Today we’re spotlighting WHL’s custom Jack Pine Special! It has an ebony handle, aged blade finish, thumb jimping, initials, “Momento Mori” stamped into spine, and a horizontal sheath to ride in style.
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Spotlight: Deluxe Bacote Small Frontier
It’s been such gorgeous weather lately. Hope you’ve all been able to get out and enjoy it!
Today’s post features a custom Small Frontier with all the details! Check it out…a spectacular bacote handle, mosaic pins, an aged blade finish, Vine pattern filework, and a custom horizontal sheath!
It looks right at home in the woods.
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Spotlight: RRM’s Curly Maple Scout
Today we’re spotlighting RRM’s snazzy custom Scout with a curly maple handle, mosaic pins, an aged blade finish, thumb jimping, and initials on the spine!
As a side note, the Scout is a long-standing original design…it goes way back to the early days of Lucas Forge. Ike carried one for many years, until it met with an untimely, but epic parting in a canoe crash on Sugar Creek! So, this design is a familiar, faithful favorite! Do you have a LF knife adventure story?
We’d love to hear it!
See more examples here. Thank you for visiting the blog!
Trekker Set: Stunning Elk River Hunter
This collection-worthy custom piece is an Elk River Hunter decked out with a stunning blue-green box elder burl handle, mosaic pins, Vine pattern filework, aged blade finish, and a Trekker sheath, complete with a coordinating firestarter!
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Comparison of Three Lucas Forge Kephart Knives
Instead of a spotlight post today, here’s a comparison of three custom Lucas Forge Kephart knives. There is so much versatility in design for this one classic knife!
Here are the specs:
Knife 1 – Curly maple, brass pins (no lanyard hole), aged finish on the standard 4 1/2-inch blade!
Knife 2 – Walnut, brass pins + lanyard hole, satin finish on the 5-inch blade!
Knife 3 – Aged osage, brass pins (lanyard hole), Classic pattern filework, aged finish on the 5-inch blade!
Thank you for visiting the Lucas Forge blog! You can find more example photos of the Lucas Forge Kephart here. Hope you have a great day!
Meet the Penny
If you’ve been visiting the Lucas Forge website for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed the penny that makes an appearance in nearly every knife picture. Well, it hasn’t always been the same one… But this one has served as the resident Lucas Forge penny for a. long. time. – even surviving several adventurous “misplacements!” 🙂
Normally we always use the “tails,” or obverse, side that shows a shield, wreath, and the inscription “ONE CENT.” It’s a great reference tool for showing the relative size of a knife and its details.
Today, we thought we’d give you a little more of the interesting history of this classic penny. The first Indian Head pennies were produced in 1859 and designed by James B. Longacre.
Our penny is dated 1896, so it’s made of a combination of copper and tin.
The absence of a mint mark on the wreath side indicates that it was minted in Philadelphia. We can only imagine the stories it could tell. It’s amazing to be able to hold something that’s been through so much history in the palm of your hand!
We hope you’ve enjoyed meeting the Lucas Forge penny. It does it’s job very well! 🙂
Spotlight: MES Lucas Forge Survival Knife
An aged ash handle, brass hardware, thumb jimping, initials, and a hammer-forged finish make up this special custom Lucas Forge Survival Knife.
Check out the Lucas Forge Survival Knife page here for more custom examples, or to order.
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Spotlight: Stag Powder River
Here’s a handsome Powder River hunting knife with a stag-look elk antler handle, brass hardware, Vine pattern filework, a hammer-forged blade finish, and a custom dangler sheath!
Visit this page for many more examples of the Powder River model.
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Trekker Set: Ironwood Mini Kephart
This Mini Kephart is loaded up with custom details! It has a desert ironwood handle, orange handle liners, brass hardware, X-jimping on spine, and a rugged hammer-forged blade finish. Not only that – it also has a mini Trekker sheath to go along with it! Check out these pictures…
Thank you for visiting the blog! If you have any questions about ordering your own custom knife, please write lucas@customhuntingknives.org. Have a great day!
A Look at the Packer
Today we’re zoning in on the Packer model – a versatile, all-purpose, drop point outdoor knife.
The Packer is a very friendly size for everyday carry. It measures approximately 8 inches overall, with a 3 3/8-inch, O-1 high carbon blade. It’s not super big, but has plenty of edge and power for most chores. The aged blade finish comes standard, as shown here, or you can also order your custom Packer with satin or hammer-forged pattern finishes, depending on the look you’re going for!
Brass bolts are the Packer’s standard signature hardware style. It also looks great with the upgrade to 3/16″ mosaic pins, as shown above!
As with all Lucas Forge models, you have your choice of many handle materials to truly customize your knife. This handsome example has an olive green micarta handle
Each Packer also comes with a handcrafted vertical-carry leather belt sheath! A custom horizontal sheath (such as is shown above) is available upon order.
Oh, yes! You can also opt to add filework…thumb jimping (seen here), or a patterned filework…to fancy it up and give the spine more grip.
See the Packer model page for lots of examples and inspiration! If you have any questions, please direct them to lucas@customhuntingknives.org. Thank you for visiting!