Why You Should Buy Custom Knives Using Our Knife Builder

The knife you carry says a lot about you, and it also is more than likely going to be the tool you reach for more than any other to tackle whatever task is in front of you, whether that’s a taped-up box or a bottlecap. It can become such a fixture of your belt or pocket that simply walking out the door without your everyday carry knife can make you feel like you left your wallet or phone behind.

After getting used to your every-day-carry knife, your hunting knife or any other knife you make a habit of keeping on you, you’ll find that you are quite dependent on it. A knife can tackle more problems for you than any other piece of gear, regardless of the environment in which you find yourself. You’ll find yourself using the point of your knife as a pick to work with precision in tight spaces. You’ll find yourself reaching first for your knife when you need to pry something open or find an impromptu wedge. You’ll find that for separating tightly bound objects, a knife works great. And yet these are all really secondary uses of a knife. Of course, knives are made for cutting as the primary purpose.

Even if you own quite a collection of knives, you’ll typically reach for only one or two favorites that go everywhere with you. This means that having a few favorite knives with a wide range of utility can really pay off. Since the cost of any quality tool is a long term investment, picking a knife that does the most for you is crucial. And since you could arguably be making that investment only once for a piece of gear that will last your lifetime, you may as well get what you want instead of settling for a lesser model. That’s where the real value of a custom knife comes into the picture. There are excellent factory blades out there, but since you’ll be reaching for one knife most of the time, you may as well get exactly what you want and nothing less. Building a custom knife package can help you create the ideal knife for all your carry situations, and will give you great flexibility not only over how you carry the knife, but also regarding its looks.

If you buy custom knives , you can empower yourself to build the perfect knife based on your needs. Your use could be hunting, it could be camping, or you may need a knife for tactical reasons. It doesn’t matter where your custom knife will go with you, what matters is that you will have the reins in hand to configure the perfect knife for your use.

What Do You Expect From A Knife?

This is the most important, but far from the only question that you’ll need to ask yourself before you buy custom knives. Obviously you will need to take into account where you will take the knife and what it has to be able to do for you. With a little forethought and consideration, you’ll be able to customize a knife that will be able to accompany you through a wide set of environments.

If you are looking for a hunting knife for breaking down large game there are some knives that are better suited for the task than others. A knife with an unnecessarily fine point and hollow grind won’t serve you well in those scenarios, and neither would a knife with a smooth handle that is prone to slipping when wet. You might be more interested in setting yourself up with a shorter, thicker blade, perhaps even with partial serration for helping you to cut through joints and bones. A thicker blade with a lot of belly will give you plenty of length on the edge for skinning and scraping, where a finer blade might flex or even break. As far as the scales are concerned, you’ll want to make sure that your choice in scales won’t absorb moisture or grease and become slippery, or worse, degrade. Sometimes the standard models of knives you find have only some of these features and lack others. Handle scales with texturing will enable you to hold the blade securely in your hand even when cold, through gloves, and will retain traction when wet.

But what if big game hunting takes you through miles of inhospitable backcountry? What if you need to trailblaze just to get a shot through terrain that is untrafficked and littered with obstaclesIf you truly are in the wilderness, it would be wise to include paracord and a firesteel in the outfit of your custom knife, to give you the ability to create lashings and provide for yourself in the cold. Putting together a custom knife isn’t just about the blade and handle, but the accessories as well, and if you put one together, you’ll have complete control over these necessary accessories.

What You Can Do With Our Custom Knife Builder

Our Custom Knife Builder here at The Knife Connection is the best place to start after you’ve identified what you’re looking for in a custom knife. Not only will it result in you owning a unique customized knife package, but The Knife Connection makes it easy to get there.

Once you have in mind the basic blade profile you’re looking for in a custom knife, you can check out the Custom Knife Builder right here at The Knife Connection. Even if you aren’t sure you can take a look through our offerings which feature many excellent options from renowned brands like ESEE Knives and Ontario Knife Company.

After you settle on the blank that will serve as the foundation for your custom knife build, you can move on to the scales. We offer a number of custom scales for many different popular blade blanks making it easy to find a great pair of scales for your new knife, down to your preference in color. Most of our handles are crafted from G10 or micarta for superb durability and performance.These scales can handle a huge amount of wear and abuse without cracking or breaking.

After selecting your handle scales, you can move on to the sheath that you want for your custom knife - whether you want something with the style and traditional appeal of leather or the indestructible nature and versatility of Kydex or other synthetic composites is entirely up to you. We offer many custom sheaths for many popular knife models.

Enhanced User Experience

As with all things custom, when you buy custom knives you’re going to have great pride of ownership in the finished product. You’ll end up with a knife that you designed from start to finish that’s entirely yours and is unique. You’ll be able to take pride in a tool that will follow you everywhere you go and will have a functional impact in your life.

If you’re a hunter who needs a short blade with a lot of belly but keeps a little heft for splitting and chopping, you’ll have that. If you’re a backpacker who needs nothing but a weight forward tool for splitting and batoning wood for cooking fires, you can keep that feature, and if you need nothing but the ergonomics and sturdy point of a knife for general utility, you get just that.

Also, when you take your time in selecting the type of handle, scales, and sheath you want, you’ll have versatility in grip and carry that you could never have had from buying a knife off the shelf. Take your time to select the scales to go with your knife and you’ll have a knife that’s sure in the hand and won’t slip - but you could also end up with a knife that’s flexible enough in its design to be able to be held comfortably in multiple grips. The same goes for the sheath - choose a sheath that offers MOLLE compatibility and you could keep customizing the knife even after it’s been delivered to you. Of course, the sheath will not only allow you to add accessories but will give you a large degree of freedom in how you carry. And the benefits don’t end there. The full benefits of owning a custom knife can’t effectively be compiled, only experienced, so take some time to build a custom knife for yourself today.