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Artisan NameLane Dawson
Artisan CategoryTomahawks, axes, knives and forgings
Artisan Bio

Self-taught beginning at the age of 12, Lane learned to create knives and muzzleloading rifles and pistols by fabricating each part--from the wood and antler handles and hand forged metal blades of knives to the wood stock and grips of muzzleloaders and each individual metal part on a firearm including short barrels, locks, triggers, magazines, and accessory parts such as the butt plate, patch box, etc. --completely by hand from the raw materials through hand fabricating processes such as forging , cutting, filing, and machining with a metal lathe,

CompanyDawson Custom Hand-Forged Knives
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AddressP.O. Box 75
Weippe, ID 83553
United States
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Phone(208) 435-4577
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