Taylor Handcrafted Knives

selling knives at Tarpon Springs downtown garage sale

2012-11-10T17:10:00.000-08:00

my newest knives

2012-11-09T14:42:00.005-08:00

here are my newest knives...keyword: DAMASCUS!

sneak peek at new knife...

2012-09-29T09:58:00.001-07:00

heres a sneak peek at my new knife "White Fang". It willbe finished soon, no sheath yet or display box. It is made of 1095 spring steel forged from a trailer leaf spring, also the bolsters. The handle is ebony with rice paper corian and my homemade mosiac pins, with white, black and blue spacers.

2012-07-07T17:23:00.000-07:00

watch the diminator being built! I posted a 3 video set of the dominator from start to finish.

Own the Legend!

2012-07-07T16:40:00.001-07:00

The Dominator is for sale:includes the knife,a lined case (sheath is stored in bottom of box), pull lanyard, and certificate of authenticity.

Price is 625. I accept Paypal, check or moneyorder. Checks must clear before shipping.

2012-07-07T16:36:00.000-07:00

Closeups of the Dominator...

2012-07-07T16:33:00.000-07:00

here are the long awaited pics of my new knife. I call this knife "The Dominator" for its scary futuristic look. Its a custom design. enjoy!

2012-06-17T18:20:00.000-07:00

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to contact me

2012-04-17T18:25:00.000-07:00

if you are interested in any of the knives you see here, unless they are listed on ebay and have bids, you can contact me at rickeyataylor@gmail.com. As you can see, my boss is very busy...

knife #8 FOR SALE

2012-04-17T14:05:00.001-07:00

UPDATE!! FOR SALE ONLY 300.00 INCLUDES LINED DISPLAY BOX AND CERT OF AUTHENTICITY.

WOW! this is one great knife! not for the faint of heart. this knife is a whopping 11.5" overall length with a 6.75" blade. It has a high carbon steel file blade, softened in a charcoal fire to 1600 degrees in my forge and worked and ground with a "v" or "straight" blade grind for incredible blade strength. The blade was then double-hardened in the forge using a wood charcoal fire, and quenched in synthetic motor oil. It was then deferentially tempered twice in the forge and cooled in dry ice for an incredible strength and flexibility. The ground portion of the blade was mirror-finished while the unground portion was left in the file format, including the spine. the bolsters are solid stock brass with 5 pins in the guard and 2 pins in the bolster. The 3 Mosaic pins are my custom mosaics-3 steel tie wire rods with 3 copper wires in a 5/16" brass tube filled with black-tinted epoxy. All the brass is mirror polished. 3/8" lanyard brass tube. I include a para cord lanyard with wood bead pull, which you can remove, replace at your pleasure. The handle scales are the incredible burl i discovered in my neighbors brush pile-a one in a million find! It is incredible in its fire, flames, colors-Ive never seen anything like it! it was stabilised for 3 weeks in wood hardener and given many coats of tung oil and danish oil rubbed in. The spacers are white fibre. The sheath is also one of a kind! stiff, to protect this treasure of a knife. DON'T RUB IN OIL-JUST POLISH WITH CORDOVAN SHOE WAX IF IT EVER NEEDS IT! The sheath is custom designed and stitched by me for this knife with a cut-out to show off the incredible handle and a high 45% stitched belt loop for a high right hand carry or high rear right hand carry. It is dyed and stamped to be as beautiful and unique as the knife. A 3/8" brass leg lanyard tube allows you to tie the sheath to your leg for better stability ( and matches knife lanyard).

This timeless beauty is correctly priced at $525.00

knife #3 FOR SALE

2012-04-17T12:33:00.001-07:00

This is one of my earliest knives-my first hammered steel file knife! It is 8.75" long with a 5" blade. The blade is a forged and hand-hammered high-carbon steel filewith carbon added in a wood fired forge. It is convex ground to keep the characteristics of the forging process on the blade and to make it as strong as a blade can possibly be. Charcoal fire hardened and quenched in synthetic motor oil and double tempered in a charcoal fire for impressive strenth and razor edge. The blade was the filed all the way arpound except on the cutting edge with a vine pattern. The guards is solid brass stock mirror polished. The spacers are red fibre at the guard and sheet brass under the scales against the full tang. The mosiac pins asre my custom made 18 strand copper wire in a 5/16" brass tube filled with black-tinted epoxy. The scales are stabilised walnut with many coats of handrubbed tung oil and danish oil. The lanyard tube is a generous 3/8" brass tube. I include a parachute cord lanyard with wood bead pull, which you can remove or replace at your pleasure. The sheath is hand stitched and designed and constructed for this knife by me. The front is fully stamped and dyed, and the rear has a stitched belt loop at 45% for a high right draw or a high right rear draw.

