Grumpy Owl Knives

Grumpy Owl Knives Custom knives meant for use, not decoration. With your input, I can design a knife just for you.

Couple knives done. The one on the left is a satin finished stainless steel drop point with cocobolo handle. The other i...
04/29/2026

Couple knives done. The one on the left is a satin finished stainless steel drop point with cocobolo handle. The other is a darkened carbon steel clip point with zebra wood that I cut across the grain to make the grain pop and more figured. Zebra would naturally has a basic parallel grain.

Another Karambit knife. Bloodwood and Zebrawood handle with brass pins I peened some brass into the eyes of the Grumpy ...
02/20/2026

Another Karambit knife. Bloodwood and Zebrawood handle with brass pins I peened some brass into the eyes of the Grumpy Owl maker's mark to match.

A karambit ordered for their Martial Arts teacher from the Phillipines.
12/20/2025

A karambit ordered for their Martial Arts teacher from the Phillipines.

Ready for work!
10/31/2025

Ready for work!

Weird looking skinner with antler scales on handle. Feels great in the hand.
09/07/2025

Weird looking skinner with antler scales on handle. Feels great in the hand.

Just finished this knife to match my recurve bow. Ovangkol is the darker wood on the mosaic handle scales, and Curly Sat...
06/18/2025

Just finished this knife to match my recurve bow. Ovangkol is the darker wood on the mosaic handle scales, and Curly Satinwood is the lighter wood My recurve is of the same wood (I didn't make the bow). Mosaic pins with deer and turkey tracks and my favorite constellation, Orion, on one side in brass pins.

Hidden tang Puuko style knife (norse origin). Olive wood handle with copper bolster and butt. (Hah...butt).
06/02/2025

Hidden tang Puuko style knife (norse origin). Olive wood handle with copper bolster and butt. (Hah...butt).

Damascus steel blade called a Wharncliffe style. Leopard Wood handle scales with a mosaic deer track pin. Has a matchin...
04/10/2025

Damascus steel blade called a Wharncliffe style. Leopard Wood handle scales with a mosaic deer track pin. Has a matching Leopard Wood wooden sheath with matching deer track pin.

Been quite a while since my last post. Couple of paring knives.
12/26/2024

Been quite a while since my last post. Couple of paring knives.

First time making mosaic handle scales. Walnut from my Grandpa and Osage from where I hunt. Black and white liners on th...
08/23/2024

First time making mosaic handle scales. Walnut from my Grandpa and Osage from where I hunt. Black and white liners on the handle and stitching on the sheath. This ones is staying home.

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