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June 2025 - Hunting season is in full swing. I'm currently sitting in the Whisky Jack lodge at Alpha Dog Outdoors taking a break from chasing the elusive Northern British Columbian Black Bear. This country is beautiful. On the knife side of things, I've been having a ton of fun letting creativity flow with some unique materials on the deceptively-simplistic Hunter model. The hidden tang construction allows for some interesting handles like crown deer antler, Springbok, Bighorn and Stone Sheep ram horn, and even prehistoric Wooly Mammoth ivory! Wrapped around some damascus or reclaimed sawmill blade steel, these make for truly one-of-a-kind, heirloom pieces. Jump into the Store for an up-to-date inventory of what's currently available!

May 2025 - Spring Bear Hunting is in full-effect! Are you ready? Are you out there? Are you done?? My feeds are full of grip n grins making me super jealous already. Up here in Northern BC it looks like things are kicking off strongly. Personally, I have a visit to Alpha Dog Outdoors coming up in a couple weeks and I can't wait to go hang out with the guys again. Bow or rifle is still heavy on my mind, as always. What would you carry? Are you a fixed blade or mechanical broadhead? What's your choice calibre for black bears? The options are endless. Whatever you take, make sure you include a good knife! If you haven't already, follow Cliff Gray's socials, he's dropping great tips on processing bears, and take a close look at the blades he's using ; )

Beyond the hunting world, wedding season is fast approaching! Handmade knives are often overlooked as fantastic wedding gifts, for everyone involved! The bride and groom, of course would love to kick off this new chapter with some quality tools in their lives, but also groomsmen, bridesmaids, fathers of the bride and groom... And with my laser engraver I can personalize gifts for the whole party! Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day, graduations, anniversaries, memorable hunts, birthdays, any day can be celebrated and remembered with a custom knife.

April 2025 - Huge thank-you to everyone who came out to the BC Outdoors Show! I'm always so blown away by the support and how many familiar faces I get to see, how many of you know me and my work and come looking for something specific. Makes me feel like I'm not all alone out here! I've been off recovering from a minor surgery, it's going well but I'm not allowed to work for a bit so new stuff is on pause but the Store has plenty of great knives to grab up! Think birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, graduations, anything worth celebrating can be commemorated with a beautiful, handmade and useful tool. Ask me about custom laser engraving too!

Here's a bunch of seo fodder from grok: Handmade kitchen knives with leather sheath Buy handmade folding knives Canada Custom engraved knives for groomsmen Canada High-quality handmade knives Canada Artisan knives made in British Columbia Handmade survival knives for camping Canada Hunting knives Canada Kitchen knives Canada Chef knives Canada Outdoor knives Canada Camping knives Canada Survival knives Canada Bushcraft knives Canada Everyday carry knives Canada Collector knives Canada Groomsmen gift knives Canada Personalized knives Canada Engraved knives Canada Custom knives for hunters Canada Handmade knives for chefs Canada Gift knives Canada Damascus steel knives Canada Carbon steel knives Canada Stainless steel knives Canada Hand-forged knives Canada Full tang knives Canada Exotic wood handle knives Canada Micarta handle knives Canada Handmade leather sheath Canada Magnacut steel knives Canada Custom hunting knives Canada Handmade kitchen knives Canada Custom chef knives Canada Handcrafted bushcraft knives Canada Custom EDC knives Canada Handmade folding knives Canada Custom Damascus knives Canada Handmade survival knives Canada Custom Bowie knives Canada Handcrafted paring knives Canada

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March 2025 - The BC Outdoors Show is next weekend! If you're anywhere near the Lower Mainland, come out for a hi-5 and check out some cool stuff! I'll have the new Magnacut The One, Bushfuckers, LOTS of awesome kitchen and hunting knives, and you've gotta get your hands on some Grip-Tec in person. I've also announced that I'm teaming up with the fine folks at 360 Sportsman to develop and launch my very own knife making masterclass! I'm super excited about this, my guy Matt Williams (who filmed and produced the mini docs linked above) is coming back to Northern BC to film it with me, it's going to be great!! Right now we're in the pre-launch phase, which means you can help me shape this thing into what you want to see. 360 Sportsman has set up a quick online survey at knifemaking.360sportsman.org where you can help me point the class in the right direction, sign up for the waitlist so you won't possibly miss out when we launch, AND even get a discount for your trouble. Help me help you!

February 2025 - It's definitely winter here in BC, Canada! And to celebrate, I've finally converted my web store to CAD. This has been a long time coming. Originally, it made a lot more sense for me to sell in USD because most of my customers are from the states and at the time many of my suppliers were too. These days I do my best to buy local in British Columbia, or at least in Canada when I can. With the exchange rate going crazy, it no longer made sense to sell in American from here in the great frozen north. So happy shopping, Christmas is only 56 weeks away!

January 2025 - I forgot all about this! Nobody scrolls down this far anyway. Nevertheless, the new The One model is awesome. Magnacut supersteel, skeletonized micarta handle, kydex sheath. Also I'll be at the BC Outdoors Show again this March in Chilliwack, come see what's new! The signature collabs are crushing, with Cliff Gray running 2 models, Ashley Stuckless selling his ultralight super quick, and the new Ryan Lampers featuring Grip-Tec handle scales is about to drop! Thanks!

August 2023 - A smart internet guy told me to start a blog on my knife making website, including lots of keywords like knife and axe and hunting and cooking and chef and kitchen and culinary and handmade and forge and back country and camping etc so this section will be updated semi-regularly with lots of text, probably generated by ai, in the hopes of drawing more eyeballs to my website. Enjoy!