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Blade Show 2013

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Blade Show 2013

The calm before the storm!

Project 365 - Day 149

Mini Hyde Flipper (Blade Show 2013)

Damascus blade, Mokuti bolsters and brass mesh carbon fiber scales. Come see us at the Blade Show!

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Mini Jekyll Flipper (Blade Show 2013)

Damascus blade, Zirconium bolsters and coral scales. Blade show bound!

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"What is on the bench" Monday!

I finished the last of the knives for the Blade Show yesterday and getting materials ready to start a new project that I will finish after returning from Atlanta.

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Prototype Hogue/Elishewitz Neck Knife

I just finished a few of these prototypes for a new neck knife Hogue will be producing soon. Come by the booth at the Blade Show (#54 & #55) to see them and all the line!

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Working on more knives for the Blade Show

Mini Jekylls and Mini Hydes coming soon!

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Jekyll (2011)

Titanium bolsters with carbon fiber scales.

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Tank (Blade Show 2013)

Nichols stainless Damascus - Carved double angle bronze bolsters - M3 Composite scales.

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Tank (Blade Show 2013)

Nichols stainless Damascus - Carved double angle bronze bolsters - Ironwood scales.

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Tank (Blade Show 2013)

Nichols stainless Damascus - Carved bronze double angle bolsters - M3 Composite scales.

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"What is on the bench" Monday!

Grinding a few new prototypes for Hogue.... Stay tuned for the final pictures soon!

I have a few knives finished for the Blade Show and will post them soon.

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Ra E-Lock Automatic (2008)

Damascus blade with groove - Curved Damascus bolsters with fire coral scales - Paua shell pivot pin - Bi metal rocker bar - Custom screws.

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Triomphe II (2005)

Damasteel case - Custom titanium crown - "Mildot" titanium dial - Alligator strap with deployment buckle - ETA 2824-2 caliber.

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Tank (2008)

Detail of the integral back spacer skull crusher/impact tool of the Tank design.

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CRKT Starlight

Collaboration with CRKT on the E-Lock folder.

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Spatha Flipper (2012)

CTS XHP two-tone blade - Titanium bolsters and M3 Composite scales.

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Creedmore Button-Lock (2006)

Stainless steel frame with abalone shell inlays.

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"What is on the bench" Monday!

I am grinding EX-02 and EX-04 blades for Hogue for the Blade Show. All these are Damascus.
Come see them at the show!

Big announcement!

Happy Monday morning to all of you! I have an announcement to make that has been on my mind for several months. I have been making knives relentlessly for 26 years and I have decided to take a semi retirement. No I am NOT quitting knifemaking!! I still have the desire and the ability to create and I will continue to the day I die. What I am doing is cutting back on how much I make and the amount of time I am spending in the shop. I want to get back to training, traveling and creating more memories with my wife.
What does this mean for my knives? They are already hard to get and it is going to get harder. I am going to obligate my outstanding projects and I am going to keep a handful of dealers who have been with me for a long time. Most importantly I think you will find that knives will take on a new and exciting direction; there are so many things I want to make that I never had time to so now I am making the time.
Feel free to ask if you have any questions.
Sincerely yours,
Allen

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Kopis E-Lock Automatic (2009)

Damascus blade with bi-metal flipper tab - Fluted titanium frame with fluted Black Timascus inlays - Damascus integral skull crusher spacer - Bi-metal (titanium and Damascus) rocker bar - Timascus pivot pin.

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Liong Mah Design - Ace (2010)

Limited run - 154CM blade - Sculpted carbon fiber handle (Photo courtesy of Ernesto Urdaneta).

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Dragon Tail (2004)

Limited run of balisongs - Stainless and Damasteel blades - 3D machined titanium handles (some with stingray inserts).

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Gordian Knot (2012)

Blued San Mai blade (Chad Nichols) - Titanium bolsters and G-10 scales.

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CK&G Knifemaker Build-Off (Day 4)

I made the clip and finished the knife yesterday. Here are the final photos. Keep in mind that the mokume is going to tarnish and darken with time.

Thank you for watching!

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CK&G Knifemaker Build-Off (Day 3)

Here is what I did yesterday. The knife is technically finished; I have just to finish the clip for it and then I'll post the finished pictures.

Marking and cutting the lock face

Surface grinding wood to the desired thickness

Wood spacer drilled and ready to be ground

Ready for final assembly

Project 365 - Day 126

CK&G Knifemaker Build-Off (Day 3)

Here is what I did yesterday:

I cut the locking bar

I started working on the blade. Cut on a bar of Damascus.

Drilled and reamed the holes

Set it up in the open 

and the closed positions

Then I heat treated and tempered it.

I surface ground it to make sure it was flat.

Then I started grinding

Triple bevel with a compound tip!

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CK&G Knifemaker Build-Off (Day 2)

Here is what I made yesterday:

I profiled and contoured the handle

Then I drew the sculpting I wanted to do on the wood scales

I use a variety of hand files to sculpt the wood

Once I was done I bead blasted the wood to give it a distressed look

Then I started working on the bolsters, sculpting and giving them various textures

Here are the handle materials all finished.