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My
great passions - next to my wife - are hunting, fishing and working with
beautiful and exotic woods, such as quilted maple, spalted maple, Coco Bola,
Bubinga and others. The beauty about knife making is that it allows me to
combine these loves. Eleven years ago, I built my dream shop where I design and craft knives, sheaths and presentation cases from exotic woods. This 24 ft. X 30 ft. shop has a heated concrete floor, sky lights and large windows that provide lots of natural light and, of course, my knife-making and wood-working equipment, which include two custom-made 2 in. x 72 in. grinders, two lap wheels, Baldor buffer, 20 ton press, jointer, thickness planer, table saw, chop saw and many hand tools. Most days will find me and Willow, my Norwegian Elk Hound, in the shop totally immersed in the world of knives. As many of you may know, during Elizabethan times, knife-makers' dogs were very important to them. The knife makers would lie in a prone position for much of the knife-making process with their dogs across the legs/feet to keep them warm. Now Willow doesn't have to do that, but she does have to remind me to stop for lunch!
As a full-time knife maker, I am constantly working to improve my knife-making skills. Knife making is a craft that seems to have an infinite capacity for new techniques and designs. I am continuously searching for new ideas and I regularly attend knife-making workshops. Most of my knives are based on my personal hunting and fishing experiences, but I welcome your suggestions based on your experiences and your needs.
Brunas Blades (306) 757-7776
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The majority of my knives have been made
using the stock removal process. Of the approximately 200 knives I have
made, half of them have been hollow ground and the remainder flat ground.
I have recently made my first Damascus bar, which was great fun. Now
I have to decide if I have enough hours in a day to make knives, leather
sheaths, presentation cases, AND Damascus. 
