Elk River Hunter

Elk River Hunter, Hunting Knives, Lucas Forge, Handmade Knives, Camp Knife, Bushcraft KnifeThe Elk River Hunter model is a versatile outdoor knife that has proven itself under all kinds of real-world conditions in the field. The design has a classic style about it, and there’s plenty of power here to get the job done right. It’s named for the beautiful Elk River (below), located close to our family’s home.

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  • The Elk River Hunter model is approximately 9 inches overall, with a blade length of about 4 inches.
  • Blade is made by Lucas with 1/8-inch, O-1 high carbon tool steel, and comes standard with an aged finish. A satin finish is also offered as a custom option, which can be maintained by polishing or be allowed to mellow with use.
  • The standard hardware is a set of two brass bolts. You can also upgrade to deluxe 3/16″ mosaic pins, or ask for brass pins instead.
  • You choose the handle material! The knife shown above has a desert ironwood handle, but this design looks sharp in a wide variety of natural materials. Check out the gallery below for many examples. The Elk River Hunter’s handle features fine shaping for great grip and comfortable use.
  • Each custom knife comes with its own handmade leather sheath, made right here in Alabama. Or, your Elk River Hunter can be further customized by pairing it with the Trekker sheath, shown below. Please be sure to check out all Trekker’s amazing details (complete with lots of pictures) over here!

Lucas Forge, Hunting Knives, Hand Forged Knife, Elk KnifeThe Elk River Hunter’s base price is $240.

To order your own custom Elk River Hunter, please fill out the form below! If you’re interested in something you don’t see here, please visit the Custom Options page to see even more options for customizing, or direct your questions to the email address below.

Important! Please note that I require a non-refundable $25.00 deposit when taking a custom knife order online. By using the PayPal button below, you will be placing a custom knife order and paying the deposit. At this time the estimated wait time for custom orders is about 18 months from order date. An email will be sent to let you know when your order is ready. Thank you!

Order Form for Custom Elk River Hunter Knife


Handle Choice
Blade Finish
Hardware Choice
Spine Options
Sheath Choice
Other Custom Option Choices?
Any Special Instructions?




Before you click the button above…Please note that I require a non-refundable $25.00 deposit when taking a custom knife order online. By using the PayPal button above, you will be placing a custom knife order and paying the deposit. At this time the expected delivery for custom orders is about 18 months from order date. An email will be sent to let you know when your order is ready. Thank you!

 Please feel free to look over the pictures below for examples and inspiration. If you have any questions or would like to ask about a custom handle material, please write to lucas@customhuntingknives.org. Thank you so much for considering Alabama craftsmanship!

Elk River Hunter, Hunting Knife, Lucas Forge, Custom Hunting Knives, Custom KnifemakerAbove: (ERH-23) A curly maple handle, dual-tone bolt sets, cross-hatching, aged blade finish, and thumb jimping! 

Hunting Knife, Lucas Forge, Handmade Knives, High Carbon Knives, Belt Knife, Pack Knife, Camping KnifeAbove: (ERH-22) Osage handle, brass hardware, and satin blade finish!

Custom Huntng Knife Set, Lucas Forge, Heirloom Knives, Outdoor Knives, Matching Knife Sets, Custom KnifemakersAbove: (ERH-21) A set of five, handcrafted Elk River Hunters from Lucas Forge. These knives share design elements…curly maple handles, brass pins, aged blade finishes, upgraded 3/16-inch steel, Classic pattern filework and initials along the spine (below)!

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Walnut Handled Knife, Custom Hunting Knives, Lucas Forge, Pack Knife, Camp KnifeAbove: (ERH-20) A classic Elk River Hunter! Walnut handle, brass hardware, aged blade finish.

Custom Hunting Knives, Lucas Forge, Elk River Hunter, Camp Knife, Pack Knife Above: (ERH-19) This rugged Elk River Hunter has a bone-look elk antler handle, copper and nickel silver combination bolt sets, a hammer forged blade finish, and thumb jimping along the spine.

Custom Hunting Knives, Luca Forge, Hunting KnivesAbove: (ERH-18) This pair has bird’s eye maple handles, brass pins, and aged blades.

