Project 365 - Day 137

Tank (2008)

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

Project 365 - Day 136

CRKT Starlight

Collaboration with CRKT on the E-Lock folder.

Project 365 - Day 135

Spatha Flipper (2012)

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

Project 365 - Day 134

Creedmore Button-Lock (2006)

Stainless steel frame with abalone shell inlays.

Project 365 - Day 133

"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

Project 365 - Day 132

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.