Knife Gallery
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 Model and No.:….. Chocolate Friend (0325) Blade Length…….3 ¼” Overall Length…...7 ¼” Blade………BS1407 high carbon steel, forged finished Handle…………..Handmade felt micarta. Furniture………...Brass pins Sheath…………….Black Leather Model and No.:….. Nutty (0379) Blade Length……. 3 ½” Overall Length…...8” Blade………EN45 Spring steel, forged finished Handle…………..Walnut general purpose knife made alongside a student in the workshop Brassed off (0418) Blade Length…….4” Overall Length…...8 ½” Blade……EN42J, high carbon steel, forged finisheed Handle…………..Forged steel with brass stitches Furniture………...copper accents Sheath…………….Black leather The body of the blade is old wrought iron, but it has an edge of swiss file welded to it (this would be a 2 bar welded piece, rather than a laminated blade such as in san mai). The handle is blackened oak'Hornbeam Nessy' Blade Length……4” Overall Length…...9” Blade………BS1407 high carbon steel, forged finish Handle…………..English Hornbeam Furniture………...Turquoise filled brass pins Sheath…………….Brown leather, semi dangler
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.
a fusion of ultra modern and old-world techniques and materials
Model and No.:….. Spectre (0381) Blade Length…….3 ¾” Overall Length…...8 ¼” Blade………BS1407 High Carbon Steel Handle…..Spalted Beech Furniture………...Glow in the dark Tritium inserts x2 Sheath…….Black Leather General purpose knife with visible hamon and ghostly green glow (from the trit) on the blade13 layers of 15n20 and 1085 all twisted up into a sweet little neck knife. Held into the sheath by rare earth magnetsMade for the 2012 Belgium knife show. A blade of BS1407 high carbon steel with a subtle but lovely hamon. Boxwood and horn handle
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.

Any damasus (properly known as 'pattern welded steel' or mokume that I use is made by me in the fiery forge.
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 Model and No.:….. Parang-U-Like (0361) Blade Length…….9 ¼” Overall Length…...15” Blade………EN47 carbon steel blade, forged finish Handle…………..English Cherry wood Furniture………...Steel Ferrule Sheath…………….Brown leather Model and No.:….. Parang (0377) Blade Length…….14” Overall Length…...19” Blade………80CrV2 high carbon steel, forged finished Handle…………..English Spalted Beech Furniture………...Steel Ferrule a great bushwhacking and bushcraft tool based on the Parang Model and No.:….. Kukri (0422) Blade Length…….13” Overall Length…...18 ½” Blade……EN42J high carbon steel, forged finished Handle……English Cherry and Oak, leather and copper spacers Furniture………...Copper pommel and ferrule Sheath…………….Brown Leather Model and No.:….. Yew Parang (0446) Blade Length…….13 ½” (11 ½” cutting edge) Overall Length…...19” Blade….CS80CrV2 high carbon steel, forge finish Handle………….. English Yew Furniture………...Mosaic pins and brass lanyard Sheath…………….Brown leather, semi dangler Model and No.:….. Jackson Parang (0491) Blade Length…….13” (10 ½” cutting edge) Overall Length…..18 ½” Blade…CS80CrV2 high carbon steel, forged finished Handle…………..English Oak Furniture….Copper ferrule and green tritium inserts Sheath…………….Black leather
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 8" (not big in America, but in the UK that is a large blade!).
Sumo (0420) Blade Length…….9” Overall Length…...14 ½” Blade…CS80CrV2 high carbon steel, forged finished Handle…………..Mahuhu wood robust slicing knife for the kitchenModel and No.:….. AsianZebra (0429) Blade Length…….9 ½” Overall Length…...14 ½” Blade…CS80CrV2 high carbon steel, forged finished Handle………….. Zebrano a set of knives made for a reenactor. Should cover most periods from the iron age and later quite happily :-)Model and No.:….. Jackson Ulu (0492) Blade Length…….3 ½” Overall Length…..4 ¾” Blade…… O1 high carbon steel, forged finished Handle…………..English Pear Furniture….decorative filework on tang Model and No.:….. Copper Camp Citchen (0493) Blade Length…….6 ¾” Overall Length…..11 ½” Blade…CS80CrV2 high carbon steel, forged finished Handle…………..English Oak, leather and copper Furniture…….. Copper guard Sheath…………….Brown leather with copper mouth
From the Iron Age Forge

