Intregral Guard &
Tapered Tang
Hunting Finish &
Hollow Ground
Cryogenic Heat
Treatment
Real Wood
Stabilized
Father to
Children
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* One size does not fit all!
My knife handles vary in length and width to fit a variety of hand sizes. Whether you are 5 feet tall, or 6 foot 8 inches tall, chances are that one of my grips will glide into your hands.
* A closed hand is rounded inside, not square.
Many production knives are built using flat sided handle slabs. This leaves hard edges rubbing against your hand. Long term use, like working on a harvested animal, may create some discomfort.
I have worked hard to develop a handle that gently rolls into the hand. So that the knife becomes an extension of your arm- giving you more control and great comfort. I have done this by creating different curves and round overs to fit the front & back of the hand.
* I use an Integral Guard System that combines Steel & Wood together. This combination allows me to Shape the Guard at every angle so that the hand can grip the knife in many different ways, with no sharp edges.
In many of my big game knifes I also have a back guard, or a slight hook, so that the hand is secure at either end.
* The Tapered Tang.
The Steel that goes through the handle is called the tang.
When you close your hand you will notice that the front opening of your hand is larger than the opening in the back of your hand.
A tapered tang will fit the contour of a closed hand better. As an added benefit, it will give you more weight towards the front of your hand, for more blade control.
Integral steel-wood Guard, a Tapered Tang, and Sculpted Scales
A strong, thick backed knife that sharpens easily & glides through the meat.
Production knives are ground very accurately but are usually limited to one style of grind and finish thickness.
Custom grinding means that we can alter the grind at any given place. Each knife maker has his reasons for the way he grinds.
The bulk of my knives are hunting knives. So I like to use the Hollow Grind on my blades. This allows me to use thick back ( around 200 thousands of an inch-approximately 3/16th thick)- with a Thin edge for high sharpness and easy sharpening.
A great Hunting finish:
It may surprise you to learn that the High Mirror Polish is not for looks.
It is my sincere belief that the High Polish is the most functional finish for the hunter.
A High Mirror polish that is free from pits, bumps and orange peel takes time and care in finishing. It is not a quick procedure.
Here is what it does for you in the field and home:
* A true High Mirror polish means that there is very little chance of rust occurring. Yes, even stainless steel can rust. If there are no scratch lines, no pits, no bumps to hold water, then the water will quickly evaporate.
You can leave these knives in my unique sheath year round, without worrying about rust.
* A small diameter arrow shaft will penetrate deeper than a thicker diameter arrow shaft, even if the arrow weight and the broadhead point are the same! A High Mirror Polished blade will glide through fresh meat easier than a satin finish. Making your cuts just a bit easier.
Who does not want to use less force & effort?
Cryogenic heat treatment and a time proven steel.
The majority of my knives are hunting knives used for Field dressing and meat processing of Big Game animals, birds & fish.
I mostly use ATS-34 Stainless Steel and a proper "Cryogenic Heat Treatment" will produce a Rockwell hardness of 60 to 61 RC.
This means that it will hold an edge for a long time.
Combining this steel with a Hollow Ground edge means that it will easily sharpen. If an edge has not been abused, you can bring the edge back to a razor sharp edge in just a couple of minutes.
Most of my customers claim that they get anywhere from two to four Deer, or two Bear before sharpening. Taking off the skin and gutting the harvested animal as quickly as possible means- Great Tasting Meat! I certainly do not want to stop in the middle of working on my harvested animal and sharpen the knife.
Cryogenic Heat Treatment is a more complicated Heat Treatment because it involves heating the blade to 1,975 degrees and then Sub Zero Quenching it to minus 300 degrees in liquid Nitrogen (This is called Cryo treated).
Because of its complexity, I have chosen the Cryogenic Heat treating service that is coordinated by D'Alton Holder, a knife maker with over 40 years of experience.
World renowned as one the greatest knife makers alive, his vast knowledge of knife making and steel composition makes him the obvious choice for his Cryogenic Heat treating services.
D'Alton Holder is also the most generous Knife maker I have ever met. He has freely shared his extensive knowledge of knife making with me. He is the main reason I have achieved the high quality that I have in my knives.
I do use a variety of other steels, depending upon knife application.
Beautiful, real wood handles that have been Stabilized by a company with 20 years experience.
Stabilization is a process where the wood is penetrated with Polymers and Monomers at a cellular level.
This process, if done correctly, makes the wood waterproof and much harder. The wood will now retain its shape and form, regardless of normal surrounding temperatures. And and as an added benefit there is no finish to wear off the handle. The wood is now stable, thus it is called "Stabilization"
There have been many, many new stabilizing companies that have started up in the last several years. I have tried many of these companies with unsatisfactory results.
K & G stabilizing services has been perfecting Stabilization process for 20 years. This is the only company that I will personally send in my wood for stabilization.
Ken McFall is the owner of K & G Stabilizing services and K & G Knife supplies. He is also a very good knife maker. He has generously shared his knife making tips with me. Helping me to become a higher quality knife maker.
K & G also sells the strongest metal to wood epoxy that I know of. I will use nothing else but his epoxy, so that my knives will possibly survive in the centuries to come.
From father to their children...
Sometimes furniture and jewelry passed between gnerations does not retain its original value among the children. Styles and fashions change and items get stored, misplaced or given away.
However, a Son or daughter will probably never let go of the knife their father proudly owned and used. It becomes one of those family hierlooms that acquires an emotional importance.
Therefore, there's a good chance that a knife like this will be passed on & deeply appreciated from generation to generation.
