Moose Nose series

All of my knives are hand made, one at a time, in my small shop beside my house on Shelter Island. I cut the blades and form them using the stock removal method. I heat treat and temper the blades myself. I design and stitch the sheaths myself. Each knife is the product of many hours of intense work.

Hunting knives are my passion. My goal in knife making is to create virtually indestructible hunting knives for Alaska’s harsh environment. I use materials that are capable of withstanding extreme conditions and deliver excellent service in the field.

Hatchet Handle Series

I use 440 C stainless steel on my full tang hunters. Although I do use exotic natural handle materials and stabilized woods for collectors, I recomend linen, canvas and G-10 phenolic material (Micarta ©) and carbon fiber for hard use. These materials will not let you down in the bush. They don’t retain moisture and are impervious to extreme temperatures and change in temperatures. I fully expect my using knives to out live myself and the original purchaser.

Nowhere in my mind do the words functional and tough mean ugly. I adhere to the principles of fit and finish. Most of my knives are mirror finished and I like to dress them up with file work. I find file work functional as well as astheticlly pleasing in that it improves grip in areas where the hand touches the blade for control.

I rely on my experience as a hunter, trapper and charter operator in Alaska and feedback from other hunters to focus my designs around the intended use of the knife. Every aspect from the ergonomic contours of the handle, the camber of the blade, the taper and arc of the cutting edge to the sharpness of the point is designed for a specific purpose. Whether it be caping a trophy ram, removing a large heavy hide from buffalo or moose, quartering, carrying a skinner up the trail of a blacktail, dispatching a pig or delicately skinning around the eyes of a mink or mallard I design purpose into every molecule of the knife.

I group my knives by handle design. The handle is the delivery system for the cutting edge. It makes or breaks the using knife. The knife must fit the hand to help the user work more efficiently. Like a pair of shoes, “If it doesn’t fit, it ain’t worth a...darn."

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