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Chris Crawford
109 Bridle Cove
Saltillo, MS 38866
Chris Crawford’s Knifemaking Related DVDs
These DVDs are filmed and edited by me, but they are professionally burned and packaged. I offer bulk discounts to distributors and resellers who would like to sell my DVD as a part of their web site or business. Each of the below DVD links will take you to a page that contains the trailer from the DVD, the DVD cover art, the disk art, and a description of the DVD’s content.
In this video Allen builds an advanced tactical folder from start to finish using advanced tools and techniques. If you want to know how Allen builds his knives from day to day, this is the video that shows it. This video focuses on the building process and does not cover pattern design.
Paul Long specializes strictly in knife sheaths, and with nearly 60 years of experience in working with leather, he has become one of the leading sheath makers of our nation. This DVD expands on the techniques covered in Paul’s first DVD, Basic Pouch Sheaths. While you will get to watch Paul build a more complex sheath from start to finish.
In this video Allen builds a double-
In this video I build an automatic based on the general design of my EDC-
John Cohea is a frontier style knife maker and leather worker from Nettleton, Mississippi. In this DVD, John builds upon the techniques that he taught in the previous DVD titled Basic Rawhide Sheath Construction.
I decided to put this DVD together because of the lack of information that is available in the area of building automatic knives. Building a scale release auto is an advanced level knifemaking project. If you have made a lock-
I had the opportunity to spend the day with Chad Nichols and watch as he demonstrated how to forge weld mosaic damascus. This DVD covers the steps involved in making mosaic bolsters. In addition to the geometric mosaic pattern that is created in this DVD, Chad also explains and demonstrates how to prepare a Spider Web mosaic can.
Paul Long specializes strictly in knife sheaths, and with nearly 60 years of experience in working with leather, he has become one of the leading sheath makers of our nation. Watch Paul as he builds a pouch sheath from start to finish. In this DVD Paul explains the materials used, the tools used, and the sheath making process in detail.
This DVD is a supplement to Paul’s first two sheath DVDs. While Paul does not construct a finished sheath in this DVD, he does take the time to answer some viewer questions, demonstrate some advanced tooling techniques, and give valuable leather working tips that are a result of his many years of experience.
I had the opportunity spend a day in Bruce Evans’ knife shop, and I watched as he forged out a spike tomahawk from a round bar of 5160 spring steel. I was so impressed with the process that I wanted to go back and document him as he forged out another one. This time I took my mini-
In this video Allen builds a basic tactical folder from start to finish using typical shop tools. He shows basic methods and processes that can be carried out in most knifemaking shops. This video focuses on the building process and does not cover pattern design.
In this video Allen teaches ten different embellishment techniques that you can use to take the look and presentation of your knives to the next level. We can define an embellishment as anything that adds design interest to a piece, and the techniques demonstrated here do just that.
Have you ever wanted to make a frontier style rawhide covered sheath but just didn’t know how? Here's all the information you’ll need to get started! Watch as frontier style knife maker and leather worker John Cohea takes you through the whole process.
Over the last few years, I've had numerous knifemakers tell me they would like to see a video on how I build my pocketknives. I decided that if I made a slipjoint video, I wanted to show the complete process from start to finish with plenty of detailed information and instructions. This is that video.
Chad Nichols is a custom knifemaker from Blue Springs, Mississippi. In addition to making knives, Chad forges both carbon and stainless damascus, as well as mokume. Watch Chad as he demonstrates how to forge weld a billet of mokume out of copper, nickel silver, and brass.
Making contoured bolster joints can be a challenge, especially if you do not have special machinery such as a pantograph mill. Watch Weldon as he teaches how to make contoured bolsters using a mold, a jig, and a drill press.
John Cohea is a frontier style knifemaker and leather worker from Nettleton, Mississippi. In this DVD, John demonstrates the finishing techniques that he uses in order to give his knives that antique frontier look. In addition to these techniques, John also demonstrates a metal working process called Fold Forming.
In this video Allen shows how he designs his tactical folders. Not only does Allen show how to design, but he also stops to talk about the theory behind why he does it the way he does. While the focus of this DVD is on designing liner locking knives, some of the techniques demonstrated will be applicable to many other types of folder designs.
Paul Long specializes strictly in knife sheaths, and he has become one of the leading sheath makers of our nation. In this DVD, Paul builds three folder sheaths from start to finish. He builds a flap sheath, a pocket sheath, and a pouch sheath. In addition to the three folder sheaths, Paul also demonstrates how to inlay an exotic skin into a sheath.
