Just finished this one for a guy on another forum. wood is TX mesquite with ebony upfront. Blade is 3.75" oal is 7.5".<><

nice looking knife

That is a very good looking knife!

Schnazzy looking piece! I'd love to see more.

Very nicely done! I like the styling and the materials.

I was asked to post a few more so here ya go. thanks guys.<><






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I like those bolsters made from a file. Never saw that before.

Thanks for the pics. You are an artist.

Stunning.

Knifelover

A very nice knife, photographed superbly!

Here is my STIC knife. I love it!

Knifelover,

Thanks for posting some more knives. I love what you have done. Very artistic, and good photography. Do you offer any for sale?

yes heres one I just finsihed todat y with Texas mesquite. .

You appear to be extremely talented and your workmanship is top line.

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but why don't you purchase some steel such as S30V or 154 CM and make your knives from a steel of known quality, and have them heat treated by a specialist in knife blade heat treating?

The people who made the rasp used steel suitable for a rasp, and it works very well for that purpose, but this steel was never designed for high quality cutlery, and you are turning out some very high quality cutlery, and my opinion is that you could compliment this by using steel of the very highest quality.

You make a very good knife, but in my opinion, you could make amuch better one with steel designed, or at least suitable for knife blades.

Something else you might not be aware of. I read something about making knives from files and rasp. The writer of this article stated that where the file teeth and rasp teeth are cut can produce stressis in the steel because of the cuts, making then prone to break at one of the teeth.

Annealing, stress reliving, and re-hardening might prevent this, but I don't know that for sure. Actually, I don't know that cutting teeth in a piece of steel produces stresses and weakens the steel, but it does in other machined parts.

One time, many years ago, I made a knife from a file. I hollow ground it and used a piece of fancy burl walnut for the handle, and mirror polished it so that it looked like a mirror.

On a trip to Florida, I went by the Randall shop. Mr. W.D. Randall was there at the time and I showed him the knife. He examined it very closely and asked me how I did certain things to it, like the mirror polishing. I thought this was sort of strange, these questions coming from a person as well known as W.D. Randall.

I explained, and he asked me what type of steel I used. When I told him an old file, he said that if I ever made one from a decent steel, he would like to have a knife made by me for his collection.

He took me into his museum, where he had knives on display from all the top makers known in that time period, plus knives owned my famous people. I left with a severe case of the big head, thinking that he wanted a knife I made to be put on display with those other famous makers.

When I got home, I ordered some steel and made some knives. The first one I sent to Mr. Randall, not really expecting him to buy it, but he did. Actually, he wanted to trade one of his knives for mine, and I did that. This was over 30 years ago and I still have the letter he wrote me, complimenting me on my workmanship.

thanks for your interest in what I do. I like making my style of knives. I have never had anyone tell me one broke from using them. Not to say that there is not better steels for knives. But then I would just be making knives from steel everyone else is. I do make knives from 5160 1080 tool steel. Te steel use in rasps and files is good steel as is sawmill blade steel. I am not talking about circular sawblades I am talking about Large sawmill blade. I make knives because I love making them. I do not aspire to be the best knife maker in the world..just tye best I can be with what i like to use. I started making these because i could never afford a custom handmade knife. so i mahe myself one and a now I make them d so anyone can afford one it they want one. thanks for your interest.Here is what someone who has a couple of knives I made from Resurrestd steel.and No he is not a freind never met him .<><

Just wanted to pass on a fyi for those who are thinking about a knife from Stic.

In short, DO IT. Rating A+++

Longer review -

Stic makes an extremely high quality knife - and I'm talking about one to actually use, not put up on a shelf.

I already had three different custom knives. All were very good, but none of them wowed me with their performance. Stic's have the "wow" factor in using them that I have been looking for.

Stic's blades take a very sharp edge and hold it. After skinning, gutting, and quartering two deer, it is just as sharp as when I started - no "touch up" or further sharpening so far.

He knows how to work the old saw blade steel and these hold an edge far better than my other customs which are made of 154CM, SV30, and D2. In fair disclosure, I put on a bit more aggressive angle on the edge than what Stic shipped them with, but that is just my preference. His edge was sharp to start.

So, thank you for superior workmanship Stic, and thank you Ms. Stic for a very functional and easy to use sheath, which is also quite nice looking.

Bottom line, irrespective of price, Stic's knives are the best performing knives I've used. Considering the price and turnaround time, they are phenomenal buys.

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I only posted the review because I don't want people to think what I use is Junk. I know my style is not for everyone. I also know my knives are not the best knives out there. there are better steels thats a fact but that does not mean that other steels are also not good. I am not trying to talk anyone into getting a knife from me.Its a hobby for me and one that I love to do.I am sorry if my knife making style offends anyone that is not my intention. ya'll have a great day and thanks for letting me post on here.

