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"Vindicator" push dagger, obverse side view in CPM154CM powder metal technology tool steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli gemstone handle, hand-carved leather sheath inlaid with Elephant skin
"Vindicator" with Lapis Lazuli Gemstone handle

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What You'll See Here

On this page, I've included thumbnail knife photos in captioned boxes with knives of which I only have one or two photographs. Many of these are older or early works, and the photos have been scanned from print photographs, so please excuse the quality of these older photos.

I think it's important to include older works on the web site. Not only does it establish a photographic record of the works as the artist learns and progresses, it gives an idea of the foundation of knife making and establishes an idea of what a pattern might look like if it were revisited today. Thankfully, I've taken photos of a good portion of my work, and as I find, convert, clean up, and introduce some of my older works into the digital realm, I'll post them here.

Meet the first beginnings; look to the budding mischief before it has time to ripen to maturity.

--Shakespeare

"Aborigine" fine handmade tanto in ATS-34 high molybdenum stainles steel blade, brass bolsters, Mookaite Jasper gemstone handle, Emu embroidered over leather sheath
Aborigine
"Alamo" Bowie Knife, commemorative, in etched 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, hand-engraved brass fittings, quartz with pyrite gemstone, ebony, brass, red fiber spacer handle, locking kydex, aluminum, stainless steel sheath
Alamo Bowie
"Alamo" Bowie Knife, commemorative, in etched 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, hand-engraved brass fittings, quartz with pyrite gemstone, ebony, brass, red fiber spacer handle, locking kydex, aluminum, stainless steel sheath
Alamo Bowie
"Altar of Atlantis" in ATS-34 high molybdenum stainless steel blade, carved brass fittings, Elephant ivory and Malachite gemstone handle, stand of brass, sodalite gemstone, quartz geode, sandstone base
Altar of Atlantis
"Aunkst" Trailing point knvies in 440C stainless steel blades, brass fittings, Kingwood, Snowflake Obsidian, Honduras Rosewood, Australian Tiger Iron, Cocobolo, Chrysocolla handles
Aunkst
"Berger" custom handmade knife in bead blasted D2 high carbon die steel blade, nickel silver guard, Staghorn handle, Faux lizard inlaid in hand carved leather sheath
Berger
"Bosque" Older/Early knife in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, etched nickel silver bolsters, nickel silver framework, inlays of snowflake obsidian, banded jasper/hematite gemstone, gazelle skin inlay on leather sheath
Bosque
"Bowie Classic" older/early work in hand-engraved 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, hand-engraved brass guard, pommel, fittings, Madagasscar Rosewood hardwood handle, stand of Wenge hardwood with etched steel nameplate
Bowie Classic
"Buckhorn" Caping, boning knife in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, nickel silver bolsters, Goncalo Alves hardwood handle, engraved, hand-stamped leather sheath
Buckhorn Caper/Boning
"Cattleman" castrating knife in ATS-34 high molybdenum stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Ziricote hardwood handle, hand-stamped basketweave leather sheath
Cattleman
Older works: "Chaco" in etched 440C high chromium stainless steel blades, brass fittings, Mammoth Ivory, Mookaite Jasper gemstone handles, hand-tooled embroidered leather, emu skin over laced leather sheaths
Chaco
Three "Chama" investment, hunting knives in 440C stainless steel blades, hand-engraved low carbon steel bolsters, Sodalite, Copper Ore, Snowflake Obsidian gemstone handles
Chama
USAF Pararescue "Creature" in etched, gold plated 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Mookaite Jasper gemstone handle, locking engraved acrylic, aluminum, stainless steel sheath
Creature
USAF Pararescue "Creature" in etched, gold plated 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Mookaite Jasper gemstone handle, locking engraved acrylic, aluminum, stainless steel sheath
Creature
USAF Pararescue "Creature", skeletonized blade in bead blasted and hot blued O1 high carbon tungsten-vanadium tool steel blade, engraved, tension fit sheath of kydex, aluminum, blued steel, engraved red lacquered brass flashplate
Creature
"Desert Wind" in ATS-34 high molybdenum stainless steel blade, hand-engraved nickel silver bolsters, Australian Tiger Iron gemstone handle, stand of Bloodwood, brass, petrified wood jasper slab base
Desert Wind
"Durango" in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, copper, brass bolsters, Bird's Eye Serpentine gemstone handle
Durango
"Forest King" dagger in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, Copper, nickel silver diffusion welded guard and pommel, Chrysocolla gemstone, copper, sterling silver handle
Forest King
"Golden Eagle" tactical knife in etched 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, nickel silver bolsters, Antelope Jasper gemstone handle, boa constrictor embroidered over leather sheath
Golden Eagle
"Grizzly" in etched 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, brass, nickel silver guard and pommel, Quartz with Pyrite gemstone, Ebony handle, hand-tooled leather sheath with scrimshawed ivory
Grizzly
"Grizzly" edgework, filework, sheath back detail. Note full tooling, triple belt loop on sheath back
Grizzly
"Hercules" cross-bladed dagger, early work, in etched 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, brass guard, fittings, pommel, Snowflake Obsidian, Peruvian Lapis gemstone handle, stand of Ram's horn mounted in polished petrified wood gemstone base
Hercules
"Jungle King" Older/Early Work in milled ATS-34 high molybdenum stainless steel blade, brass fittings, Aventurine gemstone handle, Boa Constrictor skin over leather sheath, cottonwood burl stand with Ivory hangers
Jungle King
