Boys

No matter how old we are, boys will be boys

You have to love the Italians

FOOD, FOOD, FOOD

I have been trying to be on the paleo diet and damn its hard.... I had to break down and get a little carb

Happy Edward

Every year I host a hog hunt and every year my good buddy Edward does not get anything. This was his year, he got his first hog and almost bagged one more. That evening he celebrated in style.

Five fingers

Valerie and I got a pair of new shoes or should I say socks. It is pretty cool to be able to got to a restaurant almost bare footed. I like them so much I am planning on getting another pair.

Tank Skulls

I made a limited edition for Dave Stark of Steel Addictions. These mini Tanks have a skull inlaid into the carbon fiber and you have a choice on a tanto or drop point.

Life does not get better than this

I want to share family pics with all of you . We would like to welcome a new addition to the clan his name is Titan and he likes .338 cal.

Hogue/Elishewitz EX01 videos

This is my first attempt at videos so cut me some slack; I know I look and sound like a douche and Valerie had issues with focusing. Just because I have a pretty face, doesn't mean I am a Tom Cruise!

Yummy

I love Star fruits, it reminds me of Panang when I was a kid. It taste like a cross between a plum and a Chinese pear.

Something different

Here is something besides knives. After 2 years of waiting I finally got my movements. This is a new caliber called A10, it is very nice in design and quality of manufacturing. The Swatch Group owns a lot of watch Co/watch parts manufactures, several years a ago they decided they were not going to supply any company outside the Swatch Group anymore. This included ETA the largest movement maker in Switzerland. So it sent all the tuning houses to develop alternative. The A10 is similar to the ETA2892 but I think it's better designed.
Also I wanted to show a Chinese movement of a tourbillon cage. Yes , it is a real tourbillon and it works, the only problem is the quality of materials and the machining are horrible. The Chinese can do almost anything if they set their mind at it , but they need more guidance.

Such is the life of a knifemaker...

...a never ending cycle of projects, special runs and parts!

This week I worked on several projects at the same time: I hand ground 50+ blades for Hogue and worked on a special series of knives for Dave Stark of Steel Addiction.

Hogue and I started a collaboration a little less than a year ago. The knives were unveiled at the Shot Show and started shipping this week. For the upcoming Blade Show they needed some special blades ground that our regular grinding house would not be able to get to on time so I stepped in. I will dedicate a whole post to Hogue/Elishewitz Extreme knives next week with lots of photos and information.

Regarding the knives I am working on right now: Dave Stark wanted a limited run of Mini Tanks and regular size Tanks for his website. Some of the knives will have the original tanto blade and some others the drop point blade. As you can see in the picture there are several handle configuration. More on these in a few days...

Boy am I tired!

Just a flesh wound

I have been grinding a bunch of blades for the past couple of days. Some for myself and others for Hogue. We are both frantically trying to get ready for the Blade Show. Not only did I get a blister but I picked up a really hot blade which burned my skin until it was white and crispy. I can not wait to see the end of these blades so I can hurt myself on something different.LOL

Welcome to my blog!

I created this blog in hopes to be able to share information with my collectors and friends. Here I'll be able to keep more of a journal of what is happening in the shop and in my life in general. I am planning to post pictures, videos and more information that is possible to keep on my website.

So let's go ahead in this new adventure (and bear with me as I have no idea how to do this blog thing ;-))....