It is not the style I was speaking of. I really like the style, and your workmanship on your handles and blade shape.

Your knifemaking style does not offend me. If your knives looked like junk, and I thought they were junk, I would never have said anything. That is why I said what I did. Your knives are not junk. The workmanship is of the highest quality, but there is better material available.

My intention was to tell you that I think your workmanship is first rate, and that I think your knives could be even better with different steel.

I just don't see the purpose in putting all the time and effort into making a first class knife from an unknown material.

The knives I made would not compare with the high priced knives, but material wise, they are every bit as good. My objective was to make the best knife I could make, and to do that, I tried to choose the best steel available for the purpose.

No offense meant. Just expressing my opinion about knife steels. When I did it, it was a hobby for me, too, and I really enjoyed doing it.

You said that you started making knives because you could not afford a custom knife. I couldn't, either, but my purpose was different. I made my first knife because I could not buy a knife that was much good. The hunting knives I bought just would not stay sharp through even one deer, so I set out to make a knife that would.

I still have it. It looks like crap, but it is made from a large hack saw blade and is very hard, and will hold an edge very well, and it will even cut other knives, but there are also better steels than industrial hack saw blades. The steel in hack saw blades, probably a type of High Speed steel, works great for hack saw blades, but not so good for knives.

But then I would just be like all the other knife makers. The steel I use make a fine knife and they hold a good edge. I make not asking anyone to nut a knife. I Know there are better steel $$$$. But what I use will skin a deer or a pig and still have a good edge.I like the whole idea of using something that has been tossed out because it is no longer i used for it's intended purpose and make something useful out of it. This is what i do and what I like to do.Like I have said i do and have used tool steel before but I like making this style more. If you want to still discuss this more then please do it in a PM. I dont think this forum is for arguing about what steel I use in making a knife.thank you for your comments.<><

Knifelover, I would be delighted to own one of these knives. If anyone doubts the potential of files for blades they should go to the Anza site and decide for themselves. Where do I find more details on acquiring one? By the way, I truly admire your philosophy of resourcefulness and it is one of many traits that attracts me to your product.

knifelover, I am not going to argue with you, either in public or in private. (PMs)

I regret that you misunderstood what I was trying to say. That happens to me quite often.

No offense or disrespect was intended. Your workmanship is first rate and I have gone back and looked at the pictures of them several times.

As far as ANZI and his files, I have clamped some of my blades in vices and hung a 100 pound weight on the tip and they didn't either bend or break. The weight was hung sideways, and not upright on the spine. I have also thrown some of them as hard as I could so that they hit point first on a concrete floor and they never bent or broke, or even dulled the point.

I do this with the blades, as they come from the heat treater, and before I spend a lot of time polishing and putting a handle on them.

I do that to test for brittleness. If the blade is going to break, I would rather it do it while I own it instead of someone demanding their money back for it after it broke during use.

Knifelover, you have a PM.

I like the look Mr. knifelover. Call it rustic, folksy, unpretentious, utility or just cool.

I have found out that I really don't need an Ingram or May (had and have both). I also found out that I don't need D2 or S30V (have and had both). Touching up a blade in the middle of a cutting chore ain't a big deal either. I found out that if I am using the knife corectly, it stays sharp longer, duh. It took me a while to catch on.

One of my favorite knives is a cheapo Mora with a Skandi grind. Paid less than 10 bucks for it. I have used it on hogs and deer for grins, when my Ingram sat in my pack as back-up if needed.

Here is a cool video on Anza (have one of those too).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybMDdLpMAvQ

1234567, I sure did not mean to come off as disparaging your knives, if I did. From what I have seen they are quite nice indeed. I am further sure the steel is "Rolls Royce". I believe there is a time and place for a "no holds barred" quest for perfection. As a society, I think we benefit from what we learn from such endeavors. Thanks for sharing what you have learned.

"1234567, I sure did not mean to come off as disparaging your knives, if I did. From what I have seen they are quite nice indeed. I am further sure the steel is "Rolls Royce"."

You didn't disparaqing my knives, and I did not take it that way. All I took it to mean that you were referring anyone who wants to look to a video on making knives from files, which I have done, also. My opinion is that there is something better, but that is all it is, my opinion. To each his own.

The steel I use is 154 CM at Rc 61, heattreated by Paul Bos, and available to anyone. Mine are no better nor any worse than anyone elses knives made from the same material and heat treated by Paul.

I wish that I had never gotten into this thread, and I wish even more that I could restrain myself from making any more posts, but I can't seem to do that, either.

send me a pm with what this knife or one like it would cost me please.

And to think this thread started out talking about knives and deteriorated from there.
Knifelover, I would be proud to own one of those knives because like most guns I shoot they are unique and without a doubt functional.

I do like simple carbon steel blades though.