Summer Steel: June’s Hottest Custom and Production Knives You Need to Know.
From mosaic fighters to modern flippers, this month’s standout blades bring a mix of artistic craftsmanship and everyday utility. Whether you’re in the market for a hand-forged Damascus showpiece or a no-nonsense EDC, June’s lineup has something sharp for every collector and user. Here’s a closer look at what’s turning heads in the knife world this month.
Miguel Navarro Fixed Blade
Blade length: 4.25”
Blade material: Diamond Damascus by Baker Forge & Tool
Blade grind: Hollow
Scales: Fat Carbon Gold Snake w/black and red G-10 liners
Weight: 7.4 ozs.
Overall length: 9”
Maker’s price for a similar knife (includes custom sheath): $550-$600
Maker: Miguel Navarro (SharpByCoop image)
Dale Holt Mosaic Fighter
Blade length: 10”
Blade materials: 1084 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels
Blade grind: Flat
Blade pattern: Clip-point recurve
Handle material: Spalted sassafrass
Spacers: Textured brass and nickel silver
Guard: Blued mild steel
Knife to know: Design features include an S-guard and dropped handle; Dale Holt is an ABS journeyman smith
Overall length: 15”
Maker’s price for a similar model: Contact maker for details
Maker: Dale Holt (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Kelly Frasier Paring Knife
Kelly Frasier Paring Knife
Blade length: 3.5”
Blade material: 26C3 carbon steel
Blade grind: Flat
Blade finish: Mustard patina
Scales: G-10 w/red liners
Overall length: 7.5”
Maker’s price for a similar model: Contact maker for details
Maker: Kelly Frasier (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Sam Renwick Farmer’s Lockback
Knife type: Folder
Blade length: 2.78”
Blade steel: Nitro-V stainless
Blade grind: Flat
Blade @thickest: .98”
Scales: Spalted maple
Frame & bolsters: 416 stainless
Knife to know: The bolsters are dovetailed
Weight: 5.3 ozs.
Closed length: 3.38”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $291 at press-time rate of exchange
Maker: Sam Renwick (Rod Hoare image)
Bjorn Jacobsen Ghost Recon Chef
Blade length: 7.87”
Blade material: 1084 (the black core) laminated w/stainless steel etched
Blade grind: Flat w/forged texture on top half
Blade @thickest: .118”
Blade @widest: 1.97”
Handle: Curly birch dyed w/black leather dye and sanded w/600 grit paper, then sanded mostly off again at 1500 grit, blue leather dyed and sanded w/1500 grit yet again; finished w/Uncle Bjorn’s Handle Finish
Fittings: Stainless
Weight: 6 ozs.
Overall length: 12.6”
Knife to know: Blade etched in ferric chloride to make the carbon migration “pop,” then left in instant coffee overnight to make the 1084 core black
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $320 at press-time exchange rate
Maker: Bjorn Jacobsen (Rod Hoare image)
Rob Wayman Knives Feather Damascus Fighter
Blade length: 8”
Blade material: Feather damascus of 1084 carbon and 15N20 nickel-alloy steels
Blade grind: Full flat
Handle materials: Stabilized bog oak, black G-10 and stainless steel spacers, dyed/stabilized fossilized brain coral, and stabilized curly narra
Guard & pommel: Feather damascus
Overall length: 13.75”
Sheath: By Rob Wayman; belt model of vegetable-tanned leather w/stingray inlay
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $2,400
Maker’s remark: “I’m all about sole authorship, so I make all my own steel and keep everything in house.”
Maker: Rob Wayman Knives (SharpByCoop image)
Shining Blades: From the Aldo and Edda Lorenzi Collection
Authors: Aldo and Edda Lorenzi
Format: Hardcover, 9 x 9.75 inches
Pages: 344, including 280 in color
Publication date: May 27, 2025
Publisher: Silvana Editoriale
Content: BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame® members, the authors operated the G. Lorenzi retail knife shop in Milan, Italy, from 1959 to 2014. To stock their store and to add to their collection, they traveled far and wide in search of all manner of knives, scissors, razors, corkscrews and other edged tools. They acquired over 2,000 pieces from the Etruscan period to the present, many incredible specimens of which are illustrated in their book—including those by some of the most famous custom knifemakers of all time—along with the stories of how the Lorenzis obtained the pieces, met the makers and much more. A must read for true knife and edged tool aficionados, both present and future alike.
List price: $50
Order: artbooks.com
Bear & Son Cutlery Lawman
Bear & Son Cutlery Lawman
Knife type: EDC folder
Blade length: 3.25”
Blade material: D2 tool steel
Rockwell hardness: 59-61 HRC
Blade grind: Taper
Blade finish: Polished
Blade opener: Thumb stud
Pivot: Ball-bearing washers
Scales: White smooth bone
Bolsters: Carbon fiber
Lock: Slidelock
Pocket clip: Blade tip up
Weight: 3.5 ozs.
Closed length: 4 3/8”
City & state of origin: Jacksonville, Alabama
MSRP: $119.99
Company: Bear & Son Cutlery
APOC Wallace Bowie
Designer: Mike Wallace
Blade length: 9 5/8”
Blade material: D2 tool steel
Blade thickness @guard & tip: .256” & .039”
Blade finish: Titanium coat
Slabs: G-10
Knife to know: Handle screws accept a size T9 Torx or star bit; any other bit used may strip the screws
Weight: 1 lb., 5 ozs.
Overall length: 15 1/8”
Sheath: Kydex, vertical or horizontal carry, MOLLE compatible
Country of origin: China
MSRP: $117
Company: APOC
CIVIVI Clingman
Designer: Taylor Martin
Knife type: Flipper folder
Blade length: 2.99”
Blade steel: Nitro-V stainless
Rockwell hardness: 58-60 HRC
Blade grind: Hollow
Blade @thickest: .12”
Blade finish: Black stonewashed
Pivot: Caged ceramic ball bearings
Lock: Linerlock
Scales: Black G-10
Handle @thickest: .47”
Liners: Stainless steel
Pocket clip: 6Al4V titanium; ambidextrous, tip up
Weight: 2.8 ozs.
Country of origin: China
MSRP: $71.70
Company: CIVIVI
Boker Plus LRF G10
Knife type: Flipper folder
Designer: Japanese knifemaker Kansei Matsuno
Blade length: 3.07”
Blade steel: VG-10 stainless
Blade @thickest: .075”
Pivot: Ball bearings
Scales: G-10
Lock: Linerlock
Weight: 1.94 ozs.
Closed length: 4”
Continent of origin: Asia
MSRP: $108.69 at press-time exchange rate
Company: Boker Plus
Jack Wolf Knives The Benny Fat Carbon Arctic Storm
Knife type: Slipjoint
Pattern: Lanny’s Clip
Blade length: 3.25”
Blade steel: CPM S90V stainless
Rockwell hardness: 60-61 HRC
Blade grind: Hollow
Blade finish: Belt satin
Blade @thickest: .12”
Lock: Framelock/bolster lock
Pivot: Ceramic bearings
Scales: Fat Carbon Arctic Storm
Bolsters: 6Al/4V dark-blasted titanium
Pocket clip: Titanium anodized a light blue
Knife to know: A pocket-clip recess plug provides clipless carry option
Weight: 3.5 ozs.
Country of origin: China
MSRP: $279.99
Company: Jack Wolf Knives
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