We finished a custom utility knife / small chef this week. The handle is stabilized tamarind wood w/ dove tailed, lychee wood bolsters. Black liner and copper mosaic pins. 6" 440c blade, 11" overall length. The small utility knives are very handy and could be one of the 3 main knives you keep in the [...]
We finished a nice cleaver this morning. Stabilized, Texas Oak handle w/ red, white and blue liner. Brass pins. Heavy duty. 7" blade and 12" overall. We love making custom cleavers w/ Texas materials.
A short review of the book Knifemaking with Bob Loveless by Durwood Hollis Review by Travis Weige I think it would be difficult to find a knife maker, knife collector or anyone who is interested in knives (especially custom hunting knives) that hasn't heard of Bob Loveless. If you find a knife maker who hasn't [...]
These things are difficult to build. I actually copied the design from an existing oyster knife and finally, on my 3rd try it came out right. I built this for an old high school pal of mine who wanted to give this knife as a gift to his brother-in-law. It needed to be in Colorado [...]
We finished up a set of custom paring knives this week here in Central Texas. These will be part of the inventory we sell before the holidays and if you'd like a chance to buy them then follow us on Facebook. We'll post a note when everything goes up for sale on the Weige Knives [...]
Finished a very custom survival knife for an investigator here in Austin, TX. He brought me a photo of a knife he liked and I built one like it. The curved blade was a challenge. 8" blade in 154cm, 13" overall. Handle is black resin infused aluminum honeycomb (AKA C-Tek) w/ a red liner and [...]
Check out the latest issue of Garden & Gun on your news stand or grocery store (Central Market, Whole Foods, etc). The Special Collector's Edition on Southern Homes features our knives on page 8. Not sure if it's available everywhere yet, but it will be on stands until Jan. 20th, 2016 so you've got time.
