They’re Available Today!

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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.

Frontier Knife, Small Frontier Knife, Lucas Forge, Custom Hunting Knives, Custom Outdoor Knives, Hunting Knives, Small Hunting Knife, Small Custom KnifeSmall Frontier with a stunning stabilized fancy oak handle!

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Drifter Knife, Unique Handmade Knives, Hand Forged Knives, Custom Hunting Knife, Lucas Forge, Lucas Knives, USA KnifemakersPowder River, Powder River Knife, Lucas Forge, Custom Hunting Knives, Trade Knife, Trade Style Knife, Historic Knife Designs, Traditional Handmade KnivesClassic walnut handled Powder River with hammer-forged blade!

Trapper, Trapper Knife, Everyday Carry Knife, Lucas Forge, Lucas Knives, Handmade Knives, Frontier Knives, Trapping KnifeTrapper with curly maple and mosaics.

ProSkinner, ProSkinner Knife, Skinning Knife, Custom Hunting Knives, Lucas Forge, Custom Outdoor Knives, Trapper KnifeOlive green micarta ProSkinner with handsome snap sheath.

ProSkinner, ProSkinner Knife, Skinning Knife, Custom Hunting Knives, Lucas Forge, Custom Outdoor Knives, Trapper KnifeNessmuk, Nessmuk Knife, Custom Nessmuk Knives, Lucas Forge, Custom Hunting Knives, Traditional Knife Designs, Handmade Knives, Camping KnifeA unique rendition of the Woodsman Nessmuk, with an aged hickory handle, stainless hardware, and deep filework on the spine!

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Packer, Pack Knife, Camping Knife, Lucas Forge, Custom Hunting Knives, Deer Hunting KnifeCleaver, Cheese Cleaver, Custom Kitchen Knives, Custom Hunting Knives, Custom Meat Cleaver, Lucas ForgeAnd then we come to the Mini Cleaver. Check out all these details!

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Oh…and one last photo. Just for fun, here’s the curious observer of today’s photoshoot.
Looks like you’re famous, Panda. 🙂

Lucas Forge, Custom Hunting Knives, Homesteading Knives, Hand Forged KnivesHave a great day!

A Look at the Frontier Trapper

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Trapper, Trapper Knife, Custom Hunting Knife, Lucas Forge, Custom Belt KnifeHave you seen the Trapper? It’s part of the Frontier series…a sleek, versatile knife, with a mid-range size that’s ideal for everyday carry and a smart point to help with the most precise cutting tasks.

The Trapper is approximately 7 5/8 inches overall, with a 3 5/8-inch, O-1 high carbon steel blade. The blade comes ready to go, with a beautiful aged finish, or it can be switched up with a fine, polished satin blade finish…or even a hammer-forged finish for an extra rugged look! You also have the option of adding filework along the spine (as seen here!) for more grip and style.

The Trapper has a combination of two brass pins and a brass lanyard hole as the standard hardware. Or, if you’re looking to fancy it up a bit, the upgrade for 3/16″ mosaic pins also looks mighty nice.

As with all Lucas Forge models, the handle for your own custom Trapper is up to you! There’s a wide variety of handle choices, ready to be selected from. Olive green micarta (as seen in our example here!) is a great choice if you expect to regularly use your knife around water or grimy situations. Trappers also really look sharp when paired with with well-grained or dark woods for a very fancy style.

Each Trapper comes with a signature Lucas Forge leather sheath!

Don’t miss the Frontier page for lots of example photos! Have questions about the Trapper? Shoot them to lucas@customhuntingknives.org. Thank you!

Spotlight: Deluxe Bacote Small Frontier

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Bacote Small FrontierIt’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

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Scout Knife, Hunting Knife, Lucas Forge, Custom Hunting Knives, High Carbon KnivesToday 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!

Scout Knife, Hunting Knife, Lucas Forge, Custom Hunting Knives, High Carbon KnivesAs 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!

Comparison of Three Lucas Forge Kephart Knives

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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!

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Meet the Penny

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Hammer Forged Hunting Knife, Lucas Forge, Custom Hunting KnivesIf 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!” 🙂

Mini Jaguar Knife, Custom Hunting Knife, Lucas ForgeNormally 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.

Kephart, Custom Hunting Knives, Lucas Forge, Lucas Knives, Hand Forged KnivesToday, 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.

Lucas Forge, Custom Hunting Knives, Handmade Knives, Lucas KnivesOur penny is dated 1896, so it’s made of a combination of copper and tin.

Custom Hunting Knives, Frontier KnifeThe 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! 🙂