CUSTOM KNIVES BY AL RUDKIN & SON
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- 0-1 Oil Harden Tool Steel
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- Handle Material - Iron wood-Deer & Elk Antlers -
GREAT NEWS
MY SON JUST BECAME AN EAGLE SCOUT. FEB. 23, 2005
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Thanks for Checking out my web site,my name is Al Rudkin.My hobby is making knives.I have been making knives for 25 years +.I use 440-c stainless steel,O-1 oil harden tool steel,I also make knives out of files,which makes a good all round blade that can do just about any job and keep`s a good edge.I use all type`s of material for my handles.I use Deer and Elk horn.I use different kind`s of wood material which I use to get from Bob Engnath,who I met when I moved to Chino Ca. in 1985.It was called The House Of Muzzle Loading at that time.Bob has passed on now,He will be missed by all.Bob always took time out to say hi to all that came into his shop.I have a 15 year old son who helps me by polishing the Antlers for my knives.He also has started to make a few of his own.
To see a larger view of any one knife, just click on the picture.
THE FIRST 3 KNIVES ARE THE ONES THAT I JUST FINISHED UP.ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM ,YOU CAN E-MAIL ME. ENJOY.
This is 3 new ones that i just finished up.
Bowe Knife.It is 17 !/4 in over all With clip point.Blade is 12 in. ,2 1/4 in wide ,1/4 in thick. Guard is 3 3/4 by 1/4 , 440-C stainless. The handle is 5 in by 1 1/4 by 1 1/4 in. Brass pins. Handle is Bacca with a very nice grain.
It is 14 7/8 in. over all -Blade is 9 in. long 1 3/4 in wide 1/4 in thick.
Handle is cocobolo 5 7/8 in with brass guard..The knife is made out of 440-C
stainless steel.
The one below is just about the same as the one above ,but does not have hollow grind.
The handle is IRON WOOD from Mexico, very nice grain.
A couple of new ones.
Dagger or Boot knife, can be used eather way. Over all 10 1/4 in. long. Blade is 6 3/8 in.
3/4 in wide. 3/16 in. thick. with brass guard and Corian handle.
The knife below is made out of a file 1/4 in thick -Blade is 4 3/4 in long.The Handle
is 4 in. It is green parka wood.It is 8 3/4 in. over all. The case is 8 oz. tooling cow hide
I stamped a design in it which you can see in the picture.
The knife below is made with 440-C stainless.The handle is Ironwood from
Hermosillo,Sonora Mexico. I get it from Miguel A. Lopez. It is very fine wood, the grain
stand`s out real well. It has a yellow and gold streak in it. You can E-MAIL his
sister at "MARY VALENTINE" <105154.2145@COMPUSERVE.COM> . She will get back to
you with the prices and any info. you may need. They are very reliable people.You can
also send E-Mail to Miguel at ironwood10@hotmail.com
The 4 knives I have below are some that I worked on at the same time.They are made out of 440-c stainless and one of them is out of a file. The handles are
Deer horn and Corian.
The knife below is my version of a Tanto. The handle is IronWood from Mexaco.It has
brass pins , and brass guard.The blade is 6 1/2 in. long.Overall it is 11 1/2 in.The
blade is 440-C stainles steel.
The knife below is made with 0-1 tool steel, the guard is brass,the handle is Deer Antler,
I also imbeded an eagle in the handle. The blade is 6 in long,over all 10 1/2 in.
The sword below is one of many that i have made. The metal is 440-C ,the handle is
parka, total length is 24 1/2 in, blade is 2 in wide,,brass guard is 4 5/8 in. wide,1/2 in thick,
1 1/2 in. wide.The handle is 5 in. by 1 1/4 in by 1 1/4 in,The ingreaving I did my self.
The pictures below are a group of knives that I just finished up this year. Finaly got
time to put them on the web. Will have comment on each picture soon. any question`s
about any knife feel to e-mail me.
A few more that I have done. Hope you enjoy.
The knife below is a 11 in. dagger , boot knife. The blade is 6 7/8 in . the handle is
4 1/8 in. Brass guard 3/16 in thick X 1 in. wide X 3 1/8 in. long. Handle is Cocobolo
it has 3/16 in. brass pins.,Also has a thong hole. The blade is 1/4 in. X 1 1/2 in. 6 3/4 in.
Made out of tool steel.
The knife below,The blade is 440-C stainless. It is 15 1/2
in. long. The blade is 10 1/2 in. The handle is 4 3/4 in. with white Corian handle, The blade is 1/4 in. thick. The blade is 1 7/8 in. wide , with a brass guard 5 in. long,1 in wide 3/16 in thick.
This one is a skiner and a gutter all in one. The one on the left does not have a handle. The one on right has a wood handle. I also have this one with deer antler.
The Knife below is made out of 440-c stainless. The handle is Parka wine and black gray color.
The handle is 4 in.The blade is 4 3/4 in. long. Over all it is 8 3/4 in long. The handle is
pinned with one 1/4 in. brass pin. Also the handle is interlocked.
This knife is made with 440-c stainless.it has a brass guard and deer antler handle.
It is 11 in. long, overall. The blade is 5 3/4 in .The handle is 5 in.The brass guard is
3/16 in.The blade is 3/16 in. thick, and 1 1/2 in wide.
This little knife below is made out of 0-1 tool steel.it is 6 1/2 in long. The handle is
corian.It has a finger hole so that you finger don`t slip.This is a great little skinner.
Just right for small jobs.
This knife is made out of a file.The blade is 5 1/2 in.long.It has a 1/8 in brass guard
The handle is Deer Antler 4 1/2 in long.Over all it is 10 1/4 in. long
My Son David just completed his first knife.He is 14 years old . He has been helping me in the
shop for sometime now .He decided it was time that he started to make knives on his on,
Here is David`s first knife, he just finished it Aug.13,2001. It is made out of a file. It is 8 " long
The blade is 4 " long , 1/8 in. thick, 3/4 in . wide. The handle is 4 " long using Deer Antler.
It has a brass guard 1/8 in by 3/4 in. by 2 in.
Here is a couple of small knives that I call neck knives.
This one is a skinner and all round knife. It is 8 3/4 in. 1 1/2 in wide. blade is 5 1/8 in .
Handle is 4 1/8 in. Cocobolo. The blade is stainless steel.
The knife below is made out of a file.The handle is Deer Antler.Overall it is 9 in. long.
The handle is 4 in. The blade is 4 7/8 in long. The guard is brass, 3/16 in. thick.
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make it better, E-mail me with your suggestion.I will try to fit it in and see if it helps the looks.
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