Below are some of the knives I’ve made since 2009. I focus on beauty, fit and functionality. Blades and guards/bolsters are made from quality stainless steels. All blades are sent in for professional heat treatment. I make the sheaths individually to each knife, for a tight, custom fit. Making knives is a time consuming hobby and I’m not in it for the money. I would prefer to spend the extra time getting it right rather than making a quick buck.
-Ben Johnson
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Dinosaur Bone Hunter
OAL: 8″
Blade: 3 1/4″ cutting edge, 5/32″ CPM154, Heat treated to 61-62 HRC with cryo treatment, Mirror Polished
Handle: Natural Stone (Dinosaur Bone)
Additional: Hidden pins, stainless guard, stainless and black fiber spacers, tooled custom leather sheath
Black Micarta Hunter
OAL: 8 1/4″
Blade: 3 1/4″ cutting edge, 1/8″ CPM154, Heat treated to 61-62 HRC with cryo treatment, Hand finished to 600 grit
Handle: Black Micarta
Additional: Mosaic pins, slightly tapered tang
Fiddleback Maple Skinner
OAL: 8″
Blade: 3″ cutting edge, 1/8″ CPM154, Heat treated to 61-62 HRC with cryo treatment, Hand finished to 600 grit
Handle: Stabilized Fiddleback Maple
Additional: Mosaic pins, tapered tang
Thuya Burl Hunter
OAL: 7 3/4″
Blade: 3 1/4″ cutting edge, 5/32″ CPM154, Heat treated to 61-62 HRC with cryo treatment, Hand finished to 600 grit
Handle: Stabilized thuya
Additional: Mosaic pins, tapered tang, more photos here
Fiddleback Maple Skinner
OAL: 8″
Blade: 3″ cutting edge, 1/8″ CPM154, Heat treated to 61-62 HRC with cryo treatment, Hand finished to 600 grit
Handle: Stabilized fiddleback maple
Additional: Mosaic pins, tapered tang
Amboyna Burl Skinner
OAL: 8″
Blade: 3″ cutting edge, 1/8″ CPM154, Heat treated to 61-62 HRC with cryo treatment, Hand finished to 600 grit
Handle: Stabilized amboyna burl
Additional: Mosaic pins, tapered tang
Box Elder Hunter
OAL: 8″
Blade: 3″ cutting edge, 5/32″ CPM154, Heat treated to 61-62 HRC with cryo treatment, Hand finished to 600 grit
Handle: Dyed, stabilized box elder burl, contoured for comfort
Additional: Mosaic pins, stainless lanyard hole, tapered tang
Green Agate Hunter
OAL: 7 1/4″
Blade: 3″, 440C, Mirror Polished
Handle: Agate
Additional: 416 Stainless Bolsters, Red Fiber Spacers, Hidden Pins, Custom Tooled Sheath
Orange G10 Hunter/Utility
OAL: 7 1/4″
Blade: 2 1/2″ Cutting Edge, 440C, Hand Rubbed to 400 Grit Finish
Handle: 4″ Hunter Orange G10
Additional: Stainless Corby Bolts and Lanyard Tube
More photos here
Micarta with Wood Inlay Mini Utility
OAL: 5 1/2″
Blade: 2″, ATS34, 400 grit Hand Rubbed Finish
Handle: Ivory Micarta With Stabilized Box Elder Inlays
Additional: Stabilized Box Elder Bolsters. Mosaic Pins
Sheep Horn Skinner
OAL: 8″
Blade: 3 1/4″, ATS34, 400 grit Hand Rubbed Finish
Handle: Sheep Horn
Additional: Stainless Rivets. Hand-tooled custom sheath
Macassar Ebony Hunter/Utility
OAL: 6 3/4″
Blade: 2 1/2″, 440C, 400 grit Hand Rubbed Finish
Handle: Macassar Ebony
Additional: Stainless Rivets.
OAL: 8″
Blade: 4″, ATS34, 400 grit Hand Rubbed Finish
Handle: Stabilized Quilted Maple
Additional: 304 Stainless Guard, Red Fiber Spacers, Mosaic Pins.
OAL: 7 5/8″
Blade: 3 5/8″, 440C, Mirror Polished
Handle: Stabilized Redwood Lace
Additional: 304 Stainless Guard, Black Fiber Spacers, Mosaic Pins
OAL: 7 1/2″
Blade: 3 1/2″, 440C, Mirror Polished
Handle: Buffalo Horn
Additional: 416 Stainless Bolsters, Blue Fiber Spacers, Stainless Rivets
OAL: 8 1/4″
Blade: 4″, 440C, Mirror Polished
Handle: Stabilized Redwood Burl
Additional: 304 Stainless Guard, Black Fiber Spacers, Mosaic Pins, Custom Leather Sheath
OAL: 8″
Blade: 3 5/8″, 440C, Mirror Polished
Handle: Stabilized Buckeye Burl
Additional: 304 Stainless Guard, Black Fiber Spacers, Mosaic Pins