All About Pocket Knives

Hot off Todd's bench! He has really been making some beauties here lately, post um if ya got um!
Can't wait to get my hands on it!!! Al Dodge photo!

Dave

That is a very nice looking knife, Dave. Do the markings and the shield have any specific meaning?
The pattern and form is very appealing. How long is it?

I like it Dave, I assume from the lanyard that it must be a back pocket size knife. Very striking handle pattern. Is it a Harley Davidson design?

Wow that is one beautiful knife! Seems like most of his have that nice file work on the top side of the liners and notice how the liners are tapered to conform to the blade... what great attention to detail.

Dennis

Yes it is a Harley shield in the orange, silver and black. Todd"s attention to detail is amazing! He went WAY out of his way to build this beauty as I requested, we talked about every aspect and he was Great to work with! He made suggestions that he knew were the proper way to build a stout, lasting and Beautiful knife. I fell head over heels for the Warncliffe Swayback that Todd made for Al that is shown and it has been calling to me for a couple years now. I just couldn't resist any longer!!
Here are the specks on this knife from his web site. The blade is 1/8" thick at Todd's recommendation not 3/32"

Dave

Sweet knife, Dave! I would be stoked too! Congratulations.

Dave that is one fine knife ! Congratulations on adding it to your collection.

He does make a nice knife!

That's a beauty, Dave, congrats

These are not "the latest", more like 'the middle' of Todd's knife making career. The black carbon fiber has no liners and a very thin blade stock, ultimate light weight slicer.
kj

Desert Ironwood 4 3/8"
Mammoth 3 3/4"
C. Fiber 3 1/2"

kj

Roland those are three beautiful knives.

Thank you Phil. I also bought 2 more recent knives from Todd but sold them . The workmanship in the 3 i have kept seems the best to me.
kj

Great looking knives Roland!!
Here are a couple of older T.A. Davison knives with Al Dodge sheaths....
#333 with an older stamp, a Green Micarta Wharncliffe Swayback And an Ivory Swayback #348 Dave

Dave i had an ivory swayback with Wharncliffe blade, # 457, but sold it to help pay some bills. My Desert Iron wood TAD is # 339.
I have 2 Al Dodge sheaths that came with knives from Todd. These are lined with very soft 'doe skin' leather and are the finest sheaths i own. I doubt you could get a leather worker/sheath maker to make a similar quality sheath for under ~ $125-$150.
My carbon fiber knife is # 953. I did not record the # for the mammoth ivory knife but bought it in September 2014, 2 years after # 953.
kj

Beautiful knives from a skilled maker.

kootenay joe wrote:Dave i had an ivory swayback with Wharncliffe blade, # 457, but sold it to help pay some bills. My Desert Iron wood TAD is # 339.
I have 2 Al Dodge sheaths that came with knives from Todd. These are lined with very soft 'doe skin' leather and are the finest sheaths i own. I doubt you could get a leather worker/sheath maker to make a similar quality sheath for under ~ $125-$150.
My carbon fiber knife is # 953. I did not record the # for the mammoth ivory knife but bought it in September 2014, 2 years after # 953.
kj

I agree Roland! The Al Dodge sheaths are Top Shelf ALL the way! I have talked to him trying to get a sheath made for this latest project from Todd, but he has recently moved and doesn't have his work space ready yet. I will take one of Al's sheaths and the leather I want it to be made from and have a local leather man do the best he can with it.

Roland, if you wish to know what # any of Todd's knives are, just get out your flashlight and look inside the bed! Todd engraves the # of every knife he makes on the liner and records it in his knife journal as to date, material, to whom sold to, ect. This way if there are any questions, or say stolen property there is a record of where that particular knife started.
Todd builds an Excellent knife! He is experimenting all the time with different finishes, jigging and color of bone, patterns, blade shapes......
He doesn't have a single pattern that he follows, all the knives are slightly different from one another even of the same basic pattern, they all come from his head, eyes and hands...


Dave

Not the latest from TA Davison, but a couple from my pile. Recently worked out a deal with bestgear Tom on the Natural Canvas Micarta.
Thanks again Tom!

I love his knives and style. It was his knives that really gave me the bug to start making slipjoints. Those are all top notch beautiful.

tknottsknives wrote: ↑Fri Jan 02, 2026 4:21 pm I love his knives and style. It was his knives that really gave me the bug to start making slipjoints. Those are all top notch beautiful.

Thanks, Tim! Appreciate the feedback coming from such a talented knife maker as yourself.