I am offering this beautiful unique knife at only $400.00.

Some under construction pics-see if you can identify the knives under construction!

2012-04-17T12:13:00.002-07:00

knife #10 FOR SALE

2012-04-17T12:02:00.000-07:00

(SOLD) Here is a unique knife for the serious collector. The overall length us 10" with a 5 " blade and 5" handle. The blade is a 1/4" thick Johnson bastard file softened at 1600 degrees in my forge, worked and ground with a straight or "V" grind on the blade ( I always use this grind on files to make a TOUGH blade!). It is then double hardened and oil-quenched and tempered twice for a strong and sharp blade. The blade is then polished on the grind area to a mirror finish and the file lines are left on the non-grind area (any seeing it KNOWS this was a file steel blade!). The bolster is solid brass stck polished to a mirrior finish. The spacers are white blue white spacer material.The mosiac pin is my custom 3 steel tie-wire rods with 3 copper wires in a 5/16" tube of black-tinted epoxy. There are 9 brass pins in the handle, 4 thru the tang. The lanyard tube is 5/16 brass. I include a parachute cord lanyard with a wood bead pull, which you can remove or replace at your pleasure. The scales on this knife is reclaimed and repurposed 200 yr old heart of pine fron the floor of my 98 yr old florida cracker house. So it has aged for at least 100 yrs. I then stabilished it for 3 weks in wood hardner. IT IS HARD! The custom sheath is designed and hand-stitched and stamped by me for this knife. The belt loop is stitched at 45 % for a right hand high draw or right hand high back draw. The number "10" is stamped into the handle near the lanyard tube, and "TAYLOR" is stamped into the brass bolster near the blade.

Own this awesome knife priced at 425.00. SOLD

knife #6 FOR SALE

2012-04-17T11:32:00.000-07:00

This is agreat knife made from a Nicholson bastard file! ( I left the file stamp on both sides of the blade above the aluminum boster). The file was softened in a carbon fire to 1600 degrees in my forge the worked by hand and ground to a straight grind (for incredible strength). The grind area is mirror polished and the rest of the blade is left with the file lines at about 50 percent ht.It is sharpened but you can bring this knife to its razor edge potential! The bolster is solid aluminum with a brass pin thru the blade. The mosiac pin is my own custom 3 steel tie-wire rods with 3 copper wires in a 5/16" brass tube of black-tinted epoxy. There are 2 brass pins thru the handle and blade tang. The yanyard tube is 3/8" brass. as always i include a parachute cord lanyard pull with wood bead, which you can remove or replace at you pleasure. The wood handle is 200 yr old heart of pine repurposed from the floor of my 1915 florida cracker house. IT IS HARD! It was hardened for 3 weeks in wood hardner and polished with multiple coats of tung oil and danish oil to a rocklike appearance.It looks more like tigerwood than pine but it is MUCH harder and more beautiful (not to mention unique!) Normal pine is too soft for a high-end knife but this woos is a new animal! Then there is the sheath: custom stiched and constructed for this knife by me ithas a low-slung belt loop and a leg tie to keep it secure from matching parachute cord. It is also dyed and totall stamped by hand for finished appearance. Number "6"is stamped on the handle near the lanyard tube and "TAYLOR" is stamped on the bolster.

