Slyter, Travis

I'm Travis Slyter, the craftsman behind Kharve Knives. I have a passion for making things with my own hands that are then appreciated by others. I started learning to make knives from my grandfather Dwight Towell. I remember as a little boy going into his shop on the farm and always being fascinated by the machinery and what he was working on. However it wasn't until much later in life that I asked him to show me how to make a knife. Together we made a fixed blade hunting knife with walnut handle, satin hand rubbed blade and pinned bolsters. I still have that knife today. It was while making that knife that I gained my appreciation for free hand blade grinding which is how I choose to make my knives. After those first few lessons from my grandfather I continued learning but chose to make more utilitarian type knives and then my first folder. In the process of making my first folder I swore to never make another folder again, but now that's what I prefer to make.