Greetings All! A few weeks ago while slicing and dicing with my great grandfathers hawg killing knife I thought about knife handles. The knife is well over 100 years old and has the original Hickory handle . I'll be 64 next week and mamaw gave it to me when I was about 30. She lived to be in her mid 90's and told me my great grandfather had the knife when she was in her teens. Do the math. I use the knife in my kitchen all the time and it is so sharp you could do heart surgery with it. I wanted to put an upgraded handle in it as well as my Cutco deer skinner. Went on the internet to find a local knife maker. Low and behold I found a world class knife maker just 20 miles away from me. I sent him photos and he said he could hook me up. Not trying to advertise for the guy but he is one of the best. He also has a remarkable story about his life. A good read. Check out is stuff and read about his medical struggles. https://jcprovost.com/. He put a Micarta handle in great grandpaws knife and a walnut handle in the Cutco. The Cutco had a hard rubber type handle in it. Best deer skinner I ever had. Very happy with what he did. So much so, I gave him my other Cutco that I have had for 20 years and never used. He is going "fancy" with this one. Don't have it back yet. Here are a couple of picks.
That ain't rust. Just use.
That ain't rust. Just use.
