Fantastic custom and factory fixed blades just hitting the market.
There’s just something about a solid fixed blade knife. At once, these knives are simple yet elegant—especially when crafted by a master. We’ve scoured the globe—or at least three continents—to bring you a dozen excellent fixed specimens. They range from fillet knives to fighters and everything in between, and each is certain to induce the expansion of wish lists.
Jeremy Yelle Fighter
Blade length: 7.5”
Blade material: Feather damascus forged of 1084 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels
Blade grind: Convex w/an unsharpened clip
Handle material: Stag
Furniture: Blackened 416 stainless steel
Knife to know: Jeremy Yelle is a journeyman smith in the American Bladesmith Society
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $1,700
Maker: Jeremy Yelle (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Nate Carper Custom Knives Acid Rain
Blade length: 7.25”
Blade material: “I call this my Acid Rain pattern. I made a seven-layered billet using an 80CrV2 carbon steel core, 1084 carbon steel for the next two layers, nickel shim for two layers and followed up with 300 layers of a Raindrop pattern on the outside.”
Blade grind: Full flat w/a tapered tang and distal taper
Handle material: Dyed and stabilized maple secured w/Loveless bolts
Overall length: 12”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: Contact Nate Carper for more information
Maker: Nate Carper Custom Knives (SharpByCoop image)
Tom Haslinger Damascus Kissaki-Moroha Tanto
Blade length: 6.7”
Blade material: HCK damascus forged in 320 layers of 1080 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels
Rockwell hardness: 58 HRC
Handle: Stainless steel wire wrap
Tsuba (guard) material: Stainless steel
Kashira (buttcap) material: Textured stainless steel
Overall length: 12.65”
Weight: 13 ozs.
Saya (sheath): Lined cowhide w/koi leather overlay
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $1,490
Maker: Tom Haslinger
Michael West Silver Lining
Knife type: Fixed blade
Blade length: 3.93”
Blade material: Damasteel twist damascus
Blade grind: Freehand hollow
Furniture: Argentium silver
Handle material: Ebony and argentium silver
Overall length: 9.6”
Sheath materials: Leather and argentium silver
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $3,100
Maker: Michael West (SharpByCoop image)
Mille Blades Fillet Knife
Blade length: 8”
Blade material: Damascus forged of 1084 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels
Handle material: Stabilized tiger maple
Overall length: 13”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: Contact Adam Mille for more information
Knife to know: Adam Mille is an apprentice smith in the American Bladesmith Society
Maker: Mille Blades (SharpByCoop image)
Andrew Bonavia Gyuto
Blade length: 8.5”
Blade material: Forged 1084 carbon steel
Blade grind: Full flat
Blade @ widest: 2”
Handle material: Dyed spalted maple
Overall length: 14”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $531 at press-time exchange rate
Knife to know: Andrew Bonavia is a member of the Australian Knifemakers Guild
Maker: Andrew Bonavia (Rod Hoare image)
Brad Millman O-Tanto
Blade length: 11.75”
Blade material: 120-layer 1095 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels w/nickel cladding and an 80CrV2 carbon steel core
Blade grind: Flat to convex near the edge
Handle: Raffir poplar burl
Bolster: Forged-finished stainless and copper
Overall length: 16.25”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $1,200
Maker: Brad Millman (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Blacks Blades Mosaic Damascus Bowie
Blade length: 13.5”
Blade material: Mosaic damascus
Blade grind: Flat
Blade thickness @ ricasso: .236”
Handle material: Tassie blackwood
Furniture: Hot blued mild steel
Overall length: 19.5”
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: Contact Shane Partridge for more information
Maker: Blacks Blades (Rod Hoare image)
Aimee’s Forge Boot Dagger
Blade length: 4”
Blade steel: Nitro-V stainless
Blade grind: Flat
Construction: Full tang
Handle material: Black and red G-10
Handle pins: Black G-10
Overall length: 8.75”
Sheath: Leather w/belt clip
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $431 at press-time exchange rate
Knife to know: Aimee Conte is a member of the Australian Knifemakers Guild and an apprentice smith in the American Bladesmith Society
Maker: Aimee’s Forge (Rod Hoare image)
Zane Dvorak Integral Hunter
Blade length: 4.25”
Blade material: Black Edge mosaic damascus forged from 1084 carbon and 15N20 nickel-alloy steels
Blade grind: Flat to convex
Blade pattern: Clip point
Handle material: African blackwood
Overall length: 9.25”
Sharp stuff: Forged integral single guard; carved handle groove matches the one in the bolster
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $1,400
Maker: Zane Dvorak (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Jeroen Knippenberg Integral Chef’s Knife
Blade length: 6.7”
Blade material: A multi-color Feather damascus pattern forged from 15N20 nickel alloy and O2, O1 and 115W2 tool steels
Blade grind: Convex
Handle material: Desert ironwood
Overall length: 11”
Knife to know: Jeroen Knippenberg’s Integral chef’s knife won Best Chef’s Knife at the Dutch Knife Exhibition
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $1,600-$2,140 at press-time exchange rate
Maker: Jeroen Knippenberg (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Dragon’s Breath Forge Period Piece
Blade length: 18”
Blade material: 1080 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels
Handle material: Bronze and Elforen
Bolster: Silver, bronze and garnet
Overall length: 24”
Maker’s price for a similar knife and scabbard: Contact Jamie Lundell for more information
Maker: Dragon’s Breath Forge (SharpByCoop image)
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