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Kingdom Armory: Unique & Original Cutting Tools Built for Life's Adventures. Custom designed and hand built by David M. Rydbom in Ashland, OR, USA.
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27/01/2024

Surprise Drop! Live NOW - stag shop (link in IG bio)

26/01/2024

A less refined, yet still a pic of import. Just found the very first Butcher again… tossed in a box in the garage. Ugly, but started a thing didn’t it??? Just marked “Bill - Proto” with an initial squiggle. Never thought I’d make another… boy was I wrong!

24/01/2024

Tag. You’re it

19/01/2024

Your killing me Smalls…

18/01/2024

- remember when “lighting strike” materials were all the rage? Brass wire and Kevlar burlap in this instance. Bastard Son build from 2019 -

08/01/2024

Never a shortage of things to do around here… happy

01/01/2024

Happy New Year Crüe!!!

17/12/2023

Dropping in 1 hour! Put them under your tree 🌲 1pm Pacific time- Stag Shop (link in IG bio)

17/12/2023

Available tomorrow - Sunday Dec. 17 @ 1pm Pacific- Stag Shop

14/12/2023

Making stuff…

12/12/2023

No getting around it… is a grind!

09/12/2023

Happy everyone! Masada is back! - Been a long wild ride going from what was the original proto blade from 15 years ago (frame was broken during testing) …to the fresh off the bench version you see here. Tantos never die, they just multiply! ✖️

30/11/2023

“Design Language” = making sure all your s**t looks related! … and Now for some heat treating…

22/11/2023

Why can’t a knifemaker also be a potter? and - Stag Logo in gloss White Porcelain

16/11/2023

Waste not, want not! When I’m cutting up $1300 worth of Dammy, you better believe I’m going to try and plan for leaving other workable pieces. And so - more Dr. Bird Trouts are born!

11/11/2023

One minute out! Hot towel not included - stag shop (link in IG bio)

11/11/2023

Stag Drop - Today! 2pm Pacific 11/11/23

10/11/2023

Can you see them in the etch..?

09/11/2023

Only took 14,250 grinding hours to get the feel of how to do this freehand… I was shooting for .007 of course. 🤷🏼

09/11/2023

So… is sending me a box!📦

08/11/2023

in trip’licate

07/11/2023

Lining up some patten. It’s always worth spending a little time figuring how you want that dammy pattern aligned and moving through the blade after it’s ground.

31/10/2023

Happy Halloween 🎃 from the Crüe !

29/10/2023

Speaking of books… here’s a recommendation for some creepy Halloween reading! Two Hours Before Winter - written by Kevin MacGregor Scott - a buddy of mine - think* Stephen King meets Rob Zombie …. Some knifemaking mashed in, and of course the Bad guy has the same name as my youngest Son. (Thanks Kevin, I think???) *Find it on Amazon - give it a read!

28/10/2023

Dropping in just a few minutes- Noon 🕛 pacific- link in IG bio

27/10/2023

Dropping tomorrow at noon 🕛 pacific time- 10/28/2023 - Steel & Stone on the Stag Shop

27/10/2023

Strange things a brew this

26/10/2023

Almost…

24/10/2023

Ironically, protecting your hands isn’t the top priority in making something BY HAND - it’s 1. Lungs 🫁 2. Eyes 👀 3. Ears - What? I can’t hear you! (20 years ago, an Australian knifemaker told me; “ALWAYS be aware of what you breathe in. If you can smell it, you’re inhaling it. Your customers will never miss you as much as your family when you die from lung cancer “)

20/10/2023

Don’t know if I’ve ever shared - the Griffon and the Butcher were designed at the same time, to be the inverse of each other- Ying & Yang - couple works in progress for -

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Never could color inside the lines

Survival Cleaver? Found a dude on Etsy that makes these fishing tackle box inserts for Altoid tins… this whole rig is available in the stag shop now if you’re interested! Chop Chop #kingdomarmory #custom #fixedblade

The #kingdomarmory Custom order book will open tomorrow! 1/1/23 noon Pacific- details in vid

Hub cap pivot - mechanical lock bar stabilizer - #kingdomarmory #handmade #customknives

#knifemaking pro tip? Mildly pro? Ok, it’s a tip for hand tapping. Cheers! Go forth and #make stuff!

Rogue Production - final assembly- clean, tune, lube & lockdown

KA state of the Union - industry discussion - the new “way” of the world in knifemaking - realities and resulting Announcements (watch to the end) Thank you everyone!