Knife Gallery
Last Updated
31/1/2010
As I have been making unique knives full time for over five years now, the constantly updated gallery was getting rather unweildy. So I have decided to show merely a selection of my previous work. I have also sorted the knives into catagories to make navigation easier.

Since every knife that I make is a unique piece, this is a sample of styles rather than a catalogue of models available. I can, however, make a knife based on a previous piece of course.

Model and No.:…..Red Spot (0260) Blade Length…….4” Overall Length…...8 ¼” Blade………EN45 spring steel, forged finished Handle…………..English yew Furniture...Brass and red resin pins, decorative filework Sheath…………….Brown leather semi-dangler Model and No.:…..Slim Jim (0270) Blade Length…….4” Overall Length…...8 ¾” Blade………BS1407 high carbon steel, forged finish Handle…………..English Oak Furniture………...Brass pins Sheath…………….Brown leather, semi dangler Model and No... Red Palm (0263) Blade Length…3 ¼” Overall Length...7” Blade…EN45 spring steel. Forged finished Handle..Black Palm with red resin inlay Furniture...Brass pins Sheath….Brown leather Date of Completion… October 2008 Model and No.. Frazer (0264) Blade Length....4” Overall Length...7 1/2” Blade…EN45 spring steel. Forged finished Handle...English Yew Furniture...Brass and red resin pins, decorative fileworked tang Sheath…Brown leather Model and No.:…..BS&S (0282) Blade Length…….4” Overall Length…...8” Blade………BS1407 high carbon steel, forged finished Handle…………..English ash and cherry woods Furniture...Brass and leather spacers Sheath…………….Brown leather made as part of an articel in Bushcraft & Survival Skills magazine Model and No.:…..Spalting (0317) Blade Length…….4” Overall Length…...8 ½” Blade………EN45 spring steel, forged finished Handle…………..Spalted birch and leather Furniture………...none Sheath…………….Brown leather Date of Completion… October 2009
UK street legal carry.
Utility Knives

Knives with a blade between 3" and 7" in length. Mostly I make forged finished knives as I believe this to be the most durable and sensible surface finish for a working knife; it also shows every one of my last hammer blows and is a reflection of my skill as a bladeSMITH.
Posh Knives

Just because I prefer a forged finish, that doesn't mean that I can't grind and polish a blade! Some of the knives below could be fitted into the Utility or the Large catagories, but they are here because they have finely finished and etched blades, damascus blades or are somehow more ostentatious than they need to be to do the job.
Model and No.:…..Saxen’s Sword (0271) Blade Length…….10” Overall Length…...15” Blade………EN45 carbon steel, forged finished Handle…………..Desert Ironwood and Buckeye Burl Furniture……...Mosaic pins and red/white/red liners Sheath...Tooled Brown Leather, bound with copper wire Model and No.:…..Jim’s Big Bowie (0122) Blade Length…….12” Overall Length…...17 ¼” Blade……………EN42 High Carbon Steel Handle…………..Turquoise, cow horn and ebony Furniture………...Steel guard, bolster and pins Sheath…………….Black leather chest sheath Date of Completion…January 2006 Model and No.:…..Mighty Chopper(0283) Blade Length…….11 ¾” Overall Length…...17 ¾” Blade………EN45 spring steel, forged finished Handle…………..Olive Ash Furniture………...Brass tubular pins Sheath…………….Black Leather on D ring Date of Completion… May 2009 Model and No.:…..Wide Boy (0310) Blade Length…….11 ½” Overall Length…...17” Blade………EN47 carbon spring steel, forged finish Handle…………..English Ash Furniture………...Steel ferrule and pin Sheath…………….Brown Leather Date of Completion… September 2009
Large Knives

I prefer to use and therfore make small knives, but every now and then I have the urge (or a customer does) to make something really big! I've no interest in making swords, partly because they are not very useful in real life, but a large blade does have its place. To qualify in this catagory the knife must have a blade of over 7" (not big in America, but in the UK that is a large blade!).
Knives from the Iron Age Forge

All of these knives have one thing in common: they were all made during weekend courses using my primitive forges (the forges are based on those found during the Iron Age and the Roman/Saxon periods in the UK). The only tools used in the making of thse knives (blades, handles and sheathes) are hand tools that have direct relatives found archaeologically in this country as far back as the Iron Age.

So for those fans of 'Unplugged' or 'Neo Tribal' bladesmithing, these are perfect. All forged from EN45 spring steel and heat treated at the forge!
Model and No.:. I/A Acacia (0262) Blade Length…4” Overall Length...8 ½” Blade…EN45 spring steel. Forged finished Handle...English False Acacia Sheath….Brown leather with thong belt loop Made during the last Iron Age knifemaking course of 2008.
Kitchen Knives

These knives are some of those that I have made specifically for the house and home, well the kitchen anyway. I have come to prefer a forged finish for my own kitchen knives recently. This is because although they are still carbon steel and will rust, the forged surface resists corrosion and patination better than a polished surface. Also, the irregular surface texture prevents wet vegetables (such as potatoes) from sticking to the blade when slicing.
Model and No.:…..Blue Paw (0274) Blade Length…….3” Overall Length…...4 ½” Blade………O1 carbon steel, filed finish Handle…………..Blue Carbon Fibre Furniture……...Brass pin and thong tube Sheath…………….Black pocket sheath Model and No....Flower Bitty (0256) Blade Length....1 ¾” Overall Length...4 ¾” Blade…O1 with rainbow temper Handle…..Bold pink/blue floral Micarta (of my own making) Furniture…...Brass tubes and lanyard hole Sheath….Black Leather neck sheath Date of Completion… September 2008
Small Knives

Fixed blade knives that have blades less than 3" in length. Some are simple craft knives (known as Kiridashi after the Japanese), some are pocket sixed 'natty' blades and some are full-on knives but in minature. For a bit of fun I loke to make miniature knives (and other tools); they are the same materials as my full sized versions but none of tehm are over 3" in total length!
Folding Knives

Since all we can carry in public in the UK (without a good reason in the eyes of the law) is a folding knife that does not lock open and has less than 3" of cutting edge, that is the only sort of folder I make. I don't make many, but I shall be increasing that number over the coming months.

The knives below are all legal to carry anywhere in the UK except around airports and schools (though there are exceptions to this). If you are in any doubt about the legal issues surrounding the purchase or carrying of knives then the key piece of legislation concerning Knife Law is here. The part you need to read is Section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. If you have any other questions then just ask!