Knife Gallery

This is most of my "modern" knives. I started making knives by putting together Blades n' Stuff blades. Those are marked with my initials "WKS". When I started making my own blades, I started marking with my custom stencil, a shooting star and "Stockwell".

Victorian style fancy sgian dubh. Mosaic damascus blade, bog oak and sterling silver. Leather and sterling sheath. Made to order -- the customer supplied a clan badge that I incorporated into the handle. SOLD

Machete! This is 1084, forged, with a clay heat treat. Oak handle. The new owner sent me a "potato chip" cut from a limb after he used it in his yard. SOLD

Ballock dagger. 13" single edge spearpoint blade, 18" OAL. 5 1/4" false edge. 1/4" 5160 blade steel, edge quenched with visible hardening line. Handrubbed satin finish. Carved beautiful walnut burl handle. Brass and copper fittings. Sheath is carved leather with brass chape and throat; a carnellian is set on the throat. SOLD


A matched pair: short dirk and sgian dubh. Both have 1/8" Stainless pattern welded steel in raindrop pattern by Devin Thomas. Filework on spine. All sterling silver fittings, including cast sterling bolsters set with star sapphires. Sterling silver accents on blades. Both come with carved leather sheathes, with sterling silver throat and chape.
A. 5" blade, 10" OAL. Handle is fossilized mammoth bark ivory with sterling fittings and ebony spacer. Hidden tang construction -- handle is a mere 3/16" thick, made of a single piece of ivory. Back side of handle is white ivory. Hand peened sterling pin in handle. Sheath is set with matching star sapphire. SOLD
B. 3" blade, 6 1/2" OAL. Handle is fossilized mammoth bark ivory with sterling fittings. Hidden tang construction -- handle is a mere 3/16" thick, made of a single piece of ivory. Back side of handle is white ivory. SOLD

Straight back fancy bowie knife. 6 3/4" blade, 12" OAL. 1/4" 1084/15N20 dramatic pattern-welded steel by Ray Coons. Blade was marquench hardened by Howard Clark. "Flame" pattern file work along entire spine. Nickel silver guard with peened copper spacer next to blade. Handle is fossil walrus ivory and stabilized koa burl with mortise tang construction. Nickel silver backstrap and pommel, with fine silver pins. SOLD

Large drop-point camp knife with false edge. 8" blade, 13" OAL. 3/16" ATS-34, hand rubbed satin finish. Fossil mastadon ivory, with good blue and caramel color. Mokume bolsters. Hand peened brass handle pins. Rope pattern file work on spine. SOLD


Custom bowie. This knife was made for a custom order. 8" clip point bowie with false edge, 13" OAL. Blade has extra belly at the "sweet" spot for added cutting ability. 1/4" 5160 steel, fully hardened and triple tempered with spine drawn back. Handrubbed satin finish. Nickel silver guard. Hippo-tooth ivory handle with stabilized koa butt. Handle has a nickel silver spacer, almost a small subhilt. Carved leather sheath. SOLD


Damascus clip point bowie. 8 1/4" clip point blade with false edge, 15" OAL. Very lively 1/8" 1084/15N20 pattern-welded steel. by Ray Coon. Blade was marquench hardened by Howard Clark. Rope pattern file work on spine. Guard is cast sterling silver. Handle is carved fossile walrus ivory/sterling silver spacers with large hippo tooth handle. SOLD

A. 3 finger fancy bootknife. 3" spearpoint blade, 6" OAL. Sharpenable false edge. 1/8" ATS-34 blade steel. Handrubbed satin finish. Copper/brass/nickel silver mokume bolsters, fossilized bark mammoth ivory handles with blue and brown tones. Mosaic pins.SOLD
B. 3 finger leaf-shaped utility/skinner knife. 2 3/4" drop point leaf blade, 6" overall. 1/8" ATS-34 blade steel. Handrubbed satin finish. Polished and carved water buffalo horn handles with white liner. Brass pins. SOLD
C. 3 finger celtic-themed utility knife. 2 3/4" drop point blade, 6" OAL. 1/8" ATS-34 blade steel. Handrubbed satin finish. Carved fossil mammoth ivory handle with white liners. Nickel silver pins. SOLD

Fancy fighting dagger. 5" hollow ground, wide dagger blade, 10" OAL. 1/4" ATS-34 steel. The blade is a full 1 1/2" wide. Handrubbed mirror finish. Handle is stabilized dyed maple burl with ebony inset and steel pins/thong liner. Deep finger notches give great control of the blade. SOLD

Damascus neck knife. 4 1/2" blade with false edge, 7 1/2" OAL. 1/8" Stainless pattern welded steel in raindrop pattern by Devin Thomas. Filework on spine. Handle is fossil walrus ivory with carved brass pins. SOLD

Two of my modern, Californian interpretations of the sgian dubh. Both have a 4" single edged blade, 8" OAL. 1/8" ATS-34 steel. Filework on spine. Handrubbed satin finish. Both come with simple leather "sock" sheathes and are suitable for wearing with a kilt.
A. nickel silver guard. Handle is fossilized walrus tusk, with desert ironwood spacer. Fine silver pin. Hidden tang construction. SOLD
B. nickel silver guard. Handle is fancy sanbar stag, with desert ironwood spacer. nickel silver pins. Mortise tang construction. SOLD


Fancy, modern, Californian interpretation of the sgian dubh. 4" single edged blade, 8" OAL. 1/8" Stainless pattern welded steel in raindrop pattern by Devin Thomas. Filework on spine. nickel silver guard. Handle is fossil walrus ivory with ebony spacer. nickel silver pin through the ebony, and brass pin through the ivory. Leather "sock" sheath. SOLD

Two camp/kitchen knives. 6" blades, 11" OAL. 1/8" ATS-34 steel. Full tang construction. Leather sheathes.
A. Clip point blade, stabilized koa handle with blue spacers. Brass pins. SOLD
B. Drop point blade, desert ironwood handle with red spacers. Brass pins. SOLD

Two small handforged knives. Made from 1/4" 5160, with tapered tangs and blade. Edge quenched, triple tempered. Hand rubbed satin finish. Leather sheaths.
A. 3 finger clip point skinner. 2" blade, 5" OAL. Full tang construction, fossil mammoth bark ivory with red spacer. Good blue and brown color. Textured design on handle. Sterling pins and thong liner. You can find this for sale at CircleP Knives.SOLD
B. 3 finger sheepsfoot blade. 2 3/4" blade, 5 1/2" OAL. Full tang construction, fossil walrus ivory with blue spacer. Carved brass pin with blue epoxy fill, brass thong liner. SOLD

Fancy patch knife. 3" blade, 9" OAL. 1/8" 1084/15N20 dramatic pattern-welded steel by Ray Coons. Blades were marquench hardened by Howard Clark. Brass guards, leather spacers, and carved stabilized koa handle. Brass pin. Filework on spine. Leather sheath. SOLD

Forged rail road spike knife. 4 1/2" drop point blade, 9" OAL. I picked up this spike near the ABS Bladesmithing school in Old Washington, Arkansas. The spike was marked "HC". The spike was hand forged, with the handle twisted at the butt flattened down some to make the knife sit better in a sheath. Edge quenched and triple tempered. Buffed mirror finish. Leather sheath. SOLD

Spear point boot knife. 4" spear point blade with false edge, 8" OAL. 1/8" ATS-34 steel blade. Full tang with sanbar stag handle scales. Brass pin and thong liner. Leather sheath. SOLD