On this page, you'll see a few of my latest works. Don't forget to look at the Featured Knives page here. Most of the new works will have individual pages, with multiple photos and detailed descriptions of the knives, sheaths, cases, stands, and ideas related to the project.

Here are some of my latest projects and news:

• Shows: People have asked where and when I might be doing a show. I don't do shows anymore. In fact, the last show I attended was the Knifemaker's Guild Show in 2005. The Guild requires that voting members attend one show every third year. Because of this rule, I resigned from the Knifemaker's Guild back in 2007. I have too many commitments to clients, and too long of a waiting list to be able to take the time to attend shows. There was a time when I did 13 shows a year, and every moment was spent either preparing for shows or travelling to them. For professional knife makers like myself, those days are passing. The internet has changed all that, and now you can see everything I'm making, new projects, get much more information than a knife show right here on my web site. JayFisher.com is my show! For guys that need serious face time, please know that you can arrange a visit to my studio, or even meet me using Skype teleconferencing. Email me here.
• 2010: In 2009, James Beauchamp took on the challenge of creating collaborative knives in my studio. James is my son-in-law, and a gifted and talented man. We've made a selection of collaborative knives, and it looks like it will be another great year for more. You can see his works and read more about this effort on a special page. 2009 was a great year for my own knives, with new gemstones acquired, and new and elaborate art projects as well as plenty of orders will keep me very busy in 2010!
• July 2010: Professional chef (and son-in-law) Rusty Russom is now working with me to create fine, professional grade chefs knives and tactical combat knives using his experience as a chef and both of our input into the knives. Read about this very new endeavor on his special page on my site.
• The special slabs of Nebula stone gemstone that were slated for a very special art knife have found a home! Check out "Aegir," my newest knife sculpture!
• I've had to pull the Rodger's Sword pages from the website. The reason is that I discovered that several entities (other websites) were actually selling the link to my site as an instruction set to make swords and fine knives! I don't get paid to photograph, compile, and submit this information, so why should someone else make money off my efforts? This is one of the unfortunate realities of the internet. When I get the project finished, I'll probably make up a CD ROM album of the steps.
• You've noticed (I hope) that the website is taking on a new look. This is because of the internet is going to standards compliance, accessibility, XHTML language, and CSS style layouts. For most of you, this is Greek, but I've got to keep the site up to modern standards, since it is my livelihood. What you'll see is a better site, with cleaner code, faster downloads, and a nice new look. This will take a while, I can only work on it an hour or two each day, but you'll start to see some pages changing. The old site will start to be replaced, with a different header and footer, better photographs, and a nice layout, offering a better experience here. I'm up over 340 pages, so I'm nearly finished... whew!
• I've been working hard to continue to grow and add to the pages on the site with more information, more drawings, and more definitions. Take a look at the ever-expanding Knife Anatomy page, the Featured Knives page, and the Tactical and Combat Knives page. If you haven't seen these lately, you may be surprised at the scope of growth there!
• There is now a third Funny Emails page for your entertainment and interest. Please keep a sense of humor when reading these pages, and know that I acknowledge that people have needs and opinions about knives. This is a good thing, as it shows knife interest in general is very high. Passions may run a bit misdirected though, and I do hope these folks find what they are looking for, even though it's not on this site.
• Along with the website update, I've decided to include and identify my older and early works. Though these knives date from a few years back to a few decades back, I think it's important to include them in the historical and archival perspective of my entire works. As I update the pages, I'll identify them with a text annotation on the photo or on the page stating that they are Older/Early Works.
• My book on the modern handmade and custom knife is coming along, albeit slowly due to the site rebuild. I've dedicated my morning computer and office time to answering emails and inquiries and working on the website. Once I have the site updated, I'll be able to spend much more time on the book.
• New patterns are constantly coming up. A lot of them have a distinctly tactical look, some are quite striking. I've got a game hatchet in production as well as some unique wildly curved pieces that have never been made by a modern custom knifemaker! Keep an eye on the Patterns page here.
• I'm constantly working to improve my engraving, filework, blade work, and sheath work. You can see the results of that on the latest featured knives and on the embellishment page here. I've been asked to create a filework catalog, so clients can choose individual styles for their knives. Another page on the website with dozens of photos? Yeah, I'll get right on that!
• Lost wax bronze casting is a new technique and process here at Enchanted Spirits Studio. Look for more of my handmade sculptural works, components, fittings, and knife stands and accoutrements being hand-sculpted in wax by yours truly, and then cast in bronze. A good example of this is "Aegir," my newest knife sculpture. These will be singular works, and no molds or copies will be made. Bronze casting for knives with gemstones, leathers, exotic skins and woods, and the finest steels the world has to offer? You bet!
• If you've sent a recent inquiry about a custom knife, you might be a bit shocked when I quote you a waiting period of four to five years. Since I've got well over 100 knives in production at any given time, and a huge list of ongoing orders, this is a reality. It's great to be in demand; I'll keep making knives for my clients, and if you are one of the ones on my list, please know that I thank you for your great patience as I work through the list and make my way to your project. It will be worth it! If you need a fine handmade custom combat, tactical, or chef's knife in a sooner time frame, please consider the collaborative works of James Beauchamp and Rusty Russom with me, here in the Enchanted Spirits Studio. Our collaborative works promise a delivery time in months instead of years.
• Though there may be a lot of talk about the economy, rest assured that your favorite knife maker is still piling up orders. I can't get them out fast enough, and the waiting list continues to grow. The website traffic continues to grow to the tune of several thousand hits a day per month, and there is just no stopping this behemoth! To give you a stunning example, in July and August of 2010, 100% of new visitors bookmarked this website as one of their favorites. Thanks for the support!
• I've stopped offering the CD ROM catalog to the general public. The catalog is now at four discs in volume, so is costly to produce. I do maintain this important archive and have it available to my clients.
• If you're a regular client and want to know what's new (besides knives), please take a look at my client's news page.

Thanks for being here!