Richard Hale

Glendale, AZ

(623) 334-8870

email: rjhale@ix.netcom.com

  Most of my knives are stock removal hunters.  I tend to make drop-point blades around 4" in length.  Occasional bowies or miniatures.  Forged blades at times and knives from my own forged damascus.

Steels used: ATS-34, 440C, 154CM, 1084, 1095-0-1.  Billets from 1095/ pure Nickel, 1084/1512 20 & at times others.

Lifelong interest in knives, first handmade pre 60's,  1998 started into blade craft seriously.  Low production less than 120 knives per year.

Won "Best Forged Knife" award at Arizona Knife Collector's Show 2001