Members retrosurfer Posted March 21, 2010 Members Report Posted March 21, 2010 Out of all the amazing knife-makers that also work in leather for the sheaths who makes a high end custom made head knife. I;m talking high end damascus shield and mammoth ivory handles the works I can't find one anywhere but can't believe there not out their so who makes them and same for other tools like awls who makes the killer custom ones??? Quote Tool and Gadget addicted.
hidepounder Posted March 21, 2010 Report Posted March 21, 2010 Bob Dosier is making custom head knives....... Quote
gtwister09 Posted March 21, 2010 Report Posted March 21, 2010 (edited) RetroSurfer (name)???, Here's some of the ones that I know of. Others can add to the list hopefully. A few of them are deceased or no longer producing them. Bob Dozier Knives PO Box 1941 Springdale, AR 72765 Phone: 479-756-0023 Fax: 479-756-9139 Toll Free: 1-888-823-0023 Email: Dozier Knife email Dozier Knives Website Ernie Grospitch 18440 Amityville Drive Orlando, Florida, 32820 Telephone: 1-407-568-5438 Email: Ernie's email Grospitch website Lonnie Height Gomph-Hackbarth Leather Tools 10754 N. Martineau Road Elfrida, AZ 85610 Phone: 520-642-3891 Fax: 520-642-3891 Hackbarth Tools email Gomph knives - via Darcy Duey Peters P.O. Box 159 407 N. Bluff Blunt SD 57522 Phone: (605)962-6227 Duey Peters email Jeremiah Watt 47069 Crump Lane, HC1, Box 34 Coalinga, CA 93210 Phone: 559-935-2172 Fax: 559-935-1021 Cell: 559-355-7948 Jeremiah Watt email JWatt Round knives Some argue these are production ones .... Steve Powers (719)579-5096 This one came via MarkB I have seen some of his knifes out of Lee's Cutlery in Arizona w/his fish logo as well as in Tactical Life/PKA shows (Professional Knifemakers Association) Bill Buchman - deceased Danny Marlin - not sure Others like L.B. Lienemann and Bob Jolly used to make them. Josh Jolly is now making knives for the RJ Jolly Knives (no round knives available). Regards, Ben Edited March 21, 2010 by gtwister09 Quote
hidepounder Posted March 22, 2010 Report Posted March 22, 2010 Oh....I forgot J. Cook. You'll have to Google his address......or maybe Ben has it. Quote
gtwister09 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Posted March 22, 2010 Sorry....forgot him as well... Jeff Cook 40315 SE Cedar Creek Ln Sandy, Oregon 97055 Phone: 503-826-1613 E-mail: Jeff Cook email Jeff Cook Blades Regards, Ben Quote
Moderator Art Posted March 23, 2010 Moderator Report Posted March 23, 2010 How about an intro? For the "damascus" head knife, you would best go to a Tandy and get one. If you want Ivory, you're going to have to do that yourself. A head knife is a serious and difficult piece for pattern welding to start with, unless you want something rather small like a couple of inches tip to tip. Anything of size is going to be a project for a really serious pattern welder, and for the guys I know who can do it, they would have to be interested, in other words, the commission would have to interest them, and $5k would maybe get them started, not saying what it would final out at. Jeremiah Watt can also "fancy up" his tools, which are darned good (and a little fancy) to start with. Bob Douglas makes the best awl on the planet, but it ain't fancy. If you want something pseudo-flashy, go get that Tandy thing. Art Out of all the amazing knife-makers that also work in leather for the sheaths who makes a high end custom made head knife. I;m talking high end damascus shield and mammoth ivory handles the works I can't find one anywhere but can't believe there not out their so who makes them and same for other tools like awls who makes the killer custom ones??? Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Members anester05 Posted April 25, 2012 Members Report Posted April 25, 2012 Is this list still relevant? Are there any others? Quote
Members Spinner Posted April 25, 2012 Members Report Posted April 25, 2012 It's an older thread but still pretty relevant as far as knife makers go. To add to the list here are two I have bought great knives from: Knipshield Custom Knives: http://www.knipknives.com Leather Wranglers: http://www.leatherwranglers.com Quote Chris Three Mutts Customs Leather - http://www.threemuttscustoms.com
Members Chef niloc Posted April 26, 2012 Members Report Posted April 26, 2012 My avatar is a knife made for me by IMHO one of the most talented knife makers in the world, Master Blade Smith Bill Burke. Quote
