So what's with the name?

The name Savage Stone is derived from Savage Cove and Stones Cove, the respective birthplaces of my mother and father in Newfoundland, one of the most beautiful places on earth. I live in Maine and on certain foggy days, if you squint, it looks a lot like home. 

How do you do this?

I use what's known as the "stock removal" method, starting out with flat bars of steel and grinding away metal to shape the rough profile before heat treating. I heat treat carbon steel blades myself, but I send stainless blades to a facility. After the heat treatment, I grind the angles, polish the blade and sharpen the edge. Next I add handles and rivets, glue it, clamp it, wait, then grind, sand and polish until it looks and feels right. Lastly I'll make a wooden case (or saya) that protects the blade while it's not being used.

What are the handles made of?

I use wood of all kinds (I especially love if it’s been somehow reclaimed or recycled), often some type of burl: Maple, Box Elder, Cherry, Amboyna, Buckeye and Desert Ironwood to name a few. I also use man made materials such as Micarta or G10. These are layers of material (usually canvas, linen or paper for Micarta and fiberglass for G10) impregnated with a phenolic resin; this stuff is pretty popular for knife making because it's extremely tough and won't warp or crack as readily as an unstabilized natural material. For this reason, with the exception of very hard/oily tropical woods, any wood I use for handles has been professionally stabilized.

What are those fancy rivets all about?

These are called mosaic pins; a lot of custom knife makers use them. These are hollow metal tubes filled with other metal tubes or rods to form a design.

I make my own mosaic pins using different combinations of stainless steel, brass and copper.

Why do you do this?

I make knives because it feels like I should. Also, see the Why Knives? page.
 

Do you sell these?

Yes! Check out what's currently For Sale and please Contact me if interested.