Gungnir Stainless Damasteel blade with a minimalist handle of black paper micarta and silver lightning strike carbon fiber This is the first big piece of the year, one that I've been fighting for months. It [...]

Black March Black patina, black paper micarta, black G10, and brass pins A special piece, themed after two things. Black March represents this past month, because March of 2020 was dark for a large part of the world. The second reference is a fair bit nerdier, inspired by Tower of [...]

Nighthawk Carbon gyuto with a solid carbon fiber handle and damascus front spacer. This is a special piece available right before the Holiday season. It's a Black Series workhorse with a solid carbon fiber handle [...]

SNERK 2017 One of my first Western style handles ever, this knife was a milestone build that led to all the new designs I've been working on since then. I had been doing my original tapered hexagon shape for years but wanted to venture [...]

Tohu and Bohu 2019 Will Manning of Heartwood Forge and I have talked about a possible collaboration since I think when I first met him at Blade Show years ago. Finally last year we decided to actually start a project; he would do [...]

Ankaa 2017 This build was inspired by ABS Mastersmith Mike Quesenberry, who is renowned for his integral knives. I wanted to create a similar feel with this knife, and although it's not an integral, it features an elforyn frame that is a sort of [...]

Kaiju and Tima 2016 These two knives were made for a sushi chef in Oregon, one of my favorite people in the world. The bubblewrap stainless damascus was made by Devin Thomas, and provided by the client for the project. He had been saving [...]

Agni 2016 This is a classic paring of themes on a workhorse kitchen knife. I wanted to expand on my new handle design with the combination of W2 and koa. Often the combination can seem overused and overdone, and I wanted to make a [...]