Materials and Care.​

STEEL

My knives are available in most steels commonly used in knife making.

My standard stock steel is 01 high carbon tool steel, as used on the popular woodlore knife designed and used by Ray Mears. This steel is a very good knife steel due to its excellent edge holding ability and a good degree of toughness. The only downside to 01 is that it will rust if not cared for properly.
You should never put your knife away wet, always dry the blade if it does get wet. The steel will benefit from a wipe down with a bit of oil or wax to protect the metal from oxidisation (rust).
If you wish to have a knife made in a stainless steel there are numerous options available upon request, such as..
Sandvik 12c27
RWL - 34
Elmax
Damasteel
Carbon Damascus steel is also available upon request

Handle Materials


If none of the materials listed below are to your taste, I can acquire what is.
These are the materials I have in stock at present.

No Additional Charge

 

Birch

Ash

Cherry
Yew
Walnut
Mahogany
Rippled Sycamore
Cocobolo
Bocote
Olivewood
Padauk
Black Palm
Elm Burl
PurpleHeart
Ivory Corian
Bone Corian
Segora Corian
Jigged Camel Bone

+£15

Walnut A grade
Amboyna
African Blackwood
Eucalyptus Burl
Brown Mallee Burl
Camphor Burl
Afzelia Burl

+£25

Amboyna Burl
Black Ash Burl
Thuya Burl
Briar Burl