Here’s a new GEC, one we’re pretty sure you haven’t seen before — the #38 Tidioute “John Chapman.”
We just got a shipment from Great Eastern Cutlery’s inaugural production of this profile, and we must say we’re impressed. It features a stout pruning blade and an always-handy spey, both of 1095. This one is scaled in “Steel Brown Camel Bone.”
There’s truly nothing like the artistry of the forge, and few bladesmiths produce knives rivaling the work of Murray Carter.
This is one of Murray’s classic handcrafted neck knives, a model he calls the “Perfect.” The handles are stabilized hardwood and burl, with white liners and mosaic pins. And that stunning hand-forged blade is 16-layer Damascus over a white-steel core.
It’s beautiful, certainly — but “perfect”? Absolutely.
(To learn more about Murray Carter and his work, visit Carter Cutlery.)
Often we spend so much time ogling knives that we miss the importance — and the beauty — of a great sheath. Today’s wallpaper aims to correct that oversight.
For the record, Kydex is fine but leather is better. Oh, a Kydex sheath may do its job just as well, but really, there’s nothing like well-crafted hide.
It sure is more photogenic.
The classy leather “pants” featured in today’s wallpaper come from Bark River Knives. This sheath holds a Camp & Trail knife and a Light My Fire Swedish Army Firesteel.
(If you appreciate leather sheaths the way we do, you may be interested in a couple of our blog posts on the subject: “How do I choose a good leather sheath?” and “How should I care for a leather sheath?“)
This beautiful #38 Grinling Whittler is covered in Sambar stag. It’s warm in the hand and sharp as all get-out. Great Eastern Cutlery is making modern classic slipjoints.
You can see a great review of this knife by survival instructor Kevin Estela of Estela Wilderness Education — check out “Pocketful of Nostalgia.”
If you’re wondering how it got the patina… I eat apples.
We all know that the Sebenza from Chris Reeve Knives is a folder beyond compare. How could it possibly be any cooler?
Damascus, of course. Yowzah.
It’s always interesting to trace the paths of the knifemakers we admire. Many of them honed their skills on other blades before producing the brands they’re associated with today.
Not so long ago, L.T. Wright was half of Ohio-based Blind Horse Knives, which in a very short time attracted a well-deserved following. Then, in 2014, L.T. and his partner amicably decided to pursue independent visions of custom knives, and L.T. Wright Handcrafted Knives was born.
Here’s a knife from the early Blind Horse days, a sweet little hollow-ground blade called the “Small Work Horse,” this one handled in green canvas Micarta.
Sharp eyes will notice that this is actually a pre-ESEE model — specifically, it’s a RAT Cutlery RC-4, forerunner of the current ESEE-4. And while it’s true that we still have a few RATs in our inventory, the important thing here is that this 4.5-inch blade remains one of our favorites.
At just under a hundred bucks, it’s also a real steal on real steel.
We had our old RAT out in the woods recently, along with a Light My Fire Swedish Army Firesteel, to practice our firemaking skills — in the rain. Because hey, any Tenderfoot can get a blaze going when it’s dry outside…
(We did a blog post recently on modifying a knife like the one in these wallpaper images — check out “How to turn your ESEE knife into a firesteel striker.”)
A couple of days ago we discovered several of these bone-scaled beauties hiding in our warehouse. If you wanted one, the bad news is that they went out the door almost as soon as we put them up on our website — they’re that popular.
The good news is that there will be another run of the coveted Northwoods Knives Bullet Jack later this year. Stay sharp…
If you associate Benchmade only with tactical utility, this knife is bound to change your way of thinking. The made-in-USA 482 Megumi features handles of rich Cocobolo and carbon fiber, wrapped around a Nak-Lok mechanism, stainless-steel liners and a clip-point blade of CPM S30V.
Mister Bond, your gentleman’s knife is ready.
Ok, so this may be lousy wallpaper, but it sure is a cool pocket dump. It’s a QR flashlight from Prometheus, which makes a great light and has gotten some undeserved bad press. I love mine.
The knife, of course, is a Northwoods — The Presidential.
