Create a Knife

Let Me Create a One of a Kind Knife for You

Five Questions to Ask Yourself

Style

What are you wanting to do with your knife? Are you a hunter, do you cook a lot or do you want an all purpose camp knife?

Steel

At this time I only use high carbon steels for my knives. I use 1080 or 1084 for kitchen knives, 1095 for hunting and skinning knives, and 5160 or 80CrV2 for camp/survival knives.

Handle material

There are a lot of possibilities when it comes to handle design and material. Wood, Micarta, G10, Resin infused dyed wood and acrylic are just some of the options. What are your favorite colors? Together we can come up with a truly unique handle for your knife. I polish and protect all my knife handles with Axe Wax brand wax before shipping.

Finish

How do you want your knife to look? Do you want a working finish, or a shiny one? Do you want a forced patina using gun blue or vinegar to help protect against rust, or do you want to build a patina yourself over time? I put a food safe protective coating on all knives before they are shipped.

Sheath

I primarily do Kydex sheaths for all of my outdoors knives with an option to put a leather layer on the outside to give it the leather look and feel with the perfect snap in fit that Kydex gives you. I include a commercial edge protector sleeve with all my kitchen knives, but can make a custom Kydex sheath as an upgrade option.

Contact me

Please use the link below to email me any questions about making a custom knife for you.

hollingworthforge@gmail.com