All of these knives/tools 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 tools (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 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 Model and No.:….. Picket (0383) Blade Length…….1 ¾” Overall Length…...7” Blade………BS1407 high carbon steel forged finish Handle…………..Antler tine Sheath... Brown leather neck sheathPeardrop (0415) Blade Length…….2” Overall Length…...5 ¾” Blade……BS1407 high carbon steel, forged finished Handle…………..Dymondwood Furniture………...NA Sheath…………….Black leather neck sheath 13 layers of 15n20 and cs70 all twisted up into a sweet little neck knife. Held into the sheath by rare earth magnets
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 them 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!
a group of small folders made from sopper plumbing pipe and worn out chainsaw filesa small group of higonokami style knives. Some have damascus blades, others plain ground O1. this is my own EDC. The blade is 90 layers od O1 and 15n20, the handle is mokume made from copper and brass.
UK street legal carry.
Axes

OK, not exactly knives, but these axes are made to my normal 'knife grade' standard so are collectors items in their own right. I also make 'tool grade' axes, which are a little cheaper to buy on account of them being more rough and ready, but the quality is no different.

Here is a selection of some of the axes that I have been making recently.
Model and No.:….. BCUK Demo Axe (0335) Edge Length…….85mm Head Length…...155mm Head weight/ Total weight…... 550g/700g Handle Length…... 355m Blade………1055M medium carbon steel Handle…………..English Ash (from my woodland) Sheath……………. Brown leather mask Model and No.:….. Walnut Shorty (0339) Edge Length…….3 ¼” Head Length…... 6” Head weight/ Total weight…...550g (ish)/663g Handle Length…... 8 ¾” Blade…1055M spring steel, polished and acid patinated Handle………..English Walnut Sheath….Brown leather mask Fits in your pocket and packs a wallop! Model and No.:….. Pauls Beard (0344) Edge Length…….4” Head Length…...6 ¼” Head weight/ Total weight…... Handle Length…... 13” Blade………Ballpeen hammer (1055M) Handle…………..English Ash Lightweight, slightly bearded hatchet made alongside a student over a weekend. 500g head in a Hudson Bay style with an extra long handle of about 24"
Fusion Knives

Although I specialise in making knives ina  traditional manner and prefer to use natural mterials for that truely ageless look, I also like to play with strange modern materials. The knives below are therefore the result of a strange fusion of traditional styles  with ultra modern and high-tech materials. These modern materials can be as commonplace as Kydex sheaths and my own micarta, or as modern as so-called 'smart materials' Smart materials include thermochromic laminates and pigments, polychromic nanoflakes, fibre optics and glow in the dark Tritium filled locators.

I've put a random selection of this type of knife here, most of them will also appear elsewhere on this page amongst other knives in the appropriate style. I've got a lot of interesting fusion knives in the works, it's just getting around to making them! If you have an idea for a good combo, please let me know
ground and polished O1 carbon steel blade with thermochromic laminate handle. Bascally, the handle changes colur when it gets warm!polished O1 blade with a blue Carbon Fibre handlejust one example of my home made fabric laminate (like Micarta or Tufnol). The blade is forged finished and left blackAnother fabric laminate, this time the forged finished blade is shiny with the temper colours left to seeForged finished blade, local cherry wood handle and a radioactive tritium glow in the dark insert. The tritium is a feature of my whole Bushcraft Knife rangeforged finished blade with a Dymondwood handle. Dymondwood 9like Pakkawood) is a kind of resin impregnated coloured plywood
This page was last updated on: December 15, 2012
As I have been making unique knives full time for almost 10 years now, below is merely a selection of my previous work. 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.

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