Made in the USA
In my small studio in Idaho, USA, each piece is individually crafted with heavy inspiration from the mysteries of our universe in every piece…
It starts with raw material, utilizing premium ingredients from around the world to fuse and forge weld the ancient iron to other pure alloys; allowing the blades to retain a hardened, functional, and durable cutting edge.
Some meteorites have a very large crystalline structure, which is formed by cooling from a liquid to a solid in the vacuum of space for millions of years... Over the course of my career, I have developed a proprietary technique of preserving this pattern to survive the immense heats and pressures during forging.
Carefully forged and ground into the final shape of the blade, the piece is submerged into acids to dissolve only specific alloys inside the steel. With every blow from the hammer effecting how the pattern will distort, the effect is a contrasting difference featuring the beautiful layers of carbon steel and meteoric iron in the final finish…FAQs
Where can I buy your blades?
My blades are made to commission and limited drop basis, available pieces will be notified via my mailing list. For custom chef knives, please visit the selection of exclusive pieces at EatingTools.
Have questions regarding commissioning blades or other meteoric luxury items? Please contact me.
What does it cost?
Cost for commissioned items vary depending on the item, material, and complexity. Most popular pieces like chef knives now start at $3500 USD, sabers $5000 USD. For other items, please inquire for pricing.
Are the Widmanstätten patterns in the meteorite still present?
Yes, pieces containing Octahedrite meteorite in san-mai, mosaic, raw form, etc. retain their natural Widmanstätten pattern in the final result. This utilizes larger pieces of meteorite to be preserved using a proprietary process developed over the course of several years that enables the natural crystal structure to be preserved all through forging, heat treating, and tempering.
With exception, pieces containing meteoric dust and/ or recycled offcuts from meteorite will not have a defined crystalline pattern.
Can a blade forged from meteorite be used?
Yes. Meteorite is a highly impure alloy consisting of micro inclusions, cracks, troilite veins, and a lack of carbon and manganese; it cannot perform as a fully functional blade in its raw state. To work around this issue, the meteorite iron is fused with various alloys that allow the meteorite to hold its impurities within itself and allow lesser effect to the structural integrity of the blade. These blades are built with usability in mind, with retained edge retention and strength to allow for use especially in the kitchen.
My journey, at 20 years old...
I began woodworking when I was roughly 11-12 years old… Long before I started bladesmithing. Bladesmithing was never an interest of mine, until later in my life when I slowly found where my skills showcased themselves best.
My interest in woodworking began with my grandfather. He was a woodworker with quite some experience and skill, and it had taken to my interest eventually when I was curious to be involved in what he was making. During the time I started making my first pieces, I began carving small sculptures and playing around here and there with different projects. At that time I didn't have any interest in working with metal. I was very interested in woodworking, in which over the course of about 2-3 years I put enough attention into it where I started doing competition woodworking up against very talented artists. I made hundreds of pieces, and competed in several different competitions throughout my state. While my interests with creating things started to pick up, so did I realize my uncle’s interests in woodworking as well, but he was more intuitive with the bladesmithing aspect and re-handling old knives he had Very soon, I started to get myself interested in making my own chisels for woodworking. Soon enough not long after beginning my woodworking adventure, I tried my hand making my own tools a couple times, I then tried making knives. From there I got caught into it, and left woodworking to pursue my interests in bladesmithing a couple years in. When I started I had no help, no tutor, no teacher... Even to this day I have been completely self-taught. I taught myself over time what I know now through trial and error, and experimenting with new and interesting processes. After a few years of bladesmithing later, I decided to take my skills to a professional level. I learned from others’ processes and techniques and quality, and began making damascus steel and fabricating my own patterns and alloys.
Since then, I have continued to teach myself to create better quality pieces; and have pushed myself far enough that my work has now deviated into a niche of working with high-quality and rare materials from both across the world, and, out of this world...I have grown an undying passion for this craft, I hope to do this for the rest of my life…
~ Tristan Dare