In his new retirement, Steve has worked darn hard to make a going concern out of his excellent knife making skills producing quality steel under the Jawbone logo. With none other than Samson himself speaking, “With a donkey’s jawbone, I have made donkeys of them. With a donkey’s jawbone I have killed a 1,000 men.” Hence the jawbone logo … works for me. I thought you might be interested in Steve’s take on knives and so here it is:

“I began making knives about five years ago. I quickly realized that people were interested, and I began selling a few. I realized if I made a quality custom knife, people will buy them, so mine are handmade, one at a time. I work with high-carbon steel, not because it’s inexpensive, but because I’ve learned such steel has incredible edge holding ability. I also make a lot of Damascus blades, and heat treat all of my own blades. This gives me control over the toughness I put into the blade.

“Jawbone knives have gone to Iraq, and Afghanistan and performed perfectly. SWAT members of the Salinas Police Department carry my tactical fixed blade knives. As a 25-year officer with this department, I would not make knives for brother officers if I could not make a knife that would perform. These men are part of my family, and I’m proud they trust me to make a tool that may save their lives. I don’t make cheap knives, but I do make knives that will perform, and I make them the old fashioned way, one at a time, using the best materials I can buy.”

With that said I think if you are looking for a quality folder or fixed-blade knife made from 1095, 0-1 tool steel, random, twist or ladder types of Damascus steels and your choice of handle material, you might contact Jawbone.

Jawbone Knives
1162 South Main St.
Salinas, California 93901
(831) 769-0730
www.jawboneknives.com