Liner lock goofin’. #linerlock #handmade #foldingknife #knifemaker
Mother of pearl, gold, damascus steel, and stainless. This is a peek at the frame handle I built for a custom letter opener project. #motherofpearl #letteropener #handmadeknifes #gold
A 6” chef based on my River Gaucho model for a special client. This is a three-bar twist composite with a stabilized myrtle handle. #chef #culinaryknife #damascuskitchenknife #handmadeknife
Mini dragon’s fire. #damascussteel #damascussteelknife #patternwelding #bladesmith
‘Resolution’ is a large, single-hand sword. Its design is my own fusion of the yataghan and the khyber, and this one features a ~30” blade in complex multi-bar damascus, with fittings in damascus and gold, and a grip of exquisite curly koa. Photo by @sharpbycoop #yataghan #sword #curlykoa #damascussteelsword
‘Totem,’ an integral push dagger in high layer san mai damascus steel and 18 karat gold. 4” blade, 6.4” overall. #pushdagger #artknife #integralknife #damascussteel
“Ethos.” 18” blade in 1000-layer damascus steel, with a hilt in African blackwood and fittings in gold, jade, and steel. The bolster features extensive engraving, sculpting, inlay, and overlay by @wanderer.metalworks . Last week at @artknifeinvitational I had @sharpbycoop do his thing and capture the piece in all its glory. #mastersmith #metalwork #fineart #finecraftsmanship
Grasshopper. A puukko riff featuring A 3.5” scandi-grind blade and fittings in firestorm damascus, with stabilized Karelian birch and silver accents. A traditional(ish) scabbard with goat hid wrapped over birch, with a four-strand plait belt loop #puukko #scandinavian #mastersmith #damascussteelknife Photo by the incomparable @sharpbycoop
And finally, ‘Grasshopper,’ my last piece for @artknifeinvitational 2025. This is a fairly Zack-ish riff on a puukko, the iconic knife of Finland. This one has a scandi-ground 3.5” blade of twisted w’s damascus with fittings in the same material and a straight-cushion-fluted grip in arctic karelian birch, with spacers in sterlium silver (a sterling alloy made with germanium to improve tarnish resistance). #puukkoknife #puukko #karelianbirch #damascussteel #handmadeknife
‘Totem,’ another of my pieces for @artknifeinvitational 2025. It features a 4” blade of very fine san mai damascus steel, with 18k gold studs adorning the integral bolster. #handmade #damascussteel #bladesmith #talisman
This is ‘Resolution,’ another of my pieces for @artknifeinvitational in Las Vegas. This is a BIG piece, with a ~30” blade and ~36” overall. It is a fusion between a khyber knife and a yataghan, with plenty of my own flavor mixed in for good measure. The blade features three different damascus patterns, a twist, a feather, and a gordian twist, all corresponding to its equally complex cross section. It is a T-back blade featuring six fullers (including two on the spine), a hollow grind, and then a crisp break to the convex edge. The hilt is epic curly koa with twenty 22k gold dot inlays, an 1800 layer damascus bolster, and a gold plated bronze bolster. This piece is large and imposing but surprisingly balanced and comfortable. #damascussteel #patternwelding #mastersmith #bladesmithing
This is ‘Ethos.’ I will have it on my table @artknifeinvitational in Las Vegas on 10/25/25. It is a unique design, fusing elements of the kard, the pesh-kabz, and the rugger with my own personal style. The 18” blade features shimmering, 1000-layer ladder damascus with a groove along the spine and a reinforced point. The grip is African blackwood, with 18 karat gold and nephrite jade spacers. The bolster is blued steel with outrageously good engraving, sculpting, inlay and overlay in 18 and 22 karat gold by Tyler Sofie @wanderer.metalworks . The whole piece is 24” long. #kard #peshkabz #museumquality #mastersmith
A cane shaft in some stabilized, fiery lace sheoak. Man this stuff is beautiful. #lacesheoak #walkingcane #handmade #woodwork
Slicing and dicing a couple slabs of mother of pearl in the studio today. I gotta say, that was not fun with a jewelers saw. But satisfying! #motherofpearl #pearlhandle #pearlsjewelry #handmade
A couple of 3/64” dowel pins in the end of a 1/8” handle frame. I think that worked?
SOLD. A custom 9” nakiri in raindrop damascus and lace sheoak.
Sometimes you forget that the tiny threading die you ordered won’t fit any of the wrenches you have, so you gotta improvise and make the jankiest threading wrench ever. Lucky I had a piece of pipe hanging around with just the right diameter.
AVAILABLE: a 7” chef in AEB-L stainless steel and stabilized myrtle. This is one of the last few knives I will have available this year, so if you are thinking about a holiday gift, now is the time!
Another glimpse of this piece for @artknifeinvitational . It’s called Totem, and it is an integral push dagger. It is essentially san mai, featuring a jacket of 1800 layer nickel bearing damascus on either side and fine W’s in the middle. The domed studs are 18 karat gold. And I made a stark, monolithic display stand out of some really luxurious Arizona ironwood burl.
Here is another sneak peek at Grasshopper, a puukko riff I have made for @artknifeinvitational in just a few weeks! The sheath is likewise a riff and a nod to the traditional Scandinavian construction. It’s got a birch core around the blade, with a leather wrap, a raised seam at the back, and my own take on the traditional suspension system, featuring a four-strand plait for the belt loop. #puukko #scandinavian #leatherwork #handmade
