Local Love: Join or Die Knives

Time for another collaboration! We recently worked with our friends at Join or Die Knives to creat a very cool, one-of-a-kind knife. Kyle forged the steel knife blank, Brent Stubblefield finished the knife and created a gorgeous hilt, and Blue Stubblefield crafted a beautiful leather sheath personalized with the Phoenix Handcraft logo.

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There's Kyle on the left and Brent on the right, forging knife blanks in our metal studio.

Kyle's knife on the left and Brent's on the right, plus a peek into the Join or Die process. Photos by Join or Die Knives.

Brent finishing the knife in the Join or Die workshop. Photo by Nick Davis Photography.

Finished product! Knife photos by Nick Davis Photography.

Our latest stair railing

This custom exterior stair railing was created for a home in northern Virginia.

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Full-scale drawing on the layout table.

Kyle and his assistant Kallen forging parts and assembling the railing in the studio.

Installed in time for Thanksgiving visitors, and the happy homeowners sent us home with a delicious loaf of banana bread. Happy holidays all around!

Range Hood

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Last fall we created a steel range hood with hand-forged strapping for a local home. Kyle built this steel roller to fabricate the curve in the sheet metal. Check out a few photos of the rest of the process below! Click on any of the images to enlarge.