This is what it is all about...

The photo below was sent to me by a very good customer living in eastern Washington. The knife hanging from the antler of this archery buck was commissioned by him as a gift for his son-in-law, who harvested the deer. I am told the knife made short work of skinning the deer.

To me, this is what it is all about. My intention from the very beginning has been to create working knives that are functional as well as  good looking. After all, a knife is first and foremost a tool.

That being said, I have to admit that I don't particularly care for "art knives". I admire the expertise and craftsmanship that  go in to them, but the end result doesn't do anything for me. However, looking at working knives made by Bob Loveless, Bob Dozier, George Herron, and others transports me mentally to the wild places. Whenever I pick up and examine the Schrade Pro Hunter I have owned for over 20 years, I am taken back to the places I carried it. Places like the Alaska Range, Coastal Alaska, and the breaks of the Salmon River in Idaho. For me "art knives" lack that elemental feeling.

New Knives

Today I profiled five General Purpose knives, which you can see completed examples of in my July 14th "New Knives" post. I haven't purchased any handle material yet, so if anyone would like to request a specific handle material, I am more than happy to oblige. Base price is $99.00 with sheath. I can be reached by e-mail at baumgartknives@gmail.com