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Tag Archives: Micarta
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 … Continue reading
Lon Humphrey Custom Scout
We’ll be getting these in soon — but while we were waiting, we traveled to Lon Humphrey‘s shop last week to watch them being made. For an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at true craftsmanship, check out “Knifemaker profile: A visit with Lon … Continue reading
Posted in Bushcraft, Customs, Hunting, Lon Humphrey Custom Knives, Traditional
Tagged Micarta
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Great Eastern Cutlery #54 Tidioute ‘Big Moose’
Some days only a big slipjoint will do. For days like that, there’s the Great Eastern Cutlery #54 Tidioute “Big Moose.” Its four-inch frame holds a pair of full-size blades — a clip and a spear, both of 1095 carbon steel — along with … Continue reading
Posted in EDC, Great Eastern Cutlery, Traditional
Tagged Great Eastern, Micarta, Slipjoint
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Spartan Blades ‘Ares’
When a knife company owned by veterans of the U.S. military asks active-duty U.S. Special Operations Forces what they want in a fighting knife, this is the result: the Ares from Spartan Blades. This is serious business. (For more information … Continue reading
Great Eastern Cutlery #73 Tidioute Trapper
The Great Eastern Cutlery #73 frame is one of our favorites — it’s big enough to allow a solid grip, and it’s just the right shape. Today’s wallpaper image is of the GEC #73 Tidioute Trapper, a slim slipjoint that features a … Continue reading
Posted in EDC, Great Eastern Cutlery, Hunting, Traditional
Tagged EDC, Great Eastern, Micarta, Slipjoint
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Lon Humphrey Custom Whitetail
One of the smallest knives hand-forged by Lon Humphrey is his Custom Whitetail. It’s compact enough to carry comfortably in a pocket sheath, but it’s also incredibly versatile. It works great for EDC, or as a hiker or light hunter, or as … Continue reading
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Tagged EDC, Leather, Micarta
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Lon Humphrey Custom Kephart
If you called Lon Humphrey a knifemaker, we’d forgive you. He probably would, too. But the truth is, Lon’s a bladesmith. He crafts his blades the old-fashioned way — hands, heat, hammer and anvil. It’s appropriate, then, that one of the knives … Continue reading
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Tagged Leather, Micarta
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Fiddleback Forge EDC II
Here’s one of Andy Roy’s latest creations — the Fiddleback Forge EDC II. As its name suggests, it’s a compact fixed-blade knife that can go anywhere, every day, riding easily in a pocket sheath. This one, like all of Fiddleback’s handmade … Continue reading
Spartan Blades ‘Harsey Hunter’
Some of us are old enough to remember when our warriors returned from battle, embraced by a grateful nation, with a trusty Ka-Bar combat knife tucked into their duffel. Once stateside, that knife wasn’t put on display — it was … Continue reading