Fishing with my country bag, carry knife and a stag kephart custom

I had a chance to get out and do a little fishing recently
and I wanted to show you what I carry most times.

My country bag  that has a fishing kit inside, an ultra light
rod a reel and my carry knife.

This carry knife has been with me for awhile and now I am
currently carrying this with a single piece of leather and cord
lock.

I will post more about this in a different blog post as well as
give you more details and info on how you can use this set up.

This sheath set up will be offered on my website as well in the
future.



The kephart below is a custom order with a beautiful stag handle. Sheath has been hand stitched.

Thank you

Matt

ML Knives

http://www.mlknives.com

A Custom stag handled long knife

This week,s post is a custom frontier style long knife
with a blade that is a bit over 9 inches long.  The
blade also has a nice pattern and patina aging.

The knife was handled with beautiful antiqued elk
stag with 3 steel pins.

The sheath was antiqued and hand stitched and
was also set up to wear high on the belt and
cross draw.

The sheath also has free hand tooled and carved

cross hatching.

Thank you
Matt
ML Knives
http://www.knives.com

A neck knife custom with stag and a tooled pocket sheath

This weeks post I am posting a custom carry knife that was
set up for a neck carry knife but can also be carried
on the belt if wanted.

The blade on this knife is about 2 plus inches and the handle
is stag with brass pins and rear lanyard hole.
The leather through the hole has a handmade stag bead attached.

The tooling on the sheath was all worked by hand as well.

Another tooled piece was hand worked on this square pocket sheath
of a custom tree and mountain scene.

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

A custom kephart knife with stag handle and tooled Bear Sheath

This week's post is one of y custom kephart knives with
a beautiful antiqued elk stag handle.

As you can see from the photo this kephart has brass pins
and rear lined lanyard hole.

The spine on this one is 3/32" thick.

The sheath has been customized as well with some of my
original artwork.  It has a bear and mountains scene.
This is one of my paddle style sheaths that was chosen.

Thank you

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

Cross Forged Stag Hunting and Field Knife

This weeks custom is a really nice Stag hunting and field knife
with a cross forged pattern aged blade that is about 4" long.

The sheath was hand stitched and you can see the hand tooled
and carved with a buck deer.

A New video has been posted of one of my coffin shaped fire steels.

Also a New update.   The website will be updated with "Add to Cart" options on
more of my Special order knives just like the AA2 Camp and field.  The
Order Form option will be left as well as I know many prefer using the mail in
method as well.

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

The Large Knife and Some thoughts On Carry

For some A large knife is something you wouldn't carry in
the woods, only something you would use maybe in your kitchen.

Well...I am going to give some of my thoughts and opinions
on larger knives.

Large knives have been carried for many years, and once you
get used to carrying one or become proficient with one you
may want to consider having, packing or carrying at least
one larger knife that has a bit of heft to it.

If your worried about carrying a large knife because of weight
or just don't want something with say an 8 inch blade or
so weighing you down, there is more than one way to carry
a big blade with almost any kind of sheath.

A simple way is to tuck the knife in its sheath at a semi cant
in the back or front of your belt.  Better yet if you have a high
ride sheath you can angle the knife and cross draw it as well.

Another simple way is to carry a large knife in your pack,
or attached to your pack if you carry one.
For years I have lashed my larger Hudson bay camp knife
to one of my side bags and carried it without an issue.
Still do carry it this way at times.

Camp tools such as a large knife can be handy as well for
helping with making kindling, making stakes for a shelter,
de-limbing larger branches with ease, you can also thump
the blade of you large knife in a stump and use it to debark
a branch or larger sized branches or to make some smaller
sized tinder for fire.

Batoning can be easier with a big knife, if needed and yes
a big knife is great in the kitchen, no doubt about that.

One other thought, a large blade can also be your
best friend when you might come across a last resort
situation.  It will never run out of ammo and if your
large knife has some heft to it can be used more than
one way than blade end.

The Knife below was a recent custom with an antiqued
elk stag handle, 9 inch pattern and patina aged blade.
Pins are brass over brass washers and this has been
set up with an aged hand stitched high ride sheath.

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

Custom Spear Point Knife

Recent custom knife work, of a beautiful spear point.

This knife was special ordered with a beefed up 3/16" spine
stag and (white liners).

The blade is pattern and patina aged and is about 5 inches
long with some nice file work.

Sheath was hand stitched.

I have a good collection of photos I have taken on hikes and woods
journeys here is another one.

Also If you would like to know or get a heads up when new knives are available
for sale in one of the available knife galleries It will not only be posted on the website
but will post it on twitter.   Will also post info and sneak peaks of in works photos
available leather pieces and more as I can.  The picture below will bring you to
the page.

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

Crown Stag Antler Knife Custom and Woods and Bush Knife Video

The knife posted below is a custom I did awhile ago.  The Antler
was a special piece to the gentleman that wanted the knife made.

I aged the antler and made him a special custom knife.

A blade of this style and shape has been around for many years
and can handle many tasks from hunting and skinning large
game to a use full tool around the cook pot!

The blade is over 4 inches long and forged 1095 high carbon
steel.

The handle is whitetail antler and the transition piece between
the handle and blade is hard sealed leather.

The sheath was hand stitched and aged a darker brown.

I also had been wanting to make a small video for awhile now of the woods and bush
knife I make in hand so It's posted below.  You are seeing it before the sheath and
custom hand braided leather lanyard.

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

Long Knife with Stag

I Recently completed a custom order Long
knife with a 10" blade and Stag handle.
I posted a new video to show a closer look
at this knife.

Here is a close up photo of the tooling
and carved line work done on the sheath.

