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Aaron WilburnAn avid hunter, Mastersmith Aaron was never able to find the perfect skinning knife. However, despite a lifetime of working with knives it wasn’t until 2003, when he lived in Florida, that he visited Cliff Parker's shop in Zephyrhills. He was so impressed with Cliff’s picture mosaic damascus that he was inspired to begin making his own knives.

In 2003, Aaron attended the Knifemakers Guild Show in Orlando, FL. and met fellow maker Corbin Newcomb, who generously invited Aaron to spend a week at his shop in MO, learning to make knives. He jumped at the offer, of course, and found Corbin to be very generous with his knowledge of damascus and forging. Aaron says, “It was a great learning experience and very memorable.”

At the end of 2003 Aaron moved to Redding, CA, where he lives and works today. He built many of his own tools including an air hammer and hydraulic press – all to facilitate creating knives. He considers sole authorship a point of pride – he forges all his own blades, makes all his own damascus and does all his own leather work. He was awarded the title of Journeyman Smith in 2009 and became a Mastersmith in 2013. Attending a class on making folders taught by Mike Vagnino in 2001 brought to life a new aspect of knife-making.

Aaron prefers to use natural materials – his knives are truly one-of-a-kind. He uses the best techniques available for heat-treating – including triple tempering and triple quenching. He hopes that his knives will feel like a natural part of the new owner’s hand, and does all his making with the expectation that the knife will be passed down from generation to generation. Aaron has been a full-time maker since July 2012.

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Back Pocket Slipjoint with G-Carta
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Belt Knife with Black Canvas Micarta
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Belt Knife with Black Canvas Micarta
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Belt Knife with Black Canvas Micarta
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Belt Knife with Burgundy Canvas Micarta
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Belt Knife with Green Canvas Micarta
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Belt Knife with Green Canvas Micarta
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Belt Knife with Natural Canvas Micarta
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Belt Knife with Natural Canvas Micarta
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Belt Knife with Natural Canvas Micarta
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Black Sheep Horn Damascus Hunter (4 1/4 in)
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Black Sheep Horn Damascus Hunter (5 1/8 in)
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Bocote Hunter (JS Test Knife)
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Bodyguard Belt Knife with Black Canvas Micarta
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Bodyguard Belt Knife with Checkered Black Canvas Micarta - Black Finish Blade
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Bodyguard Belt Knife with Checkered Black Canvas Micarta - Copper Finish Blade
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Bodyguard Belt Knife with Checkered Burlap Micarta - Black Finish Blade
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Bodyguard Belt Knife with Green Canvas Micarta
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Bodyguard Belt Knife with Natural Canvas Micarta
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Brut de Forge Belt Knife with Ironwood Burl
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Brut de Forge Hunter with Ironwood
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Brute de Forge
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Brute de Forge Bowie with Wrought Iron and Stag
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Brute de Forge Camp Knife
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Brute de Forge Ironwood Chopper
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Brute de Forge Pronghorn Camp Knife
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Brute de Forge Skinner with Bocote
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Brute de Forge with California Sycamore
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Brute de Forge with Ebony
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Brute de Forge with Ironwood
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Brute de Forge with Ironwood
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Brute de Forge with Ironwood and Damascus
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Brute de Forge with Redwood Burl
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Buckeye Burl Skinner
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Clip Point Bowie with Stag, Walrus Ivory and Stacked Leather
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Clip Point Damascus Long Hunter
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Clip Point Skinner with Stag
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Damascus & Stag Bowie
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Damascus and Stag Hunter
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Damascus and Stag Long Hunter
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Damascus Belt Knife with Ironwood
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Damascus Bowie with Snakewood
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Damascus Feather
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Deer Crown Hunter
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Dino Slipjoint with Black and Red Paper Micarta
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Double Blade Dogleg Trapper with Amber Stag
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Drop Point Hunter Amboyna Burl
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Elk and Canarywood Clip Point Hunter
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Feather Damascus with Sambar
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Field Knife with Sambar Stag, Mammoth Ivory, and Stacked Leather
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Field Knife with Stag and Stacked Leather
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Field Knife with Stag and Stacked Leather
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Firestorm Damascus Kwaiken with Alligator Leather
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Firestorm Damascus with Elk Antler
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Forge Finish Bowie with Ironwood
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Forge Finish Skinner with Elk Antler
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Forge Finish Skinner with Sambar Stag
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Forge Finish Skinner with Sambar Stag
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Forged Recurve Hunter with Green Curly Maple
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Hamon Kwaiken with Beaver Tail Leather
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Hippo Tooth Hunter
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Hippo Tooth Hunter
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Hippo Tooth Hunter
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Hippo Tooth Hunter
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Hippo Tooth Hunter
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Hippo Tooth Hunter
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Hippo Tooth Hunter with Feather Damascus
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Hippo Tooth Hunter with Firestorm Damascus
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Hippo Tooth Skinner
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Hippo Tooth Skinner with Feather Damascus
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Honey Badger - Black
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Honey Badger - Bronze
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Honyaki Belt Knife with Green Curly Maple
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Hunter with Lignum Vitae
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Hunter with Stag
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Integral Damascus Hunter with Stag and Wrought Iron
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Integral Hunter with Stag and Wrought Iron
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Ironwood Hunter
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Ironwood Hunter
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Kingwood Hunter (JS Test Knife)
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Lacewood Hunter
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Ladder Pattern Fluted Quillion Dagger
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Mosaic Damascus Bowie with Sambar Stag
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Olive and Antler Hunter
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Olive Wood Hunter
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Oosic Artifact Forge Finish Skinner
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Oosic Feather
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Oosic Twist
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Pronghorn Hunter (4")
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Pronghorn Hunter (5 1/2")
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Pronghorn Hunter (5") with Sheep Horn and Wrought Iron
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Rosewood and Stag Hunter
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Rosewood Skinner
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Sambar & Ivory Hunter
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Sambar and Ironwood
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Sambar and Ironwood
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Sambar and Mammoth
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Sheep Horn Hunter (4")
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Single Blade Dog Leg Trapper with Stag
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Slipjoint Trapper with Stag
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Snakewood Hunter (JS Test Knife)
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Stacked Handle Hunter
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Stag Feather
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Stag Feather Clip Point Hunter
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Stag Hunter
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Still Water Skinner
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Still Water Skinner with Feather Pattern Damascus
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Swayback Slip Joint Folder with Jigged Bone
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Swayback Slip Joint Folder with Mammoth Ivory
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Tactical Brute de Forge
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Texas Toothpick with Ancient Walrus Ivory
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Texas Toothpick with Damascus and Ancient Walrus Ivory
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Trapper with Walrus Ivory
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Two Blade Coffin Handle Trapper with Mammoth Ivory
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Utility Knife with Desert Ironwood
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Utility Knife with Red Narra
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Utility Knife with Stag and Stacked Leather
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Utility Knife with Ziricote
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Utility with Oosic, Snakewood, and Mammoth Ivory
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Walrus Ivory Wharncliffe Trapper
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Walrus Rasp
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Wolf Tooth Damascus Bowie (MS Test Knife)
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