Check this one out! The horizontal sheath is a time-tested option for an alternative carrying style…and the Elk River Hunter is an excellent knife choice to pair up with the horizontal sheath. This custom knife has a curly maple handle, aged blade finish, brass hardware (customized “3-bolt, no lanyard hole” configuration), Classic pattern filework, and the owner’s initials stamped right into the spine.
Spotlight: Ram’s Horn Classic Hunter
Here’s a stunning custom Classic Hunter knife with ram’s horn handle, aged blade, mosaic pins and Classic pattern filework. An heirloom-quality working knife.

If you have any questions about a specific knife model, or about ordering a custom knife of your own, please shoot them to lucas@customhuntingknives.org. Thank you!
Spotlight: Box Elder Large Frontier
When you’re on the hunt for a seriously unique, show-stopping handle material, box elder is a standout. It is a stabilized material and it’s dyed to achieve the blue-green look seen here. This custom Large Frontier is sporting it famously, along with a rugged hammer-forged finish, mosaic pins, and Vine pattern filework.

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Spotlight: TA’s Kephart-Trekker Set!
TA’s custom Lucas Forge Kephart is set up with a rugged hammer-forged finish blade, curly maple handle, brass pins (no lanyard hole), initials on the spine, and a beautiful Trekker sheath with all the accessories built right in.
Boar Bowie!
Today’s feature is a custom Boar Bowie knife! It has a whopping 9 1/2-inch, O-1, high carbon blade with aged finish and an un-sharpened top swedge. It also has a comfortably contoured elk antler handle, hefty brass hardware, and filework in the spine. This hoss of a hunting knife measures about 15 inches overall! Check out some detail photos below!





A special thanks to everyone for their support and interest! Have questions about ordering your own custom knife? Please direct them to lucas@customhuntingknives.org. You’ll find more unique custom knives in the Past Work gallery!
Spotlight: Custom Deluxe ProSkinner
Spotlight: Hickory Vintage Nessmuk
Check this one out! It’s a Vintage Nessmuk with a heartwood hickory handle, nickel silver hardware, an aged blade finish, and Classic pattern filework.
Hope your May is getting off to a great start! Don’t forget to slow down and enjoy it!
“Light a campfire and everyone’s a storyteller.” — John Geddes
Share Your Outdoor Projects!
Have you been out hitting the woods these days? Working on any camp projects? Traveling to an outdoor adventure? Carving marshmallow-roasting sticks in your backyard? If so, we’d love to see your project photos! Please feel free to send them to lucas@customhuntingknives.org. If a Lucas Forge knife is somewhere in the photo, even better! We’ll stash it away for an upcoming drawing!
Have a great day!
Spotlight: Curly Maple Packer
A beautiful custom Packer with a dark brown curly maple handle, brass hardware, aged blade finish, and Classic pattern filework! Thanks for looking!
They’re Available Today!
Howdy folks! This springtime weather has been mighty fine, hasn’t it?
Today there’s a new selection of knives over on the Available Now page! Below you’ll find a sizeable gallery of additional photos that show these knives from different angles.
Small Frontier with a stunning stabilized fancy oak handle!

This belt knife, titled the Drifter, is a dramatic hammer-forged piece. The spine filework is pictured below.

Classic walnut handled Powder River with hammer-forged blade!
Trapper with curly maple and mosaics.
Olive green micarta ProSkinner with handsome snap sheath.

A unique rendition of the Woodsman Nessmuk, with an aged hickory handle, stainless hardware, and deep filework on the spine!



Aged osage Packer with horizontal sheath!

And then we come to the Mini Cleaver. Check out all these details!




That about wraps up this post. Head to the Available Now page for more info!
Oh…and one last photo. Just for fun, here’s the curious observer of today’s photoshoot.
Looks like you’re famous, Panda. 🙂










