Custom Knives
At Big River Forge every knife is hand forged from the highest quality materials on the market today. American Bladesmith Society - Journeyman Smith Charles Carpenter goes great lengths to hand forge and finish each and every blade, one at a time. There are no mass produced blades here. While we believe that if there is a modern technology that will result in a better overall blade for our customer we will use it, but as a general rule, we try to stay as traditional as possible.
Below are just a few of the custom knives created over the years.
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San Mai / Damascus
The hand forged and finished blade construction on this fighter is very unique. The Japanese term San Mai roughly translates to three flat things. In the blade world it refers to three basic layers of steel, forge welded into one, with two layers on the outside separated by one layer in the middle. This blade takes that term to another level with the center layer being 203 layers of pattern welded steel (1075 and 15N20) and the two outside layers being mild steel (A203E) all forge welded into one homogeneous blade. The guard and collars are also the same Damascus steel while the spacers are copper and stainless steel. The handle is curly Hawaiian Koa wood.
Texas Wind Bowie
This beautiful straight clip point Bowie features a full flat grind and a false edge. It has a hand forged and finished 9” blade that is 168 layers of pattern welded Damascus of 1075 and 15N20 high carbon steels. It also has Damascus guard and collars with a copper spacer. The handle is a beautiful piece of Desert Ironwood.
Custom Texas Wind Damascus Hunter
This sleek straight clip point hunter with a false edge is hand forged 1075 and 15N20 high carbon steels in a Texas wind pattern. It also has a Damascus guard with Damascus collars and hand filed stainless steel and copper spacers. The handle material is Cocobolo with a hand made fifty year commemorative medallion that was also made by Charles Carpenter - JS.
Texas Wind Bowie
This Damascus straight clip point fighter style with a false edge has a 1075 and 15N20 steel blade that is 8.5” in length. The Damascus blade is done in a small Texas Wind pattern. The guard and collars are of the same steel while the spacers are hand filed stainless steel and copper. The handle is an absolutely stunning piece of extremely curly Hawaiian Koa.
Classic Fighter Bowie
This Classic Fighter has a blade of solid 80CRV2 steel that will stand up to the toughest tasks. It has a fully contoured stainless steel “S” guard with a bronze collar and stainless steel spacers. The handle material is a beautiful piece of stabilized curly Hawaiian Koa wood.
Chef’s Knife
This classic chef’s knife is an absolute beauty. It has an 8” hand forged and finished blade of 80CRV2, a bronze collar, and a handle that is a piece of beautiful Desert Ironwood. The handle and guard are contoured for user comfort. It is also accompanied by a hand tooled custom scabbard for protection when not in use.