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Why Knives Of Alaska

Unmatched Durability
Our knives are engineered to withstand the harshest conditions, ensuring they remain tough and dependable when you need them most. Built to last, they’re true companions for any outdoorsman.

Precision Engineering
Meticulously designed with a focus on functionality and ergonomics, every curve and edge serves a purpose. The designs enhance your grip and precision, making our knives a joy to use in any situation.

Craftsmanship Beyond Compare
Each knife is crafted by skilled artisans who take pride in their work. We’ve combined time-tested techniques with modern innovation to create a knife that is as beautiful as it is functional.

Field-Tested Excellence
These knives have undergone rigorous testing in real-world outdoor scenarios, ensuring they perform flawlessly when it matters most. They are trusted by outdoorsmen who demand the best.

Unrivaled Legacy
With years of experience and a commitment to quality, we’ve earned a reputation for excellence. Our knives are the culmination of that legacy, representing the very best in outdoorsmanship.

Join the ranks of satisfied customers who have discovered the difference in owning the finest knife ever made. Your outdoor experience will never be the same.

Steel we use

We use a variety of steels. Selection depends on the knife’s primary use.

BLADE STEEL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS

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Steel Carbon Chromium Manganese Molybdenum Niobium Phosphorus Silicon Sulphur Vanadium Nitrogen:
D2
1.55%
12.00%
.030%
0.80%
0.00%
0.00%
0.45%
0.00%
0.90%
0.00%
CPM S30V
1.45%
14.08%
0.50%
2.050%
0.00%
0.017%
0.52%
0.018%
4.13%
0.22%
440C
1.20%
16-18%
1.00%
0.75%
0.00%
0.04%
1.00%
0.03%
0.00%
0.00%
MAGNACUT
1.15%
10.70%
0.00%
2.00%
2.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
4.00%
0.20%

D2 Tool Steel:
American made air hardened steel. Good corrosion resistance and a very tough steel that holds an excellent edge. It is a great all-around choice for outdoorsmen’s knives.

CPMS30V:
American made, powder metallurgy stainless steel with a fine grain structure and exceptional edge retention qualities.

440C:
American made stainless steel that remains one of America’s premium quality cutlery steels with exceptional corrosion resistance and good edge retention qualities.

Handle materials

Premium Grade Stabilized Elk Stag
Our stag is of the highest quality and is stabilized to prevent moisture from damaging the stag knife handle.

G-10™
This tough material is another mainstay in hard-use knives. We finish it with a shot peened surfacing that leaves a “tacky” finish. Secured with brass or stainless steel rivets and lanyards.

Suregrip Checkered
Made with Santoprene, our injection molded handles are tough, somewhat “tacky” to the feel and impervious to the elements and to most chemicals. Santoprene is a thermoplastic elastomer. Black and hunter’s orange are available for most products.

Suregrip Smooth
Made with Santoprene, our injection molded handles are tough, somewhat “tacky” to the feel and impervious to the elements and to most chemicals. Santoprene is a thermoplastic elastomer. Black and hunter’s orange are available for most products.

Mosaic Pins and Lanyards
These beautiful pins and lanyards anchor the handles to the full-tang blade. Used primarily in making custom knifes of exceptional quality, these pins and lanyards offer color, contrast, and distinction to any handle.

Presentation Grade Desert Ironwood (PRDI)
A magnificent tight-grained tough wood that is beautifully figured.

Blade shapes and Purposes

Drop Point
The combination of sharp point and robust skinning radius provides an excellent tool for all field dressing duties.

Spear Point
Designed for precision cutting and convenient every day carry tasks.

Clip Point
With its upswept point, this shape is ideal for the initial incision cuts and general field dressing duties. Final dispatch/bleeding knife for big-game. Blade is straight spined with an ultra-sharp point for deep penetration.

Tanto
“Tanto” style blade has proven itself as a self-defense tactical style blade that is also remarkably effective in everyday cutting chores.

Wharncliffe
This is an excellent choice for making precise cuts, as in field-dressing birds and trout sized fish.

Hatchet
The hatchet is still one of the most basic and timeless tools for an outdoorsman. Useful for camping survival, field dressing and firewood chores.

Normal Straight
One of the best all around designs ever conceived. Sharp, fine, upswept clip-point provides efficient method for skinning under and around game animal’s legs and other close-quarter situations. Yet the blade retains a long radius for skinning and field-dressingthe larger areas of the animal.

Caping Knife
Lightweight and designed for fine detail work. This blade works like a scalpel for fine caping.

Boning
Whether at the cleaning station, on the farm or in the home kitchen, this knife will make your butchering chores more efficient.

Survival/Defense
You can slice and cut, stab, hammer, chop, or pry with this knife. It works well field dressing large game and is a prefect choice for emergency preparedness.

Saw
Sometimes nothing will take the place of a good compact saw in the outdoors. Very efficient and stable full-tang saw.

Rounded Cleaver
The cleaver can chop through the sternum and pelvic girdle, and can be used for other field dressing tasks. It can also be used to cut saplings to build emergency shelter or blinds. The rounded tip provides a long efficient skinning radius.

Round Tip
This unusually shaped knife is unbelievably effective for skinning and fleshing. The razor sharp edge extends completely around the rounded tip and along the top side for one inch. This allows the user to skin very quickly with the knife by cutting in both directions with a quick flick of the wrist. The rounded point is also much less likely to accidentally cut through the skin of a valuable cape than is a very sharp pointed blade.

Ulu
Used by Alaskan Natives for centuries, the Ulu’s long curved edge is excellent for skinning, fleshing, and slicing.

Elliptical
Made for hunters and trappers due to its long skinning radius with low drag. Features a thumb groove with gimping for increased grip, comfort and safety.