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Recently I completed a very nice frontier knife that was ordered and this is the perfect place for everyone to get a good look at it. The blade style is almost shaped like some
of the earlier style Sheffield bowies but at a smaller scale. The blade is over
6 inches long and is patina aged and has a slight forward clip at about 2.5
inches long. The handle is antiqued ash with brass pins and full checkering,
measuring out at about a scotch short of 5″. Sheath is antiqued full welt
hand stiched with a high ride wear.

I also added some new art work on my artwork page.
All Prints can be purchased with or without a frame on this page

Thank you for stopping by and having a look
Matt
ML Knives
http://www.mlknives.com

If your new to my website or blog posts I wanted to give a little info on custom knife
ordering options. One thing I can do for folks that are thinking on ordering
a knife and have something special in mind is an emailed custom drawing. I have done
this for years, many who have ordered a special knife from me know this
but many do not. Having an art background helps in this. Below you can see
a sketch I did for a gent who described to me what he had in mind, I worked
a drawing for him and the knife is just about completed now.
Of course the sketch is just an option, many choose a custom hand forged knife
they like right from my website. http://www.mlknives.com

Thank you for reading
Matt

I recently completed a hudson bay knife and thought everyone would like
to see picures of this one. This is based off the original Hudson bay camp
knives. Also refered to as “chief’s knives” or the buffalo knife.
The handle is black walnut aged..the entire piece was antiqued
including the blade that has a very nice patina.

Thank you reading

Matt
ML Knives
http://www.mlknives.com

One of the things I always bring with me in the woods is my bag. Hunting, fishing,
hiking and so on. I made this one a long time ago and in the picture below it is still
set up for hunting. My hudson bay camp knife, loading block and capper right where
I can get to them easily and my essentials are inside.
It is time to lighten the load and do some touch ups on the bag for fishing. So I will
make this the first post until the project is done…The bag will get a new oiling.
A fresh new button. Rope will be removed. The inside carry will be cut down to bare
essentials and new fish kits for trout, bass I will be making.
I was once asked why I dont carry a modern style pack or bag, and my simple answer
to that is. The old time tested traditional stuff works the best and besides I love traditional.
Worked then and works now.

As always thank you for stopping by
Matt
ML Knives
http://www.mlknives.com

One of the questions I am asked once in awhile is about some of the older
artwork I have done. Some would like to see it. So here is an older painting
of a deer I did maybe twelve years ago. It has been kept by
my wife since I painted it. This was done with watercolor.

Thank you for stopping by.
Matt
ML Knives
http://www.mlknives.com

I recently finished a very nice hand stitched Sheath that I thought I would share
a picture of here. If you follow my work you already know I do these designs
free hand on all of my sheaths and Leather work. I use no stamping tools
or any fancy machinery to complete these. So The one below is a Tree
and mountains scene. If you visit my sheaths page you can view more
examples of my sheath work as well..Be sure to scroll through the entire
page. Thanks for reading. SHEATHS PAGE.
Matt
ML Knives
http://www.mlknives.com

I was going through some of my stock of lumber, exotic woods and handle materials
and I found a beautiful piece of material that I had purchased years ago.
Only problem is I never marked the lumber and now for the life of me cant tell
you what it is. I have become very good at identifying most lumber but this
one has me wondering. This is very dense wood from the feel of it, with no
visible defects at all. Very nice. If you have any ideas feel free to post or drop me a note.

Also I have added two new designs to the shirt store. These are both original
designs that I have created. You might like them have a look.

Here s a link to the Store

Thank you for reading
Matt
ML Knives
http://www.mlknives.com

I make allot of different sheath set ups and a handy way to carry small to mid sized knives is with the square style sheath. These style sheaths fit nicely into a pocket, bag, hiking pack, shooting bag and more. These also an be worn on the belt if it is set up with a belt loop. Great way to carry your everyday carry knife.

Thanks for reading
Matt
ML Knives
http://www.mlknives.com

For many years the draw string pouch has been used to carry many different items. I know these are very handy if you shoot or are into blackpowder. These hold ammo very nice and if you shoot traditional black powder you know there are allot of items we carry. There is a list of uses that these can be used for besides ammo. Coin or money can be carried in these as well as marbles, ear plugs, knock end’s for arrows, tobacco pouch, and these are great for carrying A fire kit or survival items. Flint, steel and tinder go very nice with these. I am sure if you are reading this you can think of uses for these as well.
I hand stitch these from leather I age and distress for the traditional look and feel, and the sizes are generally from 4 to 6″ wide at the bottom. Of course things that are custom made can be tweaked in many cases to fit a need or want.

Thank you for reading
Matt
ML Knives
http://www.mlknives.com

I hope everyone had a Great Christmas and New Year’s.

For the first post of the New Year, thought I would talk a little bit about the new Every day carry knife design added to the line up. Special order page three
If you scroll all the way to the bottom of the page you will see it. This is a great smaller
Everday carry Knife.

Here is some of he info: Hand forged full tang 1095 High Carbon Steel….blade length about 2″
Handle 3 1/4″ Pattern aged finish. 3/32″ spine thickness.
Handle material Walnut,ash, oak. Steel or Brass Pins….Price with
Hand stitched belt sheath $85.00 these are 7.00 to ship Stateside

Knives such as this size are very popular and are easy to carry. Great for belt carry in almost any where you go, carry knives such as this can also be slipped into a pocket, pack, shooting bag, or where you feel fit to carry.

Thank you for reading
Matt
ML Knives
http://www.mlknives.com