Past & Present Knives

Welcome to the Fox Trail Knives Gallery — where Chris’s work comes to life. Here you’ll find handmade knives ready to shop and past custom builds made from meaningful materials like reclaimed fire hose, vintage metals, or personal keepsakes. From bold Damascus patterns to classic steels like S30V and 1095, every piece is crafted to be functional and unique.

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See how a railroad spike transforms into a custom Go-Mai blade — forged, shaped, and finished by hand in our Florida workshop.

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Past Custom Creations

Mock‑up of commissioned hidden‑tang knife design to be forged from 1520, 1095, and railroad spikes with visible hamon on blade, mahogany handle featuring blue micarta center and steel pommel, displayed as concept for future custom build.
Concept sketch for a railroad‑spike Go Mai Damascus build.
Completed Go Mai Damascus — railroad spikes, mahogany, and uniform micarta.
Fourteen custom Damascus neck knives commissioned as gifts for inspectors at a local life safety company, featuring leopardwood handles, brass pins, blue logo pins, and green paracords, displayed leaning against bark for presentation
Batch of fourteen Damascus neck knives with leopard wood handles and custom logo pins.
Close‑up of custom Damascus neck knife showing intricate blade pattern and custom blue mosaic logo pin, resting on black Kydex sheath. Knife displayed on black fur background, part of a commissioned set for a local life safety company.
One of fourteen — Damascus pattern and leopard wood grain make each knife unique.
Custom knife made from O‑1 tool steel with handle crafted from Cub Scout uniform micarta, featuring inlaid button as bow‑drill hand socket for primitive fire making. Unique piece blending scouting heritage with functional survival design.
Custom O‑1 tool steel knife with Cub Scout uniform micarta handle and inlaid button bow‑drill socket.
San Mai Damascus knife forged from fire sprinkler pipe with fire hose handle and custom leather sheath.
“Puukko‑style knife made as a thank‑you gift, featuring a 440C stainless steel blade, brass hilt and pommel, redheart and purpleheart wood handle with a white spacer, and a tooled leather sheath.
Puukko‑style knife with 440C stainless blade, brass fittings, redheart and purpleheart handle, and in‑progress tooled leather sheath
Chef’s knife with 1095 high carbon steel blade, acrylic bolsters with brass accents, and marble wood handle. Handmade by Fox Trail Craftworks, combining striking materials and functional design for culinary use or collectors of unique kitchen knives.
Chef’s knife with 1095 high carbon blade, acrylic bolsters with brass accents, and marble wood handle.
Chef’s knife with 440C stainless blade and synthetic jade handle.
Double‑edged 440 stainless dagger with nickel silver bolsters and marblewood handle, full exposed tang, photographed resting on a car seat.
Double‑edged 440 stainless dagger with nickel silver bolsters and marblewood handle.
Set of six blacksmith‑style knives forged from 1095 steel with flat‑ground drop point blades and rough‑forged finish, made as groomsmen gifts.
Set of six blacksmith‑style 1095 steel drop‑point knives with rough‑forged finish, made as groomsmen gifts.

Signature Neck Knives

Neck knife with 440C stainless blade and cocobolo handle shifting purple to red, paired with custom black Kydex sheath and paracord lanyard with bead. Handmade by Fox Trail Craftworks, compact design for everyday carry or collectors.
440C stainless blade with cocobolo handle and custom black Kydex sheath.
Neck knife with 440C stainless steel blade and micarta‑style denim handle, paired with a pouch‑style leather sheath and leather wrist thong with bead, displayed on plywood.
440C stainless blade with denim micarta‑style handle and leather pouch sheath.
Neck knife with A2 steel blade and sandblasted wood handle featuring Fox Trail Craftworks maker’s mark, displayed on fur background.
A2 steel blade with sandblasted wood handle
Neck knife displayed on fur, featuring a Snow Fox 3 stainless steel blade with a white synthetic marble handle veined in dark gray. Shown with leather sheath, detailed with a fox-shaped cutout.
Stainless blade with white marble‑look handle and leather sheath with fox cutout.
Damascus neck knife made from 15N20 and 1095 steels, displayed on lichen‑covered wood. Features a composite yellowheart and walnut handle with brass pins, paired with a reversible horizontal‑carry Kydex sheath.
Damascus blade with yellowheart and walnut handle, paired with horizontal‑carry Kydex sheath.
Stainless steel neck knife with a bocote wood handle, displayed on a wooden surface with a handmade leather sheath.
Stainless blade with bocote wood handle and handmade leather sheath.
Neck knife with 440C stainless steel blade and walnut handle, rough‑finished blade flats, displayed on a carpenter’s square.
440C stainless blade with walnut handle, featuring rough‑finished blade flats.
Stainless steel neck knife with a synthetic malachite handle and Fox Trail maker’s mark, displayed on a wooden surface.
Stainless blade with synthetic malachite handle and maker’s mark.

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