Hand-forged Folding Knife / Heavy duty slipjoint / Go-Mai Damascus Blade with Brass, Bog Oak and Reindeer Antler handle / Non-locking UK Legal CarryHandle / Non-locking UK Legal Carry

Hand-forged Folding Knife / Heavy duty slipjoint / Go-Mai Damascus Blade with Brass, Bog Oak and Reindeer Antler handle / Non-locking UK Legal CarryHandle / Non-locking UK Legal CarryHand forged Folding Knife Heavy duty slipjoint Go Mai Damascus Blade with Brass, Bog Oak and Reindeer Antler handle Non locking UK Legal CarryThis knife is a UK legal folding knife that is part of my new range of folders that feature a type of slipjoint mechanism called a 'cran force' or forced notch slipjoint. Whilst still inspired by Anglo Saxon and Viking age folding knives, these folders are a fusion of the historial designs and traditional

Hand-forged Folding Knife / Heavy duty slipjoint / Go-Mai Damascus Blade with Brass, Bog Oak and Reindeer Antler handle / Non-locking UK Legal Carry

This knife is a UK legal folding knife that is part of my new range of folders that feature a type of slipjoint mechanism called a 'cran force' or forced notch slipjoint. Whilst still inspired by Anglo-Saxon and Viking age folding knives, these folders are a fusion of the historial designs and traditional slipjoint patterns. I wanted to create a UK legal folding knife that was still strong enough to safely use for heavier duty tasks like bushcrafting and woodworking.

The blade is Go-Mai Damascus, forged by hand from a core of 1084 with 1095/15n20 Damascus twist either side, and then two more layers of 1084 as cladding. 

The handle is made with brass liners & spacers, with stabilized bog oak bolsters and Reindeer antler scales.

Blade Material: Damascus Go-Mai with 1084 core.                                   
Handle Material: Brass, Ancient Bog Oak (stabilized) and Reindeer antler.
Blade Length:  75mm (Cutting edge)
Blade Thickness: 3mm
Handle Length: 100mm
Total knife length: 185mm

All my knives are forged by hand using traditional bladesmithing methods at Willslock Forge in Staffordshire, England. Each knife has been forged from high carbon steel. I usually use either 1080, 01 or 1095, and sometimes antique historical steels such as crucible steel or shear steel.

I usually forge as close to finish as possible, creating the knife shape and setting the bevels on the anvil. For all of my historical work, my aim is to make my knives with minimal use of power tools, and I take a lot of inspiration from historical knifemaking and smithing techniques.

The handles are all carved by hand and made from locally sourced wood, bone and antler - I avoid using any plastics, resins or synthetic materials.  Wherever I can, I try to repurpose salvaged and upcycled materials in order to create beautiful new knives and tools.  I usually leave a brut de forge, or forge finish, on most of my blades because I like that the hammer marks tell the story of the knife's creation on the anvil, and the forge finish differentiates the knife from all the mass-produced, factory made knives out there.