Jay Fisher - World Class Knifemaker

On this page, you'll see a few of my latest works. Don't forget to look at the Featured Knives pages 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:

• A big milestone! The site has 500 pages now, including restricted pages. These are real pages, featuring thousands of my knives, sole authorship, collaborative knives, and thousands and thousands of meaty, detailed photographs. I know of no other knife maker who has ever lived that has such a voluminous, detailed, and information rich web site. How do I do this? I work on it every day! This means that there is always something new, more information, and more knives!
• Shows: People always ask 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 enjoyed my 19 years in the Guild, but 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.
• You may have noticed that I don't post on any of the knife forums or bulletin boards on the internet anymore, and haven't since mid-2009. The reason for this is very simple: I don't have the time! Currently, I'm years in backorders, with many projects outstanding, and with all of the website, writing, and other works, I simply have to carefully police my time. To those of you who have missed my presence there, please know that you are always welcome on this very website!
• If you've had one of my pages listed in your favorites of your browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, etc., or if you are coming to the site from a link I sent you, and are receiving "Page Not Found" errors, please do not worry. The names of the pages on the site have had to be renamed, as part of the site restructuring and upgrade. If you make it here, you can get anywhere on the site, and a good place to start is my Home Page or my Table of Contents page. Sorry for any inconvenience, and once this is finished the page names will never change again! More details here.
• 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, with now over 220 terms about knives, knife making, and the knife business.
  • The Featured Knives pages have all of the latest links and photos to hundreds of individual knife pages with descriptions, details, specifications, measurements, and photos of my work.
  • The Tactical and Combat Knives page is absolutely the best page about real tactical combat knives on the internet, period. There are dozens of relevant and serious topics, with hundreds of photos and links to my sole authorship and our collaborative tactical combat knives.
  • The Tactical Sheath Accessories page has all of the many accessories we make for our real tactical combat knives. If you haven't seen these lately, you may be surprised at the scope of growth there!
• There is now a Fourth Funny Emails page that is still growing 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.
• 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.
• New patterns are constantly coming up. A lot of them have a distinctly tactical look, some are quite striking. There are now over 400 of them! 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, sure, I'll get right on that!
• New Sheaths! Yes! I've created a new development that allows a hybrid tension-locking mechanism to require either a thumb release or the application of 15 pounds of pressure to unlock the knife from the waterproof heavy duty sheaths for my lightweight skeletonized knives.
•  New skeletonized knife designs! Military clients have asked for new lightweight models that are strong and fast. Check out my Tactical Knives for Sale page for new ones currently available.
• 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," one of my latest knife sculptures. 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 on my sole authorship knives. 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 taking orders and 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 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 receive about 100,000 hits a day and there is just no stopping this behemoth. Thanks for the support!
• 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.
•  Rusty Russom, my stepson, has now completed his first two years of full time knife making, right here in Enchanted Spirits Studio! His knives get better and better, and orders keep coming in for his work. We are making commemoratives aimed at a quicker delivery time in the less elaborate knife orders. Learn more about the collaborative works in the studio on this page.
• Videos! Due to a lot of requests, we've started doing a few videos. Check out the dedicated page with links here.

Thanks for being here!