My latest creation for the annual pheasant hunters. These are culinary blades with hidden handle fasteners for a clean look. Ironwood...

I thought to stop and take a snapshot of a blade I'm working on. This is how I check my blade grinding to ensure the steel is straight...

Been working on an axe and tomahawk and thought I'd share some process pictures. Moved a lot of steel to forge these to shape. Hickory...

Now you can purchase from the Hix Hacks online store using PayPal and Venmo. Find in stock items, add to your cart, purchase and your...

The Damascus knives I blogged about in the last post needed a wood block holder. This knife block is lined with Redwood, Cedar and...

I’ve heard many rumors about Damascus steel rusting or fading easily.  These two blades have come back to me for sharpening after two...

The popular "neck knives" are back in stock. I'm going with "pocket knife" from now on because of the confusion. These can be carried...

Forging hard today to take advantage of the cool weather. I will be forging some friction folders like the picture above. 4 1/2"...

I've added a couple available knives for sale in the shop. The website limits my ability to arrange the store for in stock and out of...

Customer was needing wall brackets to make these horse hames into handrails for a small set of stairs. Brackets are adjustable to ensure...

Hello everyone, Summer is giving way to Fall and I am looking forward to it! I've kept busy in the heat, and can't wait to get some...

Hello everyone, Been a busy Summer here in the forge. I'm looking forward to Fall and cooler weather. Just finished up these drop...

I don't do a lot of blacksmithing nowadays. I focus mainly on custom knives and weapons, but I was happy to forge out this bathroom set...

Been a while since I posted to the blog. I finished up a nice order of drop point hunters and this 10" Damascus Chefs knife. Then flew...

New pattern I've had in my head for a while and finally got to forge it. I'm finishing up a few more that I will post soon. Stay sharp...

Hello everyone, It's been a while since I've posted to the blog. Finished up a batch of antler handle blades, did some log carving work...

Finishing and starting. As soon as I finish a batch of blades, the next batch is started. I have a lot of great customers out there,...

Busy working on the next batch of blades. Three skinners, a blade restoration and even some custom forged nails! Check out my YouTube...

This blade features a framed handle. The Damascus steel blade and the mono steel handle are joined and locked together. This is done...