I have known Ken for the past 25 years, both as a knifemaker and as a supplier of materials for knifemakers. Ken loves the wilderness in the White Mountains of Arizona and has his home and business in that area. “Knife and Gun Finishing Supplies” in Lakeside, AZ, which he built over the past decades, is a Mecca for makers who want exotic handle materials that have been stabilized, as well as all the other materials needed by knifemakers. He is one of those people in the knife community who shares information freely (as his time permits) and is one of the people I go to when I need information about handle material or a specific wood.
Ken forges his own Damascus and makes his own sheaths, the only work he out sources is engraving and scrimshaw and occasionally a special sheath like the one provided with the sub-hilted fighter available here. While he prefers to use Damascus, he also uses both stainless and carbon steels when called for. Ken is an outspoken customer for his company’s stabilized wood handle material, stating clearly that he believes stabilizing natural materials will add many years to the life of a knife.
We have one of each of the five knives shown on these two pages in stock as this catalog goes to press. We will not stock these knives. After the one of each is sold, we will take orders, which will deliver in 3 to 4 months.
