Hand forged means the blade was hammered to shape at heat rather than cut from stock and ground. It leaves a denser edge and a slightly different grain, and it is the reason a forged knife takes a beating that a stamped one will not. Everything on this tag is worked that way, in either plain 1095 or layered Damascus.
The shapes on offer
Two karambits open it. Clawshade is Damascus with an ebony handle and a knotwork engraved finger ring, and Talonveil runs 9 inches overall with green micarta scales, a brass bolster and a steel ring. Then the hunting shapes: Ravenhook is a Damascus gut hook skinner in olive wood, and Stagcurve is the 1095 version with a stag antler handle. Bonecliff is a 13 inch bowie with a bone handle, a brass guard and a clip point blade. Foldcurve is a Damascus kukri with a rosewood handle and brass fittings. Wolfmark is a seax with a 13 inch blade, an etched wolf head and a buffalo horn handle. Knotguard closes it, a fullered tanto with a stacked leather handle and a knotwork engraved guard.
The Norse shapes are in Viking knives and the layered steel in Damascus knives. Forged carbon steel rusts if you ignore it, and the knife care guide is the short version of not ignoring it.
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.
