Latest Shift Briefing - 01/11/2026

Good Afternoon,

Christmas went by fast, didn’t it? I don’t know how you guys feel but things are just now slowing down for me. I was happy to finally be in the workshop this weekend building stuff for the night shift and as you can see, there are some funky new situations on offer here today.

From the top, I’ve got two hidden tang knives - something I never do - built from scrap pieces of steel that weren’t big enough for me to get a standard full-tang knife out of. these are done up with sandwich-style handle construction and they ARE pinned. I also freehanded the profile for the blades and their handles, which mean no one will ever see these patterns again. Classic one-offs. The red one is a slick little carver and the orange one is a compact but capable double-lug guarded field knife with some fun facets cut into the palm swell. they’re both exceptionally light and comfortable in hand. Purchase them.

Below that, I’ve got something new and funky to tempt you guys. I’ve dabbled with coffin-style handles once or twice. My sketch book was pushing me in this direction and I went for it. I was happy with the pattern when i first blanked it out, but I didn’t realized until they were finished just how nice these blades were going to be. And i don’t even like clip points. I very well may end up carrying one of these in the near future.

The Every Day Coffin is EDC sized and specifically Colorado compliant, per a regular customer’s request. I hope some of you get some real enjoyment out of these blades.

I’ve got a couple of special projects I’m trying to get wrapped up (Looking at you, Lone Peak guys) but I’ll do my best to keep things up and running here as we plunge head first into 2026.

Stay safe,

 

-Alex

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