Northwoods Knives Michigan Jack

Northwoods Knives: Michigan Jack

 

The Northwoods Michigan Jack is a very slick sleeveboard pattern knife.  It was manufactured by Great Eastern Cutlery to Northwoods Knives exacting standards.

The steel is 1095.

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Fiddleback Forge Production Bushfinger

With a custom knife, attention-to-detail is expected, and Fiddleback Forge does it as well as any ‘maker. But even on its production models, we see small touches that make a difference — like the Fiddleback Forge mark, in relief, on the spine of this Bushfinger.

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Benchmade 908BK-1501 Axis Stryker

We’ve known that this knife was coming for a while now, but we were sworn to secrecy. We couldn’t say much about our collaboration with Benchmade, and we certainly couldn’t show it to you — until now, that is.

The Benchmade 908BK-1501 AXIS Stryker, available exclusively from KnivesShipFree, features carbon-fiber scales, blue-anodized titanium spacers, a reversible deep-carry pocket clip and, of course, Benchmade’s stellar AXIS mechanism. The black-coated drop-point blade, available in either plain or combo-edge, is CPM-M4 “super steel.”

This is one spectacular folder. We couldn’t be more pleased.

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Triple J Knife Works ‘Triple-dashi’

Triple J Knife Works, based in Kentucky, is a new custom ‘maker for us. This handmade “Triple-dashi” is TJK‘s take on the traditional kiridashi — a small, chisel-ground utility knife originally used for woodcarving, leatherwork and similar tasks. Over the centuries it became the quintessential knife of the everyday Japanese, even schoolchildren.

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Lon Humphrey Custom Brute

We noticed that it’s been a little while since we’ve shared one of Lon Humphrey‘s hand-forged knives. To make amends, today’s KnifeWallpaper image showcases an example of his recent work — a Custom Brute, handled in dark curly maple.

This knife isn’t just beautiful — it practically begs to be worked.

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(Remember to check out our blog post about our recent visit to Lon Humphrey’s shop, and be sure to visit the Lon Humphrey Custom Knives website.)

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Gold Class: Benchmade 757-151 ‘Vicar’

When Benchmade issues a “Gold Class” knife, you know it’s special, and this Shane Sibert 757-151 “Vicar” doesn’t disappoint. It’s a brilliant bundle of edged esoterica, carefully chosen and masterfully handcrafted.

Only a very few knife lovers can appreciate the Vicar and so, fittingly, only 100 have been made.

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(Benchmade Knives are made by Benchmade Knife Company in Oregon City, Oregon.)

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Alan Warren Neck Knife in Dyed Buckeye Burl

On one of our last days in Oregon, Alan Warren stopped by our shop with a bunch of new knives. Among the lot was this stunning neck knife, handled in dyed Buckeye burl with a carbon fiber bolster.

Please pardon the cliché, but photos just can’t do justice to this knife.

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(Learn more about this talented knifemaker at the Alan Warren Custom Knives website.)

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Arno Bernard ‘Kudu’ in Mammoth Molar

Everyone, it seems, is looking for something no one else has — a knife that’s so unusual, so riveting, that it’s guaranteed draw stares of admiration.

Without question, the knives crafted by Arno Bernard fill that bill. Today’s wallpaper image is a closeup of a Kudu fixed-blade, part of Arno Bernard’s Grazer Series. The handle material is mammoth molar.

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(For more information about Arno Bernard’s spectacular knives, visit the Arno Bernard Knives website.)

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Benchmade 556 Mini-Griptilian: Every single day

When we invoke the term EDC, most of the time we’re talking about a knife that travels with us as we go through our regular routine, both at work and around the house. Sometimes we forget that every day means every single day — including leisure time.

This well-loved Benchmade Mini-Grip hitched a ride on a camping trip with the family last weekend, tackling downtime tasks with predictable aplomb.

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Benchmade Knives are made by Benchmade Knife Company in Oregon City, Oregon.

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Arno Bernard 2015 Featured Knife

As spectacular as Arno Bernard‘s 2015 Featured Knife is — this one is handled in sheep horn — the sheath is just as wonderful.

It carries the knife horizontally on the belt, set up for right-handed crossdraw, and is quite comfortable. And it’s handcrafted from cape buffalo hide — both exotic and gorgeous.

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