This is the second Staniforths Lofty Wiseman Survival Tool I have rehandled. The first was in Yew and can be seen here: Yew Handled Lofty Wiseman Survival ToolI have a feeling these are all under the Trueways Survival umbrella, with the design tweaked by Chris Caine but may be incorrect!For the handle of this one I reshaped the profile to do away with the poor quality guard and used Red Mallee which has a subtle chatoyance / ripple in the grain. Under the Mallee is micarta made from black denim and the pins used are black carbon fibre.The blade of this one had quite deep grind lines from manufacture so rather than trying for a perfect finish that would have involved removing a lot of steel, a random forced patina was applied using vinegar.

TSP "Val" Genesis I have had several request for a run of TSP Val Genesis. The last time we ran them it was a huge success. These are only going to be available for a limited time, and probably won't be available again for quite a while.  This run is going to have the "Val" [...] The post Limited Time TSP Genesis Sale appeared first on mtknives.net.

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Let me help you learn how to make your own knife. Easy. ***Class is only available to attendees of the TSP Fall Event*** Cost $400 ($200 deposit $200 at the event)  I am excited to be one of Jack Spirko’s instructors again this year! Jack’s “The Survival Podcast Workshop” sold out in just about 2 [...] The post The Survival Podcast Knife Workshop appeared first on mtknives.net.

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Every wonder how to find the proper angle while sharpening? Maybe you have a Professional Knife Sharpener like the one below. Or maybe you just want to know what angle you are holding when sharpening. In the past I have covered these topics in other post. However I figured I would cover it from a [...] The post Setting Angles for Sharpening Jigs appeared first on mtknives.net.