BloodrootLS
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I have some ideas of what kinds of threads we could get going in this forum, but wanted to get your thoughts. Of course we can do a gallery thread with recent work, but are you all interested in WIP or shop tour kind of stuff? Materials and approaches? Designs?
A little about us to get the ball rolling:
David and I are both full-time makers and we collaborate on virtually every knife we make and even almost every aspect of the knifemaking process. We've been more independent in the past and actually had two separate shops. Now we have a central shop and property where we both live with our respective families. It's rural woods on a small lake. We fish and hunt for our protein and have a big garden. We also forage and sell chanterelles, oyster mushrooms, etc. at local restaurants. We do our own butchery of feral hogs and deer from breakdown through charcuterie and are always testing new designs. We do about 25 animals a year in one way or another so get a good amount of testing in.
We hand forge. We use a power hammer only for initial mass movement of tomahawks and axes currently. We make one-off pieces, primarily customs. We try to do as much in-house as we can while still maintaining the highest quality possible. We collect our own woods and handle materials for instance, but have them stabilized by K&G for the best quality stabilization. We use recycled materials as much as possible, but with steel for instance we get each material metallurgically analyzed and know the exact chemical composition. Our heat treatment involves Rockwell hardness testing for every knife, qualitative testing, controlled kilns (moving to high temp salts currently), appropriate quenchants, and true cryogenic treatment for alloys that benefit from it. We also work with new steel when we don't have an ideal alloy for a type of knife in the right dimensions or if specifically requested by the customer. We particularly enjoy the hand forging process and our bought steels that we typically work with are 52100, O1, and CruForge V. We work with a wide range of other carbon steel alloys from recycled sources, matching appropriate alloys and heat treatments to knife style and intended use.
We're always game to do something new and are always in design school. Some of the most fun we have are working with professionals and individuals to make knives designed for certain cuts and/or tailoring knives to a person's cutting style or dimensions.
Our knives are intended to be used in a pro environment. We try to keep our prices attainable for the pro market and our design and materials choices are intended primarily for function. We strive to continually improve the functionality of our pieces and welcome constructive feedback from you all!
We stand behind our work completely. Lifetime transferrable warranty and free sharpening. If you're unhappy with one of our pieces we will make it right, either buying it back within the first 4-6 weeks or use or making a replacement piece.
I look forward to getting to know you all!
~Luke
A little about us to get the ball rolling:
David and I are both full-time makers and we collaborate on virtually every knife we make and even almost every aspect of the knifemaking process. We've been more independent in the past and actually had two separate shops. Now we have a central shop and property where we both live with our respective families. It's rural woods on a small lake. We fish and hunt for our protein and have a big garden. We also forage and sell chanterelles, oyster mushrooms, etc. at local restaurants. We do our own butchery of feral hogs and deer from breakdown through charcuterie and are always testing new designs. We do about 25 animals a year in one way or another so get a good amount of testing in.
We hand forge. We use a power hammer only for initial mass movement of tomahawks and axes currently. We make one-off pieces, primarily customs. We try to do as much in-house as we can while still maintaining the highest quality possible. We collect our own woods and handle materials for instance, but have them stabilized by K&G for the best quality stabilization. We use recycled materials as much as possible, but with steel for instance we get each material metallurgically analyzed and know the exact chemical composition. Our heat treatment involves Rockwell hardness testing for every knife, qualitative testing, controlled kilns (moving to high temp salts currently), appropriate quenchants, and true cryogenic treatment for alloys that benefit from it. We also work with new steel when we don't have an ideal alloy for a type of knife in the right dimensions or if specifically requested by the customer. We particularly enjoy the hand forging process and our bought steels that we typically work with are 52100, O1, and CruForge V. We work with a wide range of other carbon steel alloys from recycled sources, matching appropriate alloys and heat treatments to knife style and intended use.
We're always game to do something new and are always in design school. Some of the most fun we have are working with professionals and individuals to make knives designed for certain cuts and/or tailoring knives to a person's cutting style or dimensions.
Our knives are intended to be used in a pro environment. We try to keep our prices attainable for the pro market and our design and materials choices are intended primarily for function. We strive to continually improve the functionality of our pieces and welcome constructive feedback from you all!
We stand behind our work completely. Lifetime transferrable warranty and free sharpening. If you're unhappy with one of our pieces we will make it right, either buying it back within the first 4-6 weeks or use or making a replacement piece.
I look forward to getting to know you all!
~Luke