Hunting Knife, Heirloom Hunting Knife, Bushcraft Knife, Lucas Forge Knives, Backwoodsman Knife, American Made Hunting KnivesAbove: (ERH-17) Deluxe stabilized walnut, brass hardware, and aged blade finish!

Elk River Hunter, Lucas Forge, Hunting KnivesAbove: (ERH-16) Ironwood handle, , mosaic pins, aged blade, spine filework, and snap sheath. No lanyard hole. Plenty of options are available to customize your Elk River Hunter!

Hunting Knife, Hunter Knife, Custom Hunting Knives, Full Tang Knife, Custom Knife, Lucas Forge, Camp Knife, Elk RiverAbove: (ERH-15) Chocolate brown curly maple handle, brass hardware, and aged blade finish. There can be so much variation, just in curly maple!

Custom Hunting Knives, Lucas Forge, Elk River Hunter, Camp Knife, Pack Knife Above: (ERH-14) Curly maple handle, mosaic pins, aged blade finish, Vine pattern filework, and a custom horizontal sheath.

Lucas Forge, Hunting Knives, Elk River Hunter, Belt Knife, Outdoor Knife, Pack Knife, Camp KnifeAbove: (ERH-13) A matching pair of Elk River Hunters with bone-look micarta handles, brass hardware, and aged blade finishes.

Hunting Knife, Hunter Knife, Custom Hunting Knives, Full Tang Knife, Custom Knife, Lucas Forge, Camp Knife, Elk RiverAbove: (ERH-12) A curly maple handle, mosaic pins, and the satin blade finish.

Custom Hunting Knife, Lucas Forge, Camp Knife, Hunting Knife, Survival KnifeAbove: (ERH-11) A timeless look: walnut handle, a trio of mosaic pins, aged blade finish and thumb jimping. No lanyard hole.

Elk River Hunter, Hunting Knife, Lucas Forge, Camp KnifeAbove: (ERH-10) A classic curly maple handle, brass hardware, and aged blade finish look great with this design.

Custom Hunting Knives, Elk River Hunter, Hunter Knife, Hunting Knife, Lucas Forge, Lucas Forge KnivesAbove: (ERH-9) Dramatic ironwood, mosaic pins, thumb jimping and custom Trekker sheath!

Mesquite, Elk River Hunter, Custom Mesquite Knife, Custom Hunting Knives, Lucas Forge Knives, Lucas KnivesAbove: (ERH-8) Mesquite handle, double mosaic pins, hammer forged finish, and thumb jimping.

Cusstom Knives, Trekker Sheath, Hunting Knife, Hunter Knife, Lucas ForgeAbove: (ERH-7) The Elk River Hunter outfitted with some custom options: no lanyard hole, three-bolt hardware, and Trekker sheath.

Stabilized Walnut, Hunting Knife, Heirloom Hunting Knife, Custom Hunting Knife, Lucas ForgeAbove: (ERH-6) This Elk River Hunter sports a gorgeous stabilized walnut handle, mosaic pins, aged blade finish, and thumb jimping along the spine.

Hunting Knife, Lucas Forge, Custom Knifemaker, Camp Knife, Hunter, Field Dressing KnifeAbove: (ERH-5) Beautiful maple burl handle, brass pins, and an aged finish – a fine combination!

Lucas Forge, Custom Hunting Knives, Custom Deer Knife, Ironwood, Elk River Hunting, Elk Hunting KnifeAbove: (ERH-4) This one has a stunning ironwood handle, mosaic pins, aged finish, and custom thumb jimping along the spine. Whoa.

Lucas Forge, Hunting Knives, Hand Forged Knife, ELk KnifeAbove: (ERH-3) A handsome osage orange handle paired with mosaic pins, a hammer-forged blade finish, and Classic Pattern filework.

Hunting Knife, Lucas Forge, Elk River Hunter, Belt Knife, Skinning Knife, Deer Knife, Camp KnifeAbove: (ERH-2) The Elk River Hunter with a traditional mesquite handle, brass bolt hardware, and an aged blade finish.

Hunting Knives, Lucas Knives, Custom Hunting Knives, Handmade Knives, Camping Knife, Pack KnifeAbove: (ERH-1) The Elk River Hunter with a classy walnut handle, brass hardware, satin blade finish, and no lanyard hole.

What will yours look like? Order your custom Elk River Hunter knife using the form above!