kitchen cutlery will all eventually be available from the shop of Pelican
Point Trading Co. We're starting with sheath knives mostly because
that's what got the whole knife making project going in the first place.
A couple of years ago, I decided to make a knife for myself using a high
quality stainless steel blade I'd bought from an American knife making
supply outlet. I'd wanted to make knives for a long time but we've lived
on our boats since 1992 and exposing a salty old wood boat to the high
heat and steel dust necessary to convert a fairly soft chunk of steel into
a hard, sharp, sculpted blade just isn't practical. So when I found
several sources of very high quality blades, I set up a shop on Pelican
Point to turn them into my own line of hand crafted knives and sheaths.
Most of the knives you'll see here were made aboard Pelican Point
while we travel through the inside waters of Southeast Alaska during
our 2004 2005 voyage. Some have been made since our return to
Washington waters. I've spent a lot of hours working these blades,
handles and sheaths into finished knives while floating quietly in
remote anchorages throughout this wild and beautiful country and I've
loved every minute of it. Well, there have been a few frustrating
moments and a few bloody fingers, but I've enjoyed most of it.
These knives are made one at a time. By the time I've finished, each
one has had my full attention for 6 to 8 hours and has usually cut me at
least once. Finally, each knife is hand sanded and then polished and
oiled.
Each sheath is made especially for it's knife. In fact it is made on the
knife while damp so that the finished leather sheath is married to the
knife, fitting it like a well worn glove.
I hope you find something you like here. If you do, let me know and I'll
be happy to make one for you....Larry
3 1/4", .080" thick blade of 440C
stainless steel. It's a small,
lightweight and very useful utility
knife. Knife and sheath: $190.
1A has a laminated Coco Bolo
handle with 3 mosaic pins and a
nickel silver guard.
1B has a black laminated hardwood
handle with 6 nickel silver pins, a
lined thong hole and a nickel
silver guard.
1C has a laminated walnut handle
with three mosaic pins and a nickel
silver guard.
mine. It is 6 3/4" overall with a 2
3/4" blade of 440C stainless steel.
The guard is solid brass.
Knife and sheath: $200.
2A has a rosewood handle with two
brass tubes in place of pins.
2B has a spalted maple handle with
one brass lined thong hole and
one mosaic pin.
3B has a laminated coco bolo
handle with two mosaic pins.
interesting. They are made from very thin layers of dyed hardwood pressed
together with resins under extreme heat and pressure.
knife. It is 6 5/8" long with a 2 3/4"
blade of 440C stainless steel and a
nickel silver guard.
Knife and sheath: $190.
4A has a laminated hardwood
handle with six nickel silver pins
and a thong hole.
4B has a california buckeye handle
with six nickel silver pins and a
thong hole.
the "Hawk". It is 8 3/4" overall
with a 4 1/4", 5/32" thick 440C
stainless steel blade and a nickel
silver guard.
Knife and sheath: $210.
3A has a tulipwood handle with 3
mosaic pins.
3B has a laminated hardwood
handle with 3 mosaic pins.
colored resins bonded together within a tube of brass or stainless steel to form a
pattern at each end of the pin that runs all the way through the handle. There are
a number of different patterns available.
thick and very flexible. The 8A
stainless steel blade holds an
edge well through a whole mess of
fish and needs only a couple licks
with a sharpening steel to touch it
up. Each of the knives shown has
one brass pin, one mosaic pin and
a thong hole.
Knife and sheath: $100.
6A has a multi colored laminated
hardwood handle.
6B has a rosewood handle.
4" hollow ground blade of 6A high
carbon stainless steel that has
been subjected to deep cryogenic
tempering. It has a nickel silver
guard with two nickel silver pins
and a thong hole.
Knife and sheath: $220
5A has a california buckeye handle.
5B has a multi colored laminated
hardwood handle.
that greatly enhances the edge holding properties of the blade.
quite awhile and I can tell you this
blade stays sharp. I call it the
"Osprey". It is 7 5/8" overall with a
3 3/4" hollow ground, super 6A
high carbon stainless steel blade
with cryogenic tempering. The 6
pins, thong liner and guard are all
nickel silver. The handle on this
one is birdseye maple. Knife and
sheath: $200.
with an overall length of 7 3/8" and
a 3 3/4" 440C stainless steel blade
with cyrogenic tempering. The butt
of the blade aft of the vent forms a
natural guard. It has two nickel
silver pins and a lined thong hole.
Knife and sheath: $100
8A has a tulipwood handle
8B has a black laminated hardwood
handle.
previously shown. It is 9 1/2"
overall with a 4 1/2" hollow ground,
cryogenically tempered, Super 6A
high carbon stainless steel blade.
The handle is birdseye maple with
two mosaic pins.
Knife and sheath: $210.
heftier knife at 9 1/8" overall with a
4 1/2", 440C stainless steel blade.
It has a solid brass guard, two
large brass pins and a brass lined
thong hole. The handle is
laminated hardwood.
Knife and sheath: $210.
shape and superb balance. It is
7 3/4" overall with a 3 1/2" hollow
ground, 440C stainless steel blade
with cryogenic tempering. The
handle on this one is rosewood
and the 6 pins and guard are
nickel silver. It also has a thong
hole. Knife and sheath: $190.
knife. It is just short of 7" overall
with a 3 1/2" X 1 1/2" hollow
ground, 440C stainless steel blade.
The handle on this one is
laminated hardwood with two
brass pins.
Knife and sheath: $135.
blade of cryogenically tempered 6A
high carbon stainless steel blade.
This one has a handle of multi
colored laminated hardwood with 3
brass pins.
Knife and sheath: $170.
