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When Jerry Davis was a baby he was scooting across the floor and his grandmother dubbed him Scooter. He is a third-generation welder and fabricator. His dad made knives as a hobby, and by the time Scooter was a teenager, he, too, was making knives.
![Scooter Davis is a welder and fabricator whose dad made knives, and now he does too.](https://blademag.com/wp-content/uploads/ScooterDavis-e1507136249238.jpg)
At 19 he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served as a heavy equipment engineer during Desert Storm. The Gulf War veteran served four years then returned to West Virginia.
![Knifemaker Scooter Davis is a Marine who served in the Gulf War.](https://blademag.com/wp-content/uploads/Scooter-Davis-DS-e1507308808114.jpg)
When he isn’t making knives, he’s attending rendezvous, living history gatherings that bring early American frontier days to life. He makes many items in his kit and, of course, period-appropriate knives.
![Scooter Davis makes knives and plays music, too.](https://blademag.com/wp-content/uploads/scootermusic-e1507316534773.jpg)
“I’ve always been an artistic feller, always making things. I can make just about anything,” Scooter said. But what really inspired him was the quality of the work he saw coming out of other knifemakers. John Savage has been a good friend along the way. “My goal is to create blades worthy of being used in the outdoors.”
- Best-selling knife patterns: small everyday carry, skinning, survival
- Favorite blade steels: 1095 for ease of forging, toughness; 52100 for toughness, edge retention
- Blade grinds: flat for deep cutting and skinning, convex Scandi for durability in hard use
- How he tests his knives: field use, chopping mountain laurel, slicing paper, cutting small bolts, shaving
- Favorite handle materials: Micarta for toughness and durability; wood and bone for beauty and value. “I am partial to rare and hard-to-find materials,” Scooter noted.
- Price range: $150 and up
- Online purveyors: Pendleton County Outdoors, www.pendletoncountyoutdoors.com
- Knife shows he attends: Greater Shenandoah Valley Knife Show, Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Member of: American Bladesmith Society
- Forums he participate in: Facebook Groups, Knife Dogs, BladeForums.com
![Scooter Davis' bowie is 17 inches overall.](https://blademag.com/wp-content/uploads/scooterdavis-bowie-e1507137054415.jpg)
![Scooter Davis of West Virginia makes a seax with Mircata handle for $250.](https://blademag.com/wp-content/uploads/Scooter-Davis-seax-e1507137735209.jpg)
![The W.A.C.K. is just one of many knives offered by Desert Storm Marine Corp vet, Scooter Davis.](https://blademag.com/wp-content/uploads/ScooterDavisknife-e1506571034506.jpg)
Contact Scooter Davis at 540-560-1672, j2davisjr@gmail.com, on Facebook at Rough Run Forge and Instagram @roughrunforge.
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