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Eyes always peeled, we’re on the look out for the latest and the greatest. We think we’ve found a bevvy of them this April. So, with out further adieu, here’s our latest round of new knives.
Lin Rhea Puukko
Knife type: Fixed blade
Blade length: 4.5”
Blade material: Damascus
Blade grind: Chisel
Scales: Desert ironwood, stacked Micarta®, antler
Overall Length: 9.5”
Sheath (not shown): By Joshua Rhea (Instagram, @rheas_leather), a Finnish traditional leather pouch model w/carry loop
Knife to know: Lin Rhea is an ABS master smith
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $1,200
Maker: Lin Rhea, rheaknives.com (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Chris Jones Vizsla EDC
Knife type: Fixed-blade EDC
Blade: 3”
Blade steel: Nitro V stainless
Blade grind: Flat
Scales: TruStone, copper resin, Turkish walnut
Liners: G-10
Overall length: 7.25”
Sheath (not shown): Leather pouch
Knife to know: Integral single guard
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $400
Maker: Chris Jones, steeldogknives.com (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Kieren McNeilly Bird & Trout
Knife type: Fixed blade
Blade length: 3.5”
Blade material: W2 tool steel
Blade grind: Flat/convex
Blade finish: 600-grit satin
Blade thickness @ricasso: .157”
Blade pattern: Clip point
Scales: Blackwood w/416 stainless pins
Overall length: 7”
Sheath (not shown): Leather belt model
Knife to know: Heirloom-fit handle; tapered tang; high-polished clip point, choil and spine; Kieren McNeilly is a probationary member of the Australian Knifemakers Guild
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $300
Maker: Kieren McNeilly, (Rod Hoare image)
Gooball Knives Wombat
Knife type: Fixed blade
Blade length: 1”
Blade material: 1084 carbon steel
Blade grind: Flat
Blade thickness @ricasso: .118”
Scales: Ringed gidgee
Overall length: 3”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: Contact maker for pricing
Maker: Giuseppe “Joe” Brunetta, Gooball Knives, (Rod Hoare image)
D.P. Brodziak Custom Knives Fighter
Blade length: 8.5”
Blade material: Mosaic damascus of 80CrV2 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels forged by Mark Doyle
Blade grind: Double hollow
Blade thickness @ricasso: .197”
Guard material: 416 stainless steel
Scales: Banksia nut and gold fleck in resin
Overall length: 13.5”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $1,600 at press-time exchange rate
Maker: David Brodziak, D.P. Brodziak Custom Knives, brodziakcustomknives.com (Rod Hoare image)
Bison Blades Tatanka
Knife type: Fixed blade
Blade length: 3.5”
Blade material: W2 tool steel w/hamon
Blade grind: Flat
Scales: Ironwood, bog oak and G-10 accents
Liners: G-10
Overall length: 7.75”
Sheath (not shown): By Letney Head, a leather pouch model w/color artwork
Knife to know: Named Troup 36 Scout Favorite at the 2024 Texas Select Custom Cutlery Event
Maker’s price for a similar knife: Contact maker for pricing
Maker: Eric Gubser, Bison Blades, bison-blades.com (SharpByCoop image)
Shawn Shropshire Neck Knife
Knife type: Fixed blade
Blade length: 3.5”
Blade material: 1084 carbon steel
Blade grind: Full flat
Scales: Ancient walrus ivory artifact and opal
Guard: Bronze
Overall length: 8”
Sheath (not shown): Elaborate frontier period style of leather w/beads, tassels, etc.
Knife to know: The blade is hand finished
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $1,000-$1,300, depending on pricing of the ancient walrus ivory artifact
Maker: Shawn Shropshire, sdsknifeworks.com (SharpByCoop image)
Charles “Chuck” Gedraitis Dr. Strange
Model: Swiss-Army-knife-type automatic
Blade lengths: 3.25” and 2”
Blade steel: CPM 154 stainless
Blade patterns: Clip main and screwdriver/can opener
Lock: Linerlock
Knife to know: The knife is the maker’s tribute to Dr. Stephen Strange, the Marvel Comics fictional superhero; the main blade opens automatically by depressing the smaller tool blade; a tweezers and toothpick insert into slots in the handle butt a la SAK types; has lanyard w/key ring
Scales: Combo blue (represents Dr. Strange’s clothing) and red (his “magic cape”) G-10 w/leather (his belt) and brass (belt buckle) accents; the brass ellipse holds an emerald, which represents the “Time stone,” one of the “six infinity stones” in the Dr. Strange saga
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $2,500
Maker: Charles “Chuck” Gedraitis, (SharpByCoop image)
Will Stelter Hand Axe
Axe type: Poll
Blade/head material: Damascus
Blade steels: 1080 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy
Haft: Carved African blackwood
Pommel: Damascus
Knife to know: Will Stelter is an ABS journeyman smith
Maker: Will Stelter, willstelterbladesmith.com (SharpByCoop image)
Peter Bald Lockback Folder
Knife type: Lockback folder
Blade length: 3.15”
Blade material: Feather damascus forged by Rian Doodle under the supervision of ABS master smith Bill Burke
Blade grind: Flat
Blade thickness @ricasso: .098”
Blade @widest: .748”
Scales: Stabilized red mallee wood
Frame: Nickel silver
Bolster/liners/guard: Nickel silver
Closed length: 4.25”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $630 at press-time exchange rate
Maker: Peter Bald, (Rod Hoare image)
Matthew Parkinson Medieval Knife
Knife type: Fixed blade
Blade length: 4”
Blade material: 1084 carbon steel
Blade grind: Full flat
Scales: Stabilized koa
Bolster/pommel material: Sterling silver
Overall length: 8.5”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $850
Knife to know: Matthew Parkinson is an ABS journeyman smith
Maker: Matthew Parkinson, (SharpByCoop image)
Alfred Faccipieri Big Mama Chef
Knife type: Cleaver
Blade length: 6.7”
Blade material: Damasteel Bjorkman twist damascus
Handle Material: Buckeye
Overall length: 13.5”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $1,400-$1,600
Maker: Alfred Faccipieri, faccipieri.com (Jocelyn Frasier image)
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