you.

This year resolve to laugh more, love more, forgive more, friend more and learn more.

May 2011 be your best year yet!

Texas Toothpik

Blade: ATS 34 - Hollow Ground - Hand Polished - 60 Rc - With half stop
Roman Knot file work on top of blade and spring
Spring filed on bottom
Liners: 416 Stainless Steel - Relief milled and filed on bottom an top
Bolsters: 416 Stainless Steel
Scales: Presentation Grade Mother of Pearl

This knife is a collectors piece, with snappy walk and talk. The blade sits dead center and spring is flush in all three positions. The pictures don't do the knife justice.

Thanks for looking
-Ian

Stockholm Green Trapper

I call this one green Mamba! Wicked sharp, snappy walk and talk, level in all three positions, blade dead center. I used ATS 34 knife steel. The blade is hollow ground, hand polished and hardened to 60 Rc. Blade length is 2 7/8" OAL 6 1/2" and closed length 3 1/2".
I used 416 Stainless steel on the bolsters,liners and shield. The liners are relief milled. The shield is double pinned and the scales are Stockholm green jig bone. I finished it off by filing the bottom of the spring.