New Knives are Available!

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It’s exciting to release a new lineup of knives on the Available Now page!

Here are some detail pictures, highlighting two of the knives of the day.

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First up, if you’ve seen that dramatic, dark ironwood handle belonging to a handsome Woodsman Nessmuk, well, now you can see the reverse side! The two sides vary greatly in character, but they combine to create a stunning addition to this knife!

Moving on, we also have some details involving the one-of-its-kind knife called Wildlands. This hammer-forged beauty just feels at home in the hand.

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Thanks for visiting the blog!

If you have a dream knife that you’d like to discuss with Lucas, please direct your inquiry to lucas@customhuntingknives.org, or take a look at some of the tried-and-true models that are on this website! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Handles in Detail

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It’s that time again! Time to share some detail pictures…

First off, we have this striking Sears Nessmuk knife with its curly maple handle. Below, you can see the reverse of the handle, with its great character!

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Here we also find the Jack Pine Special, with its dark ironwood handle.

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Please feel free to check out the other knives that are currently available!

Thank you for visiting the Lucas Forge blog! Have a wonderful day!

Details!

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It’s exciting to show you some detail pictures from this week’s lineup of available knives!

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First up, here’s the Whitetail!

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Next, here’s that bush knife…

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…with the micarta and coffeebag combination handle…

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…and the Scandi grind on this high carbon blade!

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And last, but certainly not least, we have a couple detail pictures of this snazzy curly maple Large Frontier! Here’s the reverse side, with so much character!

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And here’s a close-up of the blade with aged and hammer-forged finishes.

Hope you have an amazing day out there! Thank you for visiting the Lucas Forge blog!

A Word About Sheaths

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Every Lucas Forge knife goes to its new owner with a custom made leather sheath, crafted here in our Alabama shop.

We cut the leather. Trim it. Dye it. Mold it. Glue it. Form the welt strip. Punch the stitch holes. Oil it. Stitch it. Bevel the edges. Dye the edges. Apply final finish. Do a final quality check for fit. Then the sheath is hand signed.

Every sheath is made to fit properly with its knife. We want a snug fit. Nothing else will do.

The finest ingredients go into these sheaths. We choose USA-tanned leather, bark-tanned Herman Oak leather being our material of choice, and heavy weight nylon thread for the hand stitching (which is a subject all its own!). You’re getting a tough sheath put together to last you a long time.

Most of these leather sheaths are made of just two pieces of leather and much thought goes into the shape and design of those two leather pieces.

We hope you’ve enjoyed a glimpse into the background of the sheath that you get with your knife. Custom options are available for your sheath, too! Check out the Trekker sheath, which is available as an addition to your custom knife! Snap sheaths are also available with some models, such as the Classic Hunter.

Thank you so much for your support and interest!

Spotlight: Coffeebag

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It’s exciting to showcase one of the newest custom options in handle materials from Lucas Forge! Does anyone have a guess at what it is?

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Well, if you’ve been following the action here, you might know…this cool handle is, in actuality, a phenolic made with genuine coffee bean bags!

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The result is remarkable! Natural, and each is truly one-of-a-kind.

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Here’s another example, which, again, shows the weave of these upcycled coffeebags. The material makes for a three-dimensional, very unique handle choice!

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Just for fun and interest, here are some pictures of a sheet of this coffeebag phenolic (kind of like micarta) before it is turned into handsome knife handles. These bags have probably been well-traveled!

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Some of the printing becomes unique dark accents in a handle.

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And yes, apparently some of the cargo was even organic coffee beans!

Thank you for joining us for a “material spotlight” post! If you have a material you’d like to see showcased, please drop a line to lucas@customhuntingknives.org. If you’d like information about the options that are available with a custom knife, please visit the Custom Options page. Have a wonderful day!

Ranchero

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The Ranchero, a knife that is available today on Lucas Forge, gets a spotlight all its own!

It features…

A tough O-1 high carbon blade
Aged blade finish
Sporty curly maple handle
Brass fittings
Thumb jimping for extra grip
A very manageable size for everyday use (6 inches overall!)
And a super-cool sheath completes the package!

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Detail shot of the thumb jimping…

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This sheath, which has been handmade by Ike right here in Alabama, is a horizontal snap-over sheath. With such a comfortable sheath, the Ranchero can securely ride, nice and easy, within reach for any number of cutting tasks!

Thank you so much for visiting the Lucas Forge blog! Please watch for upcoming posts!

It’s that time again!

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New knives are available!

Here are close-up shots of some of these pieces!

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It’s hard to beat an aged finish that’s full of character! This one belongs to the Elk River Hunter with a gorgeous ironwood handle.

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Take one look at the stabilized maple burl handle on this kitchen knife from Lucas Forge and you know it’s something special! So: a close-up shot is in order. Although the photo can’t do it quite justice, you can see a little more of this fabulous piece…the swirls and burls, small filled pockets, the rich color. It’s elegant.

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Here is a view of the other side of this handle.

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And while we’re on “other side” pictures, here is a photo of the opposite side of the sweet ironwood-handle Frontier Kephart. Pure class.

Thank you so much for looking! Hope you have a wonderful day!

If you have a material or style that you would like to see featured here on the blog, please let us know by writing to lucas@customhuntingknives.org, or by leaving a comment on this post! Thank you!

Knives are Available!

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It’s exciting to bring you a lineup of four available knives!

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When you see a handmade Trekker sheath, you know there’s something special inside. This one is no exception! Inside this rust-colored edition of Ike’s creative handiwork is a unqiue hunter style knife with a coffeebag handle!

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Coolio!

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Here’s a closeup shot of the pocket for the sharpening stone which comes toting along with this knife and sheath combination! All hand stitched.

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Then, we finish up this post with a quick shot of the spine on that amazing Scandi grind field knife. Ironwood handle with G-10 liners…it’s pretty sweet.

Thanks for looking!