Howling Wolf Knifeworks

08/21/2026

Forge welded some 1800s wrought iron wagon wheel to 80crv2 core.
Should make a good looking blade when I get more time to decide what to make it into

08/05/2026

Finally got my waterfall platen behaving better.

07/24/2026

Two done today

W2 steel for both.
One is blue-dyed and stabilized cottonwood
Other is purple dye and stabilized Buckeye burl.

Prefect for edc or daily adventures.

07/10/2026

For the sake of the process, ive digitized and engraved my great grandpa's signature onto the tang of my American Bladesmith Society Journeyman performance test blade.
From the start in 2005 when I was given a knife he forged for my grandpa's military service, I have been pursuing the skill of forging knives and learning the process as best I can.
To my knowledge, my great grandpa never signed the knives he made so I thought it fitting to sign his name in his own hand for him on the blade I will use to attempt the first step to earn the JS stamp.
His signature will be permanently hidden under the handle of the blade to represent his silent influence on my life as a blademsmith, always there but never seen.
With any luck ill pass the performance test and then bring 5 blades to the ABS panel in Georgia next June to see if i am judged to make the JS status.

07/04/2026

This season i can sometimes be found at Old World Wisconsin in the 1886 blacksmith shop.

Photo was filtered with AI to adjust colors and make it look more old timey, this is really me though ;p

07/03/2026

Some new ones on the way!
W2 and 5160

06/16/2026

I have put together a new page on my website to show my marks used and their ranges of use. This stems from emails from people with knives that they believe are made by me because they have a wolf etched into them or the words "howling wolf" on them somewhere.
This page outlines my Makers marks and their date range of use. If it does not appear on this page, the knife was not made by me and I sadly cannot help anyone with warranty, information requests about the manufacture or to whom it was sold.

Welcome to the the page dedicated to dating your knife made by Howling Wolf Knifeworks. Here is a list of all of the makers marks we have used and their date ranges. If it does not bear one of these marks, It was not done by us. Pat began forging knives in 2005, first salable knife was 2010. While

04/26/2026

Finished my personal show carry.
1024 layer Damascus with a yellow and black dyed Buckeye burl rame handle.

03/25/2026

First new one out of the shop in months, I really enjoyed playing with texture and colors on this one.

80crv2 blade, mild gaurd, micarta and elk

Come see it at the badger club knife show this fri-sunday at the Janesville holiday inn

03/24/2026

Bowie fun