Product Details
Blade Length 5
Overall Length 10.25
Weight (oz) 6.7
Source From maker
Additional Specs
Knife Type Full Tang, Has Sheath
Blade Details Drop Point
Handle Material Bone
About the Maker
Ellis Ironworks, Dean
Hi. My name is Dean Ellis. I live in Montana. If you want to talk forging, knives or anything else related to blacksmithing, just give me a call. All of my blacksmithing is done on a coke fired forge. I have a passion for making knives but I also do some other blacksmithing when the mood strikes me. I like the look of some old period knives so that is what my style is based on. I hand forge each blade, spring and bolster so each knife is unique. The metal is usually blued or browned to give it a period look, but I can leave it polished. I generally use 52100 steel because it makes a good working knife and that is what I like. I also make forge welded damascus for blades. Bolster material is either turn of the century wrought iron (some from bolts found at a Montana mine site), stainless steel, brass or damascus (forged from chainsaw, motorcycle, bicycle chain, or wire cable). I use natural materials for the handles such as wooly mammoth ivory, oosic (google that!), sheep or elk horn, giraffe, camel or buffalo bone. I started out making fixed blade knives, but enjoy the challenge of folders - friction, lockback and slipjoint. I still make fixed blades. My newest challenge is an integral fixed blade where the bolster is part of the knife blade. I do 100% of the work on each knife myself from creating the pattern to putting the final edge on each blade.