Recent content by David Sharp

So zkling beat me to it and mentioned Tapered tangs. For t hose that may not know here is a pic illustrating the feature. You still get all the strength/full thickness of the knife at the center; around the guard/index finger but minimize the overall weight of the knife. IMHO it is very pleasing...

zkling - I only do stock removal fixed and folders. I was named 1 of 5 makers to watch in the March issue of Blade Magazine and won Best New Maker at The Blade show this last May I seem to be on a roll. Grego - I understand the concern about burnout; my concern also! I started this as a way to...

knifemaking. Until recently this was a hobby/part time job. As the demand increased I started viewing it as plan B for employment. with a 2yr backlog 8 weeks ago this became plan A. I thought you guys might be interested in how i go about making a fixed blade. This series of pics is about 2...

I'm a knifemaker so I always have the top one (the first folder I made) in my pocket: Wallet, keys, and Cell phone. I also make pocket tools so I typically have something else on the keyring.

I found this site completely by accident. I spend most of maydays/nights in my shop and like seeing what other people do in theirs. As stated I am a Knifemaker, here is some of my work: