Koster Knives

Works In Progress – Shop pics of the Bushcraft 12c27 handles

kosterknives — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:04:37 +0000

The first Bushcraft knives I made had thinner handles made from 3/16″ and 1/4″ thick materials. I did this to keep the knife light and easy to carry, since there was plenty of palm swell built into the profile of the full tang.

After receiving feedback from customers who wanted a thicker/larger handle, the 3rd Gen Bushcraft was born – with handles made from 3/8″ thick material. I dropped the front lanyard hole and kept both pins. I could not contour the handles without risking removing the pin head and leaving the exposed shaft (unsightly at best, unstable at worst). So there was no contouring on this run.

Most customers enjoyed the larger handles, but I still wanted to return to something slightly thinner, yet still hand-filling. So I dropped the rear pin, making it possible to provide a full palm swell.

Here are some quick shop pics to illustrate the new Gen4 handle profile:

Monster Nessies dressed up in some nice Leather Sheaths

kosterknives — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:26:04 +0000

I finished a few Monsters Nessies recently and finally got the sheaths back from Butch Hagedorn. I think you’ll agree he does GREAT work!

Showing 2 Dual-Carry sheaths and 1 Pouch – all in natural leather.

Enjoy a few more pics – like this crazy Cocobolo that looks like it’s on fire. Amazing grain. Very rare for Cocobolo.

And a couple in some very tough, grippy, long-lasting canvas micarta:

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Hope you enjoyed seeing the pics!

Dan

Countries I’ve shipped knives to (in order of quantity)

kosterknives — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:39:47 +0000

I had some downtime this morning – still recovering from a bad stomach bug from Wednesday afternoon.

Anyway, I took some time to figure out a list of countries I’ve sent knives to and then I ordered them by quantity sent.

Here’s the list – hope I didn’t leave anyone out!

Lots of knives have gone to:
Canada
China

Bunches to:
Italy
Germany
Australia
New Zealand

Handfuls to:
France
Greece
Japan
Puerto Rico
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden

Just a few each:
Argentina
Afghanistan
Austria
Belguim
Bermuda
Brazil
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Finland
Honduras
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
Nepal
Netherlands
Norway
Phillipines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Saint Lucia
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
Thailand
Ukraine

As you can see, my knives go all over the world. The only problems I’ve ever had was with Canada and using Global EMS (Express International) seems to have solved that.

Dan

Glued up some Bushcraft knives in 12c27

kosterknives — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:30:20 +0000

Check it out: (see yours?)

Finished up a couple Monster Nessies

kosterknives — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:48:59 +0000

These are HUGE brutes. Every time I finish one, I feel like I have run a marathon. Crazy…

My list for these is open-ended. And I do not move very fast on these…!

Pics:

Cocobolo

Green Canvas Micarta

Here is the page to read more about it: kosterknives.com/knives/monster_nessie

Thanks!

Finished up a few more MUCK knives

kosterknives — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:54:57 +0000

Check out the latest MUCK knives to fly off the shelves. Congrats to the new owners!

I really like how these turned out – love how the liners really set these off.

I’ve started back on the MUCK knives now – get on the list if you haven’t already!

http://kosterknives.com/knives/MUCK

New calendar feature on Koster Knives

kosterknives — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:33:41 +0000

I’ve created a google calendar for tracking order progress and tasks, etc.

Hopefully I’ll be able to keep it updated at least a week in advance, if not sooner. Should help you guys get an idea of what I’m working on and how I’m spending my time.

Here’s the direct link:
Koster Knives Calendar

It can also be accessed under the “About” drop-down menu at the top of each webpage on my website.

Thanks for being a loyal reader, customer or buyer!

Dan

More Monster Nessie pics

kosterknives — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:40:09 +0000

Monster Nessies Glued Up

kosterknives — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:32:44 +0000

Got some Monster Nessies in CPM 3V glued up today. Progress!!!

More MUCKs glued up

kosterknives — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:26:44 +0000

Have a look! See yours?!?