Chuck Hawes Custom Folding Hunter Smooth White Bone Damascus

Bright Damascus banding plays against clean white bone on the Chuck Hawes Folding Hunter, a hand-forged slip joint where a 124-layer blade and matching bolster carry one flowing pattern.

• Sole Authorship Build: This knife is fully handmade by Chuck Hawes, who forges and fits each component himself, ensuring one-of-a-kind quality from start to finish.
• 124 Layer Damascus Blade — Chuck hand-forges the blade from 124 layers of W1 and 15N20 steel into a burl pattern, then etches it so the two alloys read as flowing bright and dark bands. The pattern runs the full length of the blade, so no two ever come out the same.
• Matching Damascus Bolster — The bolster is forged from the same 124-layer W1 and 15N20 billet as the blade and etched to match. Blade and bolster share one pattern, framing the bone scales and tying the front of the hunter together.
• Smooth White Bone Handle — Polished white bone gives this hunter a clean, traditional look with the warmth and grain only natural material brings. Each scale is fit and finished by hand, and the bone will pick up its own character over years of carry.
• Strong Backsprings with Half-Stop: Built with strong, reliable backsprings and a clean half-stop, this knife opens with authority and closes securely.
• Detailed Filework: The backspacer and blade spine are both hand-filed, adding detail only found in custom made knives.

About Chuck Hawes

Chuck Hawes has over 30 years of experience crafting custom knives from his shop in Weldon, Illinois. While his work is admired by collectors, Chuck designs his knives to be used, aiming to create knives that will last a lifetime. He is well known for his damascus forging ability, and he still builds each knife the old way, one at a time.