THE July SALE IS CLOSED

YOU MAY VIEW THE KNIVES FROM OUR july SALE BELOW, THOUGH THEY ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

3.5" Mulberry Bird & Trout

Blade: Sawblade @HRC 64.

Handle: Full-tang mulberry handle with copper pins.

Notes: Bird and trout knives are smaller and thinner than most belt knives as they need to work into tighter places and for making delicate cuts and are not generally used for the heavy lifting required by larger animals.

82g. 21mm deep. Right- or left-handed sheath - your choice (turnaround time 2-3 weeks).

Sources: Sawblade - Douglas, Ga.
Mulberry - Arnoldsville, Ga.

Price: $500

4.25" Spalted Maple Burl Hunting Knife

Blade: Roller Bearing @HRC 64.

Handle: Westernized octagonal integral spalted maple burl handle with leather and orange G10 spacers.

Notes: This knife has a classic hunting blade profile and grind, perfect for field dressing larger animals and for general use. The Spalted Maple burl handle is faceted for improved grip and also has a soft tail so that the handle won’t dig into your waist when it is on your belt. The G10 spacer adds visibility so you don’t lose it in the leaves.

119g. 26mm deep. Right- or left-handed sheath - your choice (turnaround time 2-3 weeks).

Sources: Steel - Roller bearing, machine shop, Birmingham, Alabama.
Maple - Wolfskin, Ga.

Price: $825

5.25" Copper Beech Skinner/Butcher

Blade: Roller Bearing @HRC 64.

Handle: Brass faceplate, olive and bronze spacers, octagonal copper beech handle.

Notes: This is one of our favorite blade profiles for heavy-duty skinning - think wild hogs and their armor-like skin. The handle is faceted and set up for standard and reverse grips, so the knife is equally comfortable pulling or pushing.

133g. 28mm deep. Right- or left-handed sheath available upon request ($50 - turnaround time 2-3 weeks).

Sources: Steel - Roller bearing, machine shop, Birmingham, Alabama.
Copper beech - fallen tree, Connecticut.
Bronze - cymbal, old drum set, Athens, Ga.

Price: $725

7" Black Cherry Burl Bullnose Butcher

Blade: Roller Bearing @HRC 64.

Handle: Westernized octagonal integral black-dyed cherry burl handle with leathers and copper spacers.

Notes: This is our version of the traditional butcher’s knife, useful in almost any large animal butchery situation. This general knife design and size has been used for hundreds of years by professional hunters as the only knife they would carry for skinning and processing.

137g. 31mm deep.

Sources: Steel - Roller bearing, machine shop, Birmingham, Alabama.
Cherry - Athens, Ga.

Price: $850

130mm Black Maple Burl Honesuki

Blade: Roller Bearing @HRC 64.

Handle: Octagonal integral black-dyed maple burl handle with leather spacer.

Notes: We thought it might be fun to do a traditional Japanese knife for trimming and jointing poultry. This knife is single-beveled for the right-handed user and would be a great choice for any prep work.

121g. 31mm deep. Right-handed.

Sources: Steel - Roller bearing, machine shop, Birmingham, Alabama.
Maple - Wolfskin, Ga.

Price: $700

100mm Redbud Hankotsu

Blade: Roller Bearing @HRC 64.

Handle: Full-tang octagonal redbud handle with brass pins.

Notes: Another traditional Japanese knife for hanging animal breakdown. This knife is designed for a stabbing grip in both the pull and push movements and has a double taper in the handle so that as you pull it down, the handle seats into the hand more securely. We built this hankotsu for a small to medium hand.

92g. 27mm deep.

Sources: Steel - Roller bearing, machine shop, Birmingham, Alabama.
Redbud - Athens, Ga.

Price: $350

5.25" Mesquite Boning Knife

Blade: Sawblade @HRC 64.

Handle: Full-tang mesquite handle with brass pins.

Notes: Here we have a classic western boning and trimming knife. The blade is flexible and will move with ease around the curves in bone and connective tissue. The handle is proportionally large for better grip.

92g. 17mm deep. Flexible.

Sources: Sawblade - Douglas, Ga.
Mesquite - Texas.

Price: $500

7.25" Copper Beech Breaking Knife

Blade: Roller Bearing @HRC 64.

Handle: Westernized octagonal integral spalted copper beech handle with leather and copper spacers.

Notes: With the breaking knife, we are beginning to move our discussion out of breakdown and into portioning large cuts into primals, though some people use a knife like this one for removing shoulders or back hams from a carcass as it provides extra reach.

113g. 26mm deep.

Sources: Steel - Roller bearing, machine shop, Birmingham, Alabama.
Copper beech - fallen tree, Connecticut.

Price: $875

9.25" Black Cherry Burl Cleaver

Blade: Ford F-250 Spring @HRC 61.

Handle: Full-tang black-dyed cherry burl western handle with brass pins.

Notes: We all know what this one is for. Just don’t hurt yourself and wear some eye protection. (Note, the cleaver, while used to chop some, is generally used to joint or cut bones with a rubber mallet, or simply using its weight for cutting fine bones and cartilage).

1019g. 84mm deep.

Sources: Steel - Ford Leaf Spring, Danielsville, Ga.
Cherry - Athens, Ga.

Price: $900