New Mexico State Police Knife: "Last Chance" in etched 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Midnight stone (chrysopyrite and slate) gemstone handle, kydex, aluminum, engraved brass, steel sheath
Last Chance
New Mexico State Police Knife: "Last Chance" in etched 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Midnight stone (chrysopyrite and slate) gemstone handle, kydex, aluminum, engraved brass, steel sheath
Last Chance
"Little Venus" in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, hand-engraved 304 stainless steel bolsters, British Colombian Jade gemstone handle, green Lizard skin inlaid in hand-carved leather sheath
Little Venus
"Magdalena" Older/Early work in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Blue Rhodochrosite gemstone handle, Prairie Rattlesnake skin inlaid in hand-carved leather sheath
Magdalena
"Magdalena-Prairie Falcon" hybrid design knife in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, stabilized box elder burl hardwood handle, kydex, aluminum, blued steel sheath
Magdalena-Prairie Falcon
"Mercator" in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, canvas micarta phenolic handle, kydex, aluminum, blued steel sheath
Mercator
"New Orleans" leaf bladed daggers in double edged hollow ground 440C stainless steel blades, brass, nickel silver fittings, Snowflake Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Lepidolite, Pipestone gemstone handles
New Orleans Daggers
"Ocate" fine handmade custom skinning, field dressing knife, obverse side view in engraved 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, copper ore gemstone handle, red Stingray skin inlaid in hand-carved leather sheath
Ocate
"Palaemon" rescue, Hazmat, EOD knife in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Micarta phenolic handle, kydex, aluminum, steel sheath"
Palaemon
USAF Pararescue "Paraeagle" CSAR knife in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, nickel silver bolsters, Arririba (Canarywood) exotic hardwood handle, tension fit kydex, aluminum, blued steel sheath with engraved red lacquered brass flashplate
Paraeagle
"Patriot" Special Forces Army commemorative in etched 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Cherry Blossom Jasper gemstone handle, locking kydex, aluminum, stainless steel sheath with engraved red lacquered brass flashplate
Patriot
"Patriot" Special Forces Army commemorative in etched 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Cherry Blossom Jasper gemstone handle, locking kydex, aluminum, stainless steel sheath with engraved red lacquered brass flashplate
Patriot
Older, early Pararescue knives, both with nitrate cobalt blued steel blades with nickel, gold electroplate in O1 high carbon tungsten-vanadium alloy tool steel, hand-engraved brass bolsters, banded Jasper/hematite, British Colombian Jade gemstone handles, locking kydex, aluminum, stainless steel sheaths with etched nickel silver flashplates
PJ, Creature
"PJ" Pararescue CSAR knife in etched 440C stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Ivory Micarta Phenolic handle, locking kydex, aluminum, stainless steel sheath with nickel silver etched flashplate
PJ Pararescue
"PJ" USAF Pararescue commemorative knife, Older, early works in nitrate blued, nickel and gold plated O1 high carbon tungsten vanadium tool steel blade, hand-engraved brass bolsters, jasper/hematite gemstone handle, locking kydex, aluminum, stainless steel sheath with etched nickel silver flashplate
PJ Pararescue
"PJ" USAF Pararescue knife, obverse side view in etched, green gold plated 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, hand-engraved 304 stainless steel bolsters, Australian Tiger Iron gemstone handle, locking kydex, aluminum, stainless steel sheath with etched nickel silver flashplate
PJ Pararescue
"PJ" USAF Pararescue knife, reverse side view in etched, green gold plated 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, hand-engraved 304 stainless steel bolsters, Australian Tiger Iron gemstone handle, locking kydex, aluminum, stainless steel sheath with etched nickel silver flashplate
PJ Pararescue
"PJ" in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Polvadera Jasper gemstone handle, locking kydex, aluminum, stainless steel sheath
PJ Pararescue
USAF Pararescue "PJLT" in etched, green gold plated 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Antelope Jasper gemstone handle, locking kydex, aluminum, stainless steel sheath with etched nickel silver flashplate
PJLT
USAF Pararescue "PJLT" in nickel plated and blued O1 high carbon tungsten-vanadium tool steel blade, brass bolsters, Mookaite Jasper gemstone handle, locking kydex, aluminum, stainless steel sheath with etched nickel silver flashplate
PJLT
"Prairie Falcon" in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, nickel silver bolsters, Aventurine gemstone handle, Emu skin embroidered over hand-laced leather sheath
Prairie Falcon
"Rio Salado" in hand-engraved 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, hand-engraved 304 stainless steel bolsters, Mookaite Jasper gemstone handle, stand of Mookaite Jasper, engraved 304 stainless steel, Black Walnut, Bloodwood
Rio Salado
"Sandia" small hidden tang knife in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, brass fittings, Turquoise and Tiger Eye Quartz gemstone handle, hand-stamped tooled leather sheath
Sandia
"Treatymaker" in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, nickel silver bolsters, ivory micarta handle
Treatymaker
"Treatymaker" in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, brass fittings, Honduras rosewood handle, Prairie Rattlesnake skin inlaid in leather sheath
Treatymaker
"Treatymaker" in blued 01 high carbon tungsten-vanadium tool steel blade, hand-engraved brass guard, pommel, and subhilt, Scaploite/Sodalite gemstone handle, stand of Goncalo Alves, blued steel, geodic agate base
Treatymaker
"Trolls' Tale"dagger in 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, 304 stainless steel bolsters, Covalite (Covellite) with Pyrite, Rhodonite with Franklinite gemstone handle
Troll's Tale

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