Note: these buckhorn blades are custom made to your specific knife. There are things you will need to understand and information we must receive before we can craft your knife. Note: the knife in the photos, while outstanding, is not for sale, and a knife is not included in the price. This listing is for a custom made knife only. We are excited to offer you a chance to help design and have a custom made buckhorn blade for your personal knife or gift. We offer a large selection of handle material, liners, and sheaths to choose from. We can also use your own material as long as it meets our physical standards. Remember, knife handles typically have to hold up to considerable use. Each buckhorn blade is crafted for your specific knife in order to provide the best fit possible. How we got into making knives. Our love of blades began at an early age. Buckhorn blade’s lead blade-smith made his first knife when he was in the 4th grade. That knife was made from a damaged antique, two-man saw blade. Since then our materials, tools and techniques have been refined and honed. Today, you can work with our blades-smith to select the steel that best fits your specific need and taste. From there, our designers build outline sketches to scale of what your knife would look like. Once we have your input on the design, we begin preparing the material. Please remember, while our typical design-build time is 60 days, if you desire highly specialized materials, the lead-time could be as long as 120 days. With the design and materials in hand, our staff converts the outline sketch into a template on the steel. The handle material is prepared and shaped to fit the desired handle length and shape. The blade is ground to specification and hardened to meet the usage information gathered during design. With the steel prepared, the handle is attached and refined to its final shape. We can accommodate most custom requests. Ideas would include but not be limited to handle materials from old furniture, that favorite tree in the back yard, matched-color for that home-team or favorite hiking pack. Some of these customizations are not included in our base pricing. The cost will vary depending on your request. Since your buckhorn blade will be custom made for you, there are a couple of steps you need to take before pressing that order button. We have a proven method for making a knife. You simply need to carefully follow our instructions. Here is what you need to do and what will happen. 1 click on “request a custom order” at the top of this page. That will allow you to message us. If you have any custom requests you can tell us those as well. These files provide clear and easy to follow instructions on how to get us the information we need about your knife. 3 follow the directions and gather the information we need. Again, this is easy to do and shouldn’t take you more than fifteen minutes. 4 send us the information you gathered and then set up a quick call to make sure we understand your desire and can fulfill it. Once we are sure we have what we need to craft your knife, we will give you the go ahead to order. Notes about care for your knife. Your buckhorn blade will be designed for use. However, we never recommend exposing it to dishwashers or chemical cleaners. Regardless of the steel, we recommend cleaning and oiling the blade before storing it. Provided you send us the correct information about your knife, we guarantee it will a one-of-a-kind knife that will stand up to any proper use. Note however that each knife is handmade and will contain imperfections. This item is made of steel and damascus, maple, g10, ash, oak, bubinga, hickory, chakte viga.
