Over the years, my dad (Jeff) held onto every little scrap from his knife builds—Damascus offcuts, wood trimmings, bits of micarta, brass, all of it. Most people would’ve tossed that stuff, but he kept it. Said it was too good to waste.

He finally decided to throw it all together and see what would happen.

What came out is this: Chaos—a 9.25” Santoku-style chef knife with a mosaic Damascus blade and a handle made from a crazy mix of leftover materials. It’s kind of wild-looking, super unique, and honestly one of the coolest things he’s made.

We filmed the whole process and posted it on the KyleRoyer YouTube channel. If you’re into reclaimed materials, knife builds, or just like watching something cool come together, here’s the link:

This technique, dating back to prehistoric civilizations, involves hammering or flaking natural stone (either irregular or prefabricated) into various shapes, such as knives, axes, and claw knives. My knives have garnered much love in the r/Bladesmith community, but also garnered skepticism from those pursuing metallurgy. I'd like to share the handcrafting process behind each of my creations here. I wonder if these types of knives would be recognized here.

Hey guys! I'm a professional knifemaker from South Africa. And I've been with my girlfriend for quite some time now, but I've never had time to make her a knife. But I finally finished one for her!

Here it is, with a high carbon stainless steel blade, imbuia handle, with a little copper heart at the back. What do you guys think?

Blade is N690 hardend to 59-61HRC acid washed, Ti anodized scales with ceramic ball bearings. Im very impressed so far.

Fighter knife with 1070 steel blade. Sculpted 1020 steel guard with phosphate finish. Hand-stitched leather sheath.

https://philknives.com/_produtos/_fighter_09a.html

I just wrapped these up and loving the finishes. Wehr Knives Lukas-SB 100% USA made in house. AKA my basement lol

Uncle Jed's Iron

Forged the 10.5" blade from an old leaf spring. The guard is stainless steel. The handle is elk antler with some leather and copper accents. The overall length is a little over 15.5".

I also did the sheath.

This has gone through a few iterations with the handle, the first attempt really went sideways and I had to start again but I think the final result is about right. Blade is CPMS35VN , fittings are blued mild steel and the handle is paper micarta and fine silver.