Good Grip A traditional Nordic hunting and fishing knife with a delicately carved checkered handle. 21 cm. long. To prevent ones hand from slipping on the handle, I decided to carve an entire area of in a checkered area for a better grip. The sheath is a regular Nordic style made from semi-tanned leather with […]
The North Sea A large yet compact folding knife with water-blue mammoth tusk bark and engraved details. Liner lock locking system. 18.5 cm long. For a very long time I have kept a piece of water-blue mammoth tusk once caught in a fisherman’s net in the North Sea in my office drawer. A client of […]
The Small Trophies The small of a pair of three knives with different scrimshaw images. All made from the same materials with only the size and scrimshaw differing. 20 cm. long. A small hunting knife decorated with two scrimshaw designs: two salmons on the right side and a single heron on the left side (both […]
French Lace Nordic hunting knife inspired by traditional Samic materials combined with an unusual French lace engraving pattern. 23 cm. long. Swedish elk horn, an engraved handle, masur birch with its curly wood, and a very thin piece of aluminum came together with a 9.5 cm glossy stainless blade to create a knife emitting lightness […]
The Spider Samic hunting knife with engraved reindeer horn handle, pattern forged carbon steel blade, semi-tanned reindeer hide and engraved reindeer horn sheath. 29 cm. long. I was fortunate to be presented with the opportunity to buy a special forged blade made by Mattias Styrfors and Johnny Walker. The unique pattern, a spider in two […]
The Square This large yet compact folding knife was a custom creation for the 2018 Ludvika Show in Sweden, where it won 1st prize in the Folding Knives Category. The idea was to create a handy hunting tool with a slip joint locking system, and a small, built-in finger stop to avoid physical injury if […]
The Sambar A slim and compact folding knife with natural white sambar deer handle, stainless Damascus steel blade in rose pattern, leather sheath. Slip joint locking. 19 cm. long. This elegant folding knife was created to be part of a series of slim designs totaling three knives with similar looks but distinctly different handles. The […]
Morten This custom knife – named “Morten” after the Norwegan metal smith Morten Håkonsen—was a unique opportunity to experiment with a variety of materials to best complement the striking blue-tinted knife blade. The final choice of materials for the knife handle was limited to blue-tinted Brazilian rosewood burl, aluminum spacer, and stabilized mammoth tusk. The […]
Elegant Reindeer Sometimes simply going though the workshop and sorting supplies will reveal the perfect design idea for a custom knife, which was the case with the “Elegant Reindeer” hunting knife that won 2nd prize in the Open Class at Knivtræf I Nord, 2017. I had discovered a piece of reindeer horn plus reindeer hide […]
Deer Hunter This custom deer hunting knife was a unique challenge. The goal was to create a cohesive design—with the entire handle looking as if it was made from a single material—combined with the practicality of a traditional and highly functional hunting tool. For the assignment I selected a piece of beech wood with a […]