Each custom knife is unique, even when it might share the exact same materials and options as another knife! It’s a pleasure to showcase photos of these two Lucas Forge Survival Knives. Both of these knives have a handsome buckskin curly maple handle, aged blade finish, brass bolts and lanyard hole, and thumb jimping.
Spotlight: Walnut Elk River Hunter
Hello everyone! Today we’re shining the spotlight on this custom Elk River Hunter! This is a classic hunting knife style with some special features. It has a walnut handle, hammer forged blade finish, brass bolts and lanyard hole, thumb jimping, and cross-hatching along the handle for added grip.
Hope you’re doing well and having a great spring! Thank you for stopping by the blog today…and if you have any questions, please shoot me an email at lucas@customhuntingknives.org. As always, we appreciate all your support and interest!
Spotlight: Ironwood Vintage Nessmuk
A Look at the ProSkinner
Today we’re talking about the ProSkinner model! This design got its start with a collaboration between Lucas and Ike, as a knife developed specifically for skinning furbearers. With its smart tip and thinner blade, it is ideal as a skinner, but also for any task requiring precision, such as processing birds and fish or crafting leather items.
The ProSkinner is a practical size for everyday carry. It measures approximately 7 5/8 inches overall. Blade is approximately 3 1/2 inches long and is crafted from 3/32-inch O-1 high carbon steel, with the option to order a 1/8-inch thickness.
The aged blade finish comes standard, as shown here, or you can choose to go with a satin and hammer forged finish, depending on the look you’re going for!
A team of two brass pins and a lanyard hole is the ProSkinner’s standard signature hardware. It also looks great with the upgrade to mosaic pins if you want to go fancy.
As with all Lucas Forge models, you have your choice of many handle materials to truly customize your knife. The knife featured in this post has a classic curly maple handle. If you are intending to use your ProSkinner on a trap line or other regular use with opportunities for wet and grimy conditions, materials such as laminates, micarta, whitetail and stag antler are great choices.
Each ProSkinner comes with a handcrafted vertical-carry leather belt sheath! A custom horizontal sheath is available upon order.
There’s one more way to customize – fancy up the spine with custom initials, thumb jimping or a patterned filework!
See the ProSkinner model page for lots of examples and inspiration! If you have any questions, please direct them to lucas@customhuntingknives.org. Thank you for visiting!
Spotlight: Box Elder Small Frontier
Each blue box elder burl handle is unique, highlighting the character in the wood and nearly endless color and contrast variations. This handle belongs to a custom Small Frontier – with plenty of other options as well! It has a hammer forged finish, mosaic pins, a thin copper lanyard hole liner, Vine filework, and a horizontal sheath.
See more handle choices on the Custom Options page! Thanks for visiting!
Jr. Series – Set of Woodsman Jr. Knives
Jr. Series – Antler Jack Pine Jr.
Today’s feature is a custom Jack Pine Jr. that’s loaded with options. It has an antler handle, hammer forged finish, brass pins + lanyard hole, orange handle liners, and thumb jimping along the spine for extra grip!
For more Jack Pine Jr.’s, please visit the model page! Thanks for stopping by the blog today!
Jr. Series – Mesquite Woodsman Jr.
This Woodsman Jr. has a handsome mesquite handle, aged blade finish, and brass pins and lanyard hole. This one has a flat grind.
For more pictures of the Woodsman Jr., please visit the model page. Have a great day!
Jr. Series – Bacote Vintage Kephart Jr.
This custom Vintage Kephart Jr. has a bacote handle with lots of character, aged blade finish, brass pins and lanyard hole, plus Vine filework on the spine.
You can find more Vintage Kephart Jr. examples and specs here.
If you have any questions about ordering your own custom knife, please direct them to lucas@customhuntingknives.org. Thanks for stopping by the blog!
Jr. Series – Hickory Vintage Nessmuk Jr.
There’s The Vintage Kephart Jr., The Woodsman Jr., The Vintage Nessmuk Jr, and The Jack Pine Jr. – all finely balanced, yet more compact versions of their big brothers. In this new mini series on the blog, we’ll be featuring knives from each of these models.
Today the spotlight is on this Vintage Nessmuk Jr. with a gorgeous hickory handle, aged blade finish, and brass pins. This design comes standard with a convex grind.
There are more examples of this model here. Thanks for your interest!