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

Stag Hunting and field Knife More pictures

The knife posted below was available on my website
in available knives gallery 2.

Here are some more pictures of the knife.  Also some
details on size and description in case you haven't read them.
Blade was about 3 3/4" with a very nice patina.
Handle being antiqued elk stag with 3 brass pins at about
3 15/16" long.  Spine was about 1/8" and blade width
about 1 7/16"

`Belt Sheath was antiqued and  hand stitched with free hand
tooled scrolls, vines and leaves.

In one of my wood piles I had been admiring the way this log has aged.
thought I would share a picture.

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

Custom Straight back frontier hunter

Recently completed below is a custom straight back

frontier hunter with a slight drop point tip of the blade.

The handle is antiqued stag with brass pins at about
4 inches long.  The blade is about 3 1/2" long and
has a pattern and patina aged blade.

The sheath is hand stitched and dark brown, this
was set up to wear high on the belt and cross drawn.

I also had a chance to get out and do a little woods roaming with a new pack basket.

Thank you

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

Round knife blade restore

If you love old cutlery or vintage working tools then this is something
you will like to see.

This is an old Diston head knife, some call a round knife from the 1800's.
If you are passing by my blog or just don't know what a head knife
is this is a tool used for many years by leather workers for trimming
and cutting leather.  Diston made excellent saws as well.

What I did for this old tool was reground and re-sharpened the edge.
It is now stropped to a  razor sharp edge. If you look closely at one
of the pictures you will see the makers stamp still in the blade.

Everything else bolster and handle was left original.

 



























Also here is a recent custom order from my shop.  This is one of my  Stag hunting
and field knives with about a 4 inch blade.  File worked spine and hand stitched
belt sheath.  I have more examples on Special order page 3 of my website.
This page will be updated with new photos soon.


Thank you
Matt
ML knives
http://www.mlknives.com



Interesting tree I found.. 

Frontier stag Belt knife with frontier rawhide sheath

Recent work from my shop.  This was a custom order
frontier style belt knife.  A perfect size for knife
for many uses.

The patina aged blade is over 4 inches as well as the handle.
The stag was antiqued and has three decent sized copper pins.

The sheath is hand stitched and the entire piece was antiqued.
This style sheath was set up to be tucked behind a belt.
This is a double layered sheath with a hard core veg tan liner
and outer deer skin rawhide.  The beads are all vintage
trade beads.  The copper dangler was also made by hand.

A picture from a recent hike.....

Thank you

Matt

ML Knives

http://www.mlknives.com/

Customized Stag Nessmuk Knife

Some recent work from my shop.  This is a customized nessmuk
with a blade that is a bit wider, at about 1 3/4" give or take.
The spine is 3/32" thick and black spacers are behind the
antiqued stag handle.

This custom nessmuk also has steel pins and steel lined rear
lanyard hole.

The sheath as all my sheaths is hand stitched and antiqued
medium brown.

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

Frontier Carved antler Neck Knife and my traveling hobo stove

This is a knife I made awhile back with an aged crown antler handle.

You can see The backside of the rosette I hand carved a primitive

face.  The sheath was antiqued leather set up to be worn as a neck knife

and the face of the sheath had hand stipple work.

The blade being patina aged and 2 decent sized copper pins in the handle.

On a trip to the woods I made a quick brew for my wife in my

traveling coffee can stove.  I used my leather handled carry

knife to make fire sticks and get things going. 

Thank you

Matt

ML Knives

http://www.mlknives.com/

Hunting and skinning knife with vintage Frontier Style

This is a knife from my past work collection of images.

Blade on this was a bit over 4 inches with patina aging
and a file worked spine.  The handle is aged elk stag
with steel pins.  Sheath was hand stitched.

On a recent trip to the woods a beaver was  making his way

away from his home, maybe looking for some food!  I took

a quick picture, the best I could get on the move.

Thank you

Matt

ML Knives

http://www.mlknives.com

Custom Knives from past work

Here is something I thought would be nice to do
when I can.   Maybe as mid week updates.

I will post a custom knife I made from the past
for you all to see.

This one in a short sized carry knife, great little
skinner and general using design with a stag handle. 

Something like this with 2 plus inch blade can be
carried in a pocket or set up for neck or belt carry.

Thank you all very much
for everything.

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

Stag Knives! Traditional Hunting Skinner and a shorter price skinner

Below is a recently completed custom knife.  This is one of my
H6 Traditional Hunting Skinner's with a Stag Handle and
brass pins.  Belt sheath is hand stitched.

I also wanted to post a picture of the knife below that was
done as a custom order awhile back.  This is a customized
version of my PRC Frontier Hunter Skinner
or the "Price Skinner"
This version was altered a bit to be at about a 4 inch
blade with some very nice patina aging and tapered forward
clip/swedge.

The handle is antiqued stag, steel pins over brass washers
and also has a lanyard hole at the end.

Thank you
Matt
MLKnives
http://www.mlknives.com/

Stag Custom horizontal carry

Couple weeks back or so I posted a video showing

this stag custom with a 5 inch blade, beefed up spine.

At the time the sheath wasn't done and I didn't have 

sheath pictures.  Below is the final knife and sheath/

Custom ferro rod.  Set up to wear horizontal carry.  

  

Thank you

Matt

ML Knives

http://www.mlknives.com



Trio Of Stag Knives

Below I posted a picture of three Stag custom order knives.

To the far left is my Traditional Hunting Skinner with a lanyard.
blade about 3 1/2".  If your unfamiliar with this knife I have
more info on this page. Special Order Page 2

Center knife is from the stag carry knife post a few posts back
with a 2 5/8" blade.

The last one is the carry game knife
in the last post with a 2 3/4" blade. 

Thank you

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