You cant go wrong with this heirloom, priced to sell at $200.00.

knife #22 FOR SALE

2012-04-17T11:02:00.003-07:00

This gorgeous knife is hard to part with- it is 8" total length-3.75" handle and 4.25" blade. The blade is 3/16" hand hammered high-carbon file steel in my forge at 1400-1600 degrees with carbon added. it is hand ground in a straight grind for strength . it was double hardened in a carbon fire and oil-quenched. It was double tempered in a carbon fire to keep the keen edge and toughness. it was then polished to a brilliant mirror finish. "TAYLOR" is hand stamped on the right side of the blade. the bolster is solid brass stock with 4 brass pins polished to a mirror finish. The pin is my custom Mosaic comprised of 3 tie-wire steel rods and 3 copper wires in a 5/16" brass tube of black-tinted epoxy. The spacers are white and red fibre material. The lanyard tube is brass. The handle material is truly unique. One day i was walking by my neighbors yard and noticed a recently removed benjamin howardae tree had been removed and placed in a brush pile. The root ball was looking real interesting to me. I guesstimated the tree at 50 yrs old and I had noticed it had been dead about a year before removal. I took a chance and took it home. After cutting it apart I saw the most incredible burl I had ever seen! intense, colorful and super flames! After slicing and dicing the root ball I ended up with scales for about 5 knives! I hardened the scales for 3 weeks in wood hardener and put them aside. This is the first knife made from that wood! It is awesome in detail and the flames and colors are unique. It sands to a rock-like finish and danish oil makes it POP! As always in include a parachute cord pull with a wood bead u can remove or replace at your pleasure. it is numbered "22" on the handle near the lanyard tube. The sheath is a hand-stitched custom sheath with a window to reveal the unique handle and Mosaic pin. died and stamped to create as unique a sheath as the knife.

I am selling this work of art at only 575.00. This is truly a once in a lifetime knife for the serious collector. REPRICED AT 525.00 INCLUDES LINED DISPLAY BOX AND CERT OF AUTHENTICITY.

knife number "7" FOR SALE

2012-04-17T10:21:00.001-07:00

This is the first knife I am offering for sale: it is a fixed blade 9" total length, 4.25" handle and 4.75" blade. The blade is made from a high-carbon 1/4" thick steel file, carbon-fire softened in my forge at 1600 degrees, hand-worked and straight ground (for incredible strength- I dont hollow ground my steel file knives, it would defeat the purpose for using a file!). It was the double hardened and double tempered in a carbon fire after working to keep that razor edge. It comes sharpened but not razor sharpened-I will leave that to you! The blade is mirror polished in the ground and the file is left intact on the remining blade. This will get looks! The bolster is solid bar brass with 2 brass pins and polished to a mirror finish. The pins are my own custom mosiac pin with 3 pieces of tie-wire steel and 3 copper wires in a 5/16 brass tube with black-tinted epoxy. The handle material is 200 yr old heart of pine, aged 100 yrs recovered from the floor of my 1915 florida cracker house. IT IS SO HARD YOU CANNOT DRIVE A NAIL INTO IT. The spacer if blue and white fibre material.You can see this is one unique knife. It also has a 3/8" lanyard brass tube at the hilt as a pull. I always include a parachute cord pull with decorative wooden ball with my knives, which can be removed or replaced at your pleasure. Enclosing this masterpiece is a custom leather sheath, dyed and handstitched by me for this one knife. It has a stitched 45 degree belt loop to sit high on the side, right hand and rear right hand. It is numbered "7" on the handle near the lanyard. It is stamped "TAYLOR" on the blade side of the brass bolster.
This one of a kind knife is priced at 475.00. REPRICED AT 425.00 INCLUDES LINED DISPLAY BOX AND CERT OF AUTHENTICITY

offering these knives for sale

2012-04-17T09:51:00.001-07:00

the knives I will be offering for sale

I am offering some of my knives for sale! You will be seeing them here but some may be also offered on ebey and Tampa Bay craigslist. If you are interested please emeil me at: rickeyataylor@gmail.com to purchase if still available. All my knives are handcrafted in my workshop and are one of a kind. I make each knife as if I were to use it myself and I only make the tyupe andook of knives I like. I hope you will like them too! All knives come with a custom handmade sheath made by me for the individual knife. all knives are numbered and signed by me using steel letter stamps. I purposly make my knives rustic and beautiful so i let the stamped letters float up and down some-it doesnt detract from the value of the knife and adds authenticity as no part of my knives are commercially constructed. I use found and repurposed materials including high carbon steel files, spring steel and tool steel for my blades; my own custom one-of a kind mosiac pins and unique handle materials. When you own a Taylor Handcrafted Knife you own an heirloom to hand down for generations, which will only increase in value.

welcome!

2012-04-02T19:42:00.001-07:00

Good to see you on my website! I am making and selling handcrafted knives and sheathes. Look around!