Members CodyG Posted April 27, 2012 Members Report Posted April 27, 2012 It's an older thread but still pretty relevant as far as knife makers go. To add to the list here are two I have bought great knives from: Knipshield Custom Knives: http://www.knipknives.com Leather Wranglers: http://www.leatherwranglers.com I couldn't agree more with Spinner. I own one of the Leather Wranglers head knives, and I own 3 knives (Chan Geer model, straight trim, curved trim) and one draw guage blade from Terry at Knip Knives. Both Paul and Terry are top notch guys who love doing what they do. Their knives show it, too. Cody Quote
Members Jed Posted May 11, 2012 Members Report Posted May 11, 2012 Here is anothe maker graycloud-designs.com I am very pleased with the knife I purchased from Rob. Joe Quote
Members joseph dixon Posted May 14, 2012 Members Report Posted May 14, 2012 My family have been making round knives & head knives for over 160 years Leather workers knives Round knives are the traditional saddlers knife, their curved shape providing greater manoeuvrability and cutting power. The larger sizes are for heavier work. Head knife is suitable for more awkward work, where the round knife will not fit in. It is particularly suitable for cutting circles or tight curves. Some saddlers use head knife in preference to the round knife Double head knife has its blade further from the handle than the round knife, giving it more manoeuvrability than the head knife. Bridle cutters knife the long blade of the bridle cutters knife helps keep it straight when cutting cheeks,etc. The curved end gives it the cutting power. French pattern knife is similar to the bridle cutters knife but smaller and has more edges. Paring knife in the saddlery trade are used for cutting thread and paring hard materials down instead of spoiling a best round or head knife. Fancy paring knife has the same uses as a paring knife but is heavier and can be used for skiving Shoemaker’s knife the general purpose shoemaker’s knife is good for cutting thread, string, etc Clicker knives are a shoemaker’s pattern makers tool and have a small, replaceable blade. Just thought you might like to take a look www.leather-tools.net Quote Joseph Dixon Tool Co Limited is a family owned and run business, Manufacturing the finest English leather working tools and Saddlers toolssince 1843 and has the larges range of tooling in the world they are all madein house in Walsall which is the leather capital of theworld and steeped in history. We take great pride in our product quality andservice And is now looking for new agents in the US,CANADA and EUROPE For more information please contact Chris Williamson Managing director chris@josephdixon.co.uk www.josephdixon.co.uk Tell 0044 1922 622051 Fax 0044 1922 721168 Mobile 0044 7855 385407
Members Knipper Posted May 17, 2012 Members Report Posted May 17, 2012 Hi Joseph! I'm just curious...what kind of steel and heat treatment (how hard are they) are you using for your head/round knives? Thanks Terry Knipschield Quote
rawcustom Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 An old thread, but was searching Google for head knife patterns and stumbled upon it. You can add my name to the list. Materials can be anything you're willing to pay for, and you can drop up to $400 alone on the right mammoth ivory for your handle. I don't recommend pattern welded steel 'damascus' because I'd rather use a high performance powder metallurgy steel. I understand it looks cool, but it's far from your best choice for edge retention. That comment is sure to spark debate, especially with those who make their knives from it or others that drank the kool-aid from them, but it's the truth. You pay more for extra labor, and extra eye candy, not extra performance. Quote
electrathon Posted March 7, 2014 Report Posted March 7, 2014 I don't recommend pattern welded steel 'damascus' because I'd rather use a high performance powder metallurgy steel. I understand it looks cool, but it's far from your best choice for edge retention. That comment is sure to spark debate, especially with those who make their knives from it or others that drank the kool-aid from them, but it's the truth. You pay more for extra labor, and extra eye candy, not extra performance. I have to back you on this. Damascus is really cool, very pretty too. But from the perspective of "I want the best knife to cut with" Damascus is not the best choice. Aaron Quote
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