A Fathers Day knife gift is a solved problem pretending to be a hard one. Fathers are famously difficult to buy for because they buy what they want in March and then say they need nothing in June. A knife sidesteps that. It is useful, it lasts, and with a name on the bolster it stops being generic.
What is on the tag
The blades here run from folding pocket knives at 2.75 to 4 inches through skinners and hunting knives at 4 to 5, chef knives and cleavers around 7 to 8, and bowies and camp knives at the top end. Overall lengths sit between about 6.5 inches and 13. Steel is mostly Damascus of 1095 and 15N20, forge welded and acid etched at 58 to 60 HRC, with plain 1095 high carbon at 54 to 58 HRC on part of the range. Handles are wood, stag horn, rosewood, buffalo horn, bone and resin. Fixed blades come with a stitched cowhide sheath, so the gift does not need a second purchase to be usable.
Engraving without the cliche
A first name on the bolster reads better in five years than a slogan does in one. If you want something less literal, initials and a year work on almost any surface, and a symbol suits an axe cheek or a wide blade flat better than a folder. Whatever goes on, keep it short. Small surfaces punish ambition.
Matching the knife to the father
A father who cooks wants a chef knife or a cleaver, not a skinner. A father who hunts wants a drop point and a sheath he can wear. A father who mostly opens boxes and cuts string wants a folder, and will use it every day, which is worth more than a display piece. Text engraving is 19 dollars, a symbol is 39 dollars and a family crest is 49 dollars, and the engraving is done in the US after arrival. If the kitchen is the answer, the chef knives are the place to look, and the kitchen knife care notes will stop a carbon steel blade going orange in a dishwasher. Otherwise the hunting knives and the Damascus knives cover the outdoor and the collector cases respectively.
Free US shipping
On most pieces. Heavier and oversized ones carry a flat charge.
Hand Forged
Heated, hammered and ground by hand.
Engraving available
Names, dates or Norse runes on most pieces.
fathers day knife gift
Wengechef Hand Forged Damascus Chef Knife with Wenge Wood Handle and Steel Bolster and Mosaic Pin & Leather Sheath | Chef Kitchen and Housewarming Gift | RK-1137
Original price was: $159.00.$135.15Current price is: $135.15.
Stagrose Hand Forged Damascus Skinner Knife with Rosewood and Stag Handle & Hand Stitched Leather Sheath | Hunting Skinning Gift | RK-1102
Price range: $109.65 through $143.65
Pakkaclaw Hand Forged Damascus Karambit Knife with Coloured Pakka Wood Handle and Steel Bolster & Leather Sheath | Tactical Collector Gift | RK-1098
Original price was: $149.00.$126.65Current price is: $126.65.
Forgeskin Hand Forged High Carbon Steel Skinner Knife with Wood Handle & Leather Sheath | Hunting Skinning Gift | RK-1074
Original price was: $209.00.$177.65Current price is: $177.65.
Bonebrass Hand Forged Damascus Folding Pocket Knife with Olive Wood Rosewood and Bone Handle and Brass and Red Fiber Spacers | Everyday Carry Gift | RK-1070-1
Original price was: $99.00.$84.15Current price is: $84.15.
Inlayspire Hand Forged High Carbon Steel Dagger Knife with Rosewood Handle & Leather Sheath | Collector and Display Gift | RK-1069
Original price was: $229.00.$194.65Current price is: $194.65.
Roseclaw Hand Forged Damascus Karambit Knife with Rosewood Handle & Handmade Leather Sheath | Tactical Everyday Carry and Collector Gift | RK-1068
Original price was: $189.00.$160.65Current price is: $160.65.
Copperskin Hand Forged Copper Damascus Skinner Knife with Resin Handle & Premium Leather Sheath and Built In Sharpener | Hunting Skinning Gift | RK-1066
Original price was: $229.00.$194.65Current price is: $194.65.
Hornedge Hand Forged Damascus Folding Pocket Knife with Buffalo Horn Handle and Brass Bolster & Handmade Leather Sheath | Everyday Carry Collector Gift | RK-1065
Original price was: $129.00.$109.65Current price is: $109.65.
Walnutfold Hand Forged Damascus Folding Pocket Knife with Walnut Wood Handle and Brass Bolster & Handmade Leather Sheath | Everyday Carry Gift for Him | RK-1061
Original price was: $129.00.$109.65Current price is: $109.65.
Rosecamp Hand Forged Damascus Camp Knife with Rosewood Handle and Damascus Guard and Black Spacer & Leather Sheath | Camping Outdoor Gift | RK-1053
Price range: $84.15 through $135.15
Mosaicfold Hand Forged Stainless Steel Folding Pocket Knife with Resin Handle and Black Mosaic Pins & Leather Sheath | Everyday Carry Gift | RK-1047
Original price was: $109.00.$92.65Current price is: $92.65.
Turquoiseclaw Hand Forged Damascus Karambit Knife with Turquoise Bull Horn and Resin Handle and Damascus Finger Ring | Tactical Collector Gift | RK-1046
Original price was: $129.00.$109.65Current price is: $109.65.
Stagsteel Hand Forged Stainless Steel Folding Pocket Knife with Stag Horn Handle & Leather Sheath and Engraving Available | Everyday Carry Gift | RK-1032
Original price was: $109.00.$92.65Current price is: $92.65.
Mosaicsax Hand Forged Damascus Viking Seax Knife with Mosaic Bone Handle and Brass Bolster & Leather Sheath | Norse Collector Gift | RK-1029
Price range: $126.65 through $169.15
Ramclaw Hand Forged Damascus Karambit Knife with Ram Horn Handle & Leather Sheath | Tactical Gift | RK-1026
Original price was: $99.00.$84.15Current price is: $84.15.
Ramfold Hand Forged Damascus Folding Pocket Knife with Ram Horn Handle & Leather Sheath | Everyday Carry Gift | RK-1017
Price range: $84.15 through $92.65
Copperfin Hand Forged Damascus Fish Fillet Knife with Polished Copper Handle & Cowhide Leather Sheath | Fishing Camping and Collector Gift | RK-1011
Original price was: $119.00.$101.15Current price is: $101.15.
Bluecleaver Hand Forged High Carbon Steel Cleaver with Blue Resin Handle and Damascus Steel Guard & Leather Sheath | Butcher Kitchen and Chef Gift | RK-0010
Original price was: $109.00.$92.65Current price is: $92.65.
