Individually Handcrafted Knives for the Custom Knife Enthusiast

Stag Hunter

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Not much needs to be said about Stag Hunters - they're just the best of the best.

Sadly, the selection of really nice stag just keeps getting smaller and smaller.

but, I did have this one in the stash box waiting for just the right blade.

I forged this blade into a Twist blade of Crushed Ws. Lots of work - but it always pays off.

I sed my century old wrought iron for the guard and butt cap and I heat-blued a stainless finial to set off the full take-down assembly.

Sold at the Custom Knife Collectors Assn. banquet, 2015, in Atlanta.

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Stag Hunter

White Iron Hunter

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How many favorite hunters can a maker have? I have a few - and this is one of them.

A style I named after a lake up here in Northern Minnesota - White Iron Lake.

this knife does not have a dropped adge, which is preferred by some users. And I forged the blade from a round bar of W1 tool steel and heat treated it to arrive at the distinctive hamon sought by many knife afficianados.

The handle was shaped from a block of Black Canvas Micarta, which is just darned near indestructible.

This knife would look at home in any hunting camp on the planet.

Built in a take-down assembly.

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White Iron Hunter

Tuxedo Bowie

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I figure it would be suitable for the finely dressed gentleman to carry a short Bowie in his tuxedo - right?

Right.

And this is just the item to fill that need.

I forged this blade from my Andersen Forge San Mai of 1095 core steel and 420 Stainless Steel laminate.

And quite striking, it is.

The steel guard was hot-blued and the stainless steel spacer with file worked in a rope rendition.

The fabulous handle was made from a block of Stabilized Hawaiian Koa.

Just a real beauty.

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Single Twist Hunter

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What can I say - just a beautiful hunter.

I have an acquaintance here in Northern Minnesota, where I live, who spends the year searching for burls in the Northwoods. One of his favorite is Black Ash Burl.

I was able to acquire a nice burl from him and I got about 6 pieces cut from it that I had stabilized.

This is the first one of them that I have used.

The blade is a bit unique. Many makers - including myself - like out twist Damascus to have many, many twists that show the fantastic character that Twist Damascus is known for.

In this instance, I found that I have a cut off piece of twist that perfectly showed only two twists of the bar. I felt that these two twists showed in great detail what is really happening when we do a single twist.

(The new owner thought so, as well.)

The blade was then hot-blued upon completion.

Put together in a take-down fashion with stainless steel hardware.

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Single Twist Hunter

Walnut and Damascus Hunter

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Here's a nice example of the type of hunters I like to make.

I like a blade of about 4 7/8 inches with a handle and guard of around 4 3/8 inches.

This particular hunter has a Damascus blade made with laddered Ws - a style that really shows the layering quite well.

The guard on this knife was made from some 1903 wrought iron I have and wes built in a take-down assembly.

All a person could ever ask for in a hunting knife.

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Damascus Hunter

Koa Fighter

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Just a really nice example of the creations you can expect from Andersen Forge.

A nicely crafted San Mai blade of 1095 tool steel surrounded by a "jacket" of 420 Stainless Steel.

(Not an easy thing to do ! )

The handle is a gorgeous piece of Stabilized Curly Koa from Hawaii. This material has chatoyance that must be seen in person.

The Take-Down fittings are hot-blued mild steel.

The hot-blued spacer is grooved for people with "good taste".

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Bubinga Fighter

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Yep - this here is for the "Fighter" enthusiast who THOUGHT! he had seen 'em all.

What a beauty.

I got some really nice Stabilized Bubinga and mated it up with a 10" Fighter blade of W2 tool steel that I forged down from very large round stock.

A clay process influenced the distinctive hamon after etching.

And to top it off, I made the guard from some quality 1903 Wrought Iron.

This li'l Honey is now living happily in Brazil.

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Bubinga Fighter

Brother and Sister

A really fun prject here.

I had a good customer ask for two knives - 1 each for his son and daughter - of matching materials.

The son is a United States Marine.

The daughter is a sister very proud of her brother.

Both blades were forged from 1095FG tool steel and 420 Stainless Steel San Mai.

Bother were made in a take-down assembly utilizing 416 stainless hardware and some rather uncommon Franquette Walnut from Northern California.

I am proud to have been asked to make these knives.

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Brother Bowie

Sister Hunter

Walnut Hunter

Another great San Mai Hunter from Andersen Forge. Good thing I like making these fine items - I've got an order list that lasts until.........................

The san Mai is from my 1095FG and 420 Stianless Steel.

The take-down guard is forged from a round bar of 416.

The handle on this one is some fantastic stabilized Walnut Burl from Northern California. I have had this stuff for nearly five years and finally got some sent off to be stabilized.

Very cool material.

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Walnut Hunter

White Iron Hunter II

As many as maybe 6 or 7 years ago, I designed a knife very similar to this, that I named the White Iron Hunter after a particular lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that I am familiar with.

This is a slight deviation from that design, so, to stay true to the original, this is named the White Iron Hunter II.

This blade profile is nearly an exact duplicate of a late 18th century trapper's blade I examined on an antique firearms dealer's table at a show in Michigan.

This blade was forged from a 1 1/8" round bar of W1 tool steel and heat treated with clay to produce the distinctive hamon resulting in a differential hardening of the blade.

The take-down assembly is facilitated with a 416 stainless steel guard.

The handle is from a small selection of stabilized Franquette Walnut that I have.

I often suggest the appearance is that of velvet.

It is truly unique and beautiful.

I get extrordinary performance from my W1 procedure.

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White Iron Hunter II

Ebony Fighter

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Just makes ya' want to stab something - doesn't it?

I forged this Fighter Blade from a 1 1/8" round bar of W2 Tool Steel and gave it the ol' clay process while hardening to leave the distinctive Hamon.

The handle was made from a realy nice, solid block of Macassar Ebony. A really nice piecce of Macassar shows multi-colored striations of black and brown hues rather than a plain simple black.

The easy "S" guard was forged from a 1 1/8" round bar of 416 stainless steel.

All in a take-down package.

Sweet - eh?

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Ebony Fighter

Cowboy Bowie

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Pardner, this one here is to strap onto the gun belt.

A nice Cowboy Bowie for the distinctive "prairie bum".

I forged the blade from a large round stock of W1 Tool Steel.

The fittings were forged from a large bar of 416 Stainless Steel. All of these disassemble to completely remove trail dust at the end of the day.

Now - when was the last time you saw a chunk of Stabilized Spalted Pecan?

Probably never.

I got this from a good buddy in Georgia.

All in all, a very nice package.

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Cowboy Bowie

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