Featured Work
This page features some of my newest and most special projects. Creme de la forge is not an expression, but if it were, it would apply here.
Graduate with Black Walnut
Graduate with Black Walnut
Hand forged from 1084 tool steel, this a beautiful tool made to last. The five inch blade is flat ground with a convex edge for efficient cutting and durabiity. A brass guard is silver soldered to the blade as well as through pinned for a lifetime of hard use. The handle is crafted from local Iowan black walnut from the Beaverdale neighborhood of Des Moines near my shop and hand rubbed with oil. The handle also has red fiber liners and unique filework on the tang for a bit of class. The handle scales are secured by two loveless bolts and two nickel silver pins in addition to a brass lanyard tube (and 125,000 psi epoxy). Comes complete with a matching oiled leather sheath. An absolutely beautiful tool you will be proud to use and own.
The Graduate is a model designed for a young outdoors person heading out into the wild world. An all around outdoor tool designed to last a lifetime on the trail. A lot of things change in this world, but you will always need a good knife. Whether for yourself, or as a gift for a son or daughter, this is a beautiful and unique heirloom tool that you can be proud to give or own and pass along.