Miller Knife Works

[twss]

I've been making a few knives for a little while now. I figured it was time to start sharing them on this site also. I do this extremely part time at this point. I'm married with 4 kids, work full time, and am in school now full time. That's where my time goes. I hope to get better at knife making and have it be an actual side business instead of a hobby that lets me sell an occasional knife.

Some of my work,







A few in process. These will be the "Roughneck" series of knives. Pictured are the 8" and camp sized 10-11" version.



My current one called the "Roughneck". This blade will be offered in 3 different sizes. The one pictured is a carry size 6.75", there is a general purpose that is 8" and a camp size that will be 10-11", I need to play with that size to figure it out.

1095 Steel at 60RC
6.75" Overall length
1.5" Height.
3.25" blade length
Cold blue and bleach finish
Black and Gray G-10 handle material
Gray spacer
5/16" Corby Bolt fastener
Kydex sheath
Small Tek-lok belt attachment. Adjustable for right or left hand use.
8.2 OZ weight, knife and sheath.

 

[Wall]

nice knife, looks extremely rugged.
I like that it looks like a real knife & not something over the top tactical or from a futuristic movie.

 

[Bob Sanders]

I really like what you're doing! I'm not a fan of the whole tactical knife thing. I like the one's that actually are practical, that will skin a deer, slice a tomato, and cut my sammich into triangles.

 

[twss]

Thanks guys. You could poke a man if you had to with it, but isn't that what we carry sidearms for? I agree, over the top isn't for me.

 

[WillR]

Which ones do you have for sale?

 

[twss]

Right now I have the last one pictured with all the stats for sale. It's the carry 6.75" model. I have 8 of the 8" blades back from heat treat. They need handles, Patina, sheath, and sharpened. I will order the handle material after this one sells, They will probably be a few weeks out and then maybe one a week, hopefully. Let me know if you're interested.

 

[WillR]

That's a really good looking blade. I like the way the seath goes on the belt horizontally.

 

[dennishoddy]

Nice work. Are you going to do any Damascus? I love the looks of a Damascus blade, and I'm in agreement with the others. I want a knife you can use.

 

[twss]

I will likely play with Damascus down the road. Now it's a bit cost prohibitive. A blade this size would cost over $100.00 just for the steel. Then there would be handle material, sheath, and labor. I'd have to charge 300 to 400 dollars for the same type of knife.

 

[dennishoddy]

Yeah, unless you have access to a hammer mill, the time factor involved wouldn't pay.

Watched a guy on TV that was using a home made forge, and using leaf springs to make knives, doing it with a 4lb hammer.

 

[mike cyrwus]

Id buy a 2.75-3" roughneck type with that nice drop point in a second, if it had a good finger choil for skinning and was moderately hollow ground. Just described a perfect deer knife

 

[Bob Sanders]

Pretty sure I'm going to have to have one myself.

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[twss]

Here is one I'm still working on. It's a "Roughneck" 8" version. Olympic dymondwood handle scales. I have to make a sheath, coat the handles with oil, and sharpen it.

 

[dennishoddy]

Love the laminated wood! I'm a fan of it.

 

[twss]

Love the laminated wood! I'm a fan of it.

Thanks!

 

[Wall]

Love the laminated wood! I'm a fan of it.

I never have been a fan of that look. I don't mind the different shades of 1 color like grays & blacks but the multi-color laminates never "spoke" to me. That said the knife itself looks great & I definitely wouldn't mind having one (just with a different handle).

Brandon, I may need my wife to get one of these to put under the tree for me this year.
Maybe a black & gray laminate with a rugged hammered finish blade or something like that?

 

[twss]

Roughneck
1095hc Steel
3/16" thickness
3.75" blade length
8" overall length
Black and Orange G-10
Corby bolt fasteners
Acid etched patina
Kydex sheath with Teklock
Razor sharp

 

[twss]

Roughneck

1095hc Steel
3/16" thickness
3.75" blade length
8" overall length
Olympic Dymondwood grips
Corby bolt fasteners
Acid etched patina
Kydex sheath with Teklock
Razor sharp

 

[Matt1911]

I got to handle that orange and black roughneck at the H&H match tonight. Its a damn sweet knife for sure. I may have to get one myself.

 

[twss]

Thanks Matt. Glad he got it in the mail already.