JMC Custom Knives

JMC Custom Knives Traditional bladesmithing and metal art. I've always enjoyed working with steel. I make them to be used.

One day I was working with some steel that was too hard to drill through I thought it might be fun to make a knife. It grew into a passion, first learning how to make the steel hard enough to hold an edge but with enough give not to break. Soon just grinding the blade out wasn't enough, I began learning how to forge the blade using the old time blacksmithing methods. The blacksmithing opened other opportunities to make othe items that are useful and sculptures that capture the eye.

Fall is almost here. Time to break out the camping gear, dust off the hunting equipment and make sure your favorite kni...
09/15/2026

Fall is almost here. Time to break out the camping gear, dust off the hunting equipment and make sure your favorite knife is sharp and ready!

Got the sheaths done for these little guys. They were forged from the cut off ends of old files.
08/17/2026

Got the sheaths done for these little guys. They were forged from the cut off ends of old files.

08/04/2026

Here's a video of the files tang being forged into a knife.

Last spring at Batsons before the classes started I warmed up by forging a files tang one of the students had cut off th...
08/01/2026

Last spring at Batsons before the classes started I warmed up by forging a files tang one of the students had cut off the day before while making the “dirty file knife”. I liked the way the forging turned out and finally finished it off today.

07/26/2026

A little Damascus Bowie forged from Pops Procut and K&F mill files.

Many years ago when I first started smithing one of the first books I got on the subject was “the Backyard Blacksmith “ ...
06/29/2026

Many years ago when I first started smithing one of the first books I got on the subject was “the Backyard Blacksmith “ by Lorelei Sims. In it she had a snake forged from an old rasp. 16 years later I finally got around to making it.

Some 16 years ago I got a wild hair to make a knife. The one in the center was one of the first that I forged. It was ...
06/10/2026

Some 16 years ago I got a wild hair to make a knife. The one in the center was one of the first that I forged. It was made from an old leaf spring. This week was my 5th Blade Show (sat out 1 year). My progress over the years wasn't fast, a little better here and a little better there. I hope in 16 years I can look back on what I make today and see as much improvement.

Made it back from Blade. Enjoyed seeing old friends and meeting new ones. My favorite is seeing my knives acquired fro...
06/07/2026

Made it back from Blade. Enjoyed seeing old friends and meeting new ones. My favorite is seeing my knives acquired from previous shows being carried by their owners. I’m like a proud papa. See you next year!

06/05/2026

Getting set up for day one at Blade.

5 days to Blade Show! I've got everything ready and have no arm hair left. lol. Went out yesterday and did a little p...
05/31/2026

5 days to Blade Show! I've got everything ready and have no arm hair left. lol. Went out yesterday and did a little photo shoot with some bushcraft Bowies while I got some work done. See you at Blade! table 40E

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