Custom Knives Basic Process

Blades are either cut out by hand or profiled by hand after water-jet blanks give the rough shape.
Blades are rough beveled before heat treatment.
Handle holes are then drilled in the steel.
Surfacing ground/ tapered to thickness with a 220 grit finish.
Stamp is put in with a shop press.
Blades are typically heat treated in house through cryo and temper; however, a quantity of blades maybe sent to BOS Heat Treating. Here they are heat treated in a vacuum furnace, cryo treated and tempered to our requested hardness.
Blades are then beveled by hand using a mist system to keep them cool while grinding.
Handle holes are drilled in the handle material.
Finish grinds are put on the bevels.
Handle is fit-up to the blade.
Final finish is put on the blade before attaching the handle.
Handle fronts are finish sanded and handle is attached to the knife. Occasionally the handle is completely finished before final finishing of the blade.
Final contouring and finishing of the handle.
Sheath is made.
Blade is sharpened.

JET KNIVES - Semi-Production Batch Run Knives

Blades are either Lasered out or Water Jetted with minimal external clean-up work required

CNC'd Composite with minimal to no edge cleanup required. Hand contoured for now.

Kydex w/ ULTI-clip and Occasional Leather

Screws and Barrels for disassembly and cleaning, eventually this will lead to offering a range of handle colors.

Bead Blasted, Acid Stone Wash, Conditioning Belt Finish, or Coated