Johan Ellis Skinner w/Wild Olive Wood Handle

Ideal for a collector, a traditional designed skinner that has been in a single private collection and meticulously cared for. Excellent balance, lightweight companion, designed for hunting and functional outdoor applications.

Custom Knifemaker:Johan Ellis - Member of The Cape Knifemakers Guild & South African Knifemakers Guild
Design: Skinner
Blade: Sandvik 14C28N Stainless Steel Sweden, Hollow Ground, Hardened @ 1060 Degrees C, Tempered @ 175 Degrees C
Bolsters: 315 Stainless Steel
Belt Sheath: Hand Stitched Cow Hide Leather

Custom Knifemaker: Johan Ellis

'Johan Ellis, also known as JD Ellis, is a part-time custom knifemaker since 1997 in the Namaqualand town of Springbok, South Africa. Johan grew up in Namaqualand where the world is beautiful in a special and unique way, just like his knives. A founding principle for Johan is to innovate and not to copy. Crafts his own original designs, either with a hollow or flat grind, stabilizes all his own wood and tempers his own steel. Although Johan originally made traditional knives, he now strives to be a creator of knives and not just a maker of knives....There is a fundamental difference.' Johan's original motto - 'Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.' - Cherish it, use it and enjoy it!'.