Category Archives: Knives

Knives on Display

Camp Chef’s Knife

Posted on April 18, 2024 by christophersknifeblog

This is a new design, inspired by the PTS survival theme. There are some things we liked better about the older PTS knife, but getting them all to flow into a functional system was baffling me. Anyway, throwing in the … Continue reading →

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Gladiolus

Posted on February 24, 2024 by christophersknifeblog

This was an experiment. Not intended to be historically “accurate,” but functionally similar to the Roman officer’s scaled-down “short sword” from which the “gladiolus” flower got its name. The full-tang blade is cold-ground from an old Stihl 28-inch chainsaw bar. … Continue reading →

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Simple Basics of Sharpening

Posted on February 19, 2024 by christophersknifeblog

Excellent video. If it fails to play here, find link below:

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Meditation in Motion–Testing some blades

Posted on February 11, 2024 by christophersknifeblog
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New Knives–from the First Batch of 2024

Posted on January 31, 2024 by christophersknifeblog

A few new knives have been completed! This one was made from a file. The handle is curl leaf mahogany, a scrub tree that grows in the Salmon River canyon where I grew up. It is an evergreen hardwood, fine … Continue reading →

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Mors Kochanski Making Knives

Posted on January 21, 2024 by christophersknifeblog

This late icon of northern forest survival has left us a good example of what any handyman can do with a few common tools. Click the blue link below to watch.

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Applegate-Fairbairn legacy

Posted on January 1, 2024 by christophersknifeblog
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Ready to Ship

Posted on December 15, 2023 by christophersknifeblog

Carbon Steel and Walnut–and some Dymondwood, too. 4 Nessmuk knives and one 6-inch lightweight full tang knife, all made from sawblade and heat-treated for excellence.

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Observations on the Glock Knife

Posted on November 30, 2023 by christophersknifeblog

Mr. Christianson has some profitable observations on this knife, and I thought I’d add some of my own. First off, I find saw teeth on the back of a thick knife to be an insult to both knife and saw. … Continue reading →

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10-inch Camp Knife

Posted on October 26, 2023 by christophersknifeblog

This is a unique knife–one-of-a-kind from my shop. It is a 10-inch long, 3/16″ thick, convex-ground blade of 1095 Carbon Steel. The handles are 1/2-inch-thick brown canvas micarta, very hand-filling. The balance is nice, quick in the hand. The blade … Continue reading →

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