RB Johnson master knife maker

[scotto]

My cousin Ron Johnson, or other wise known in the knife world as RB, is a master knife maker. His knives HIGHLEY sought after by collectors world wide. All his knives are built from scratch many times using such exotic material as 10,000 year old blue wooly mammoth ivory, Black Lip Pearl and meteorite.





Here are some examples of his work.


Knife Specifications: Blue Mammoth Bark Lever Release
Blade Length: 3.25"
Overally Length: 7.5"
Blade Type: Modified Clip Point
Blade Composition: Stainless Reptilian Damascus
Handle Material: Wooly Mammoth Blue Bark Ivory
Bolster Composition: Eggerling Mosaic Damascus
Locking Mechanism: Back Lock
Opening: Lever Release
Additional Features: This very nice damascus folder by well known maker, R.B. Johnson, features great materials, terrific lockup and filework. The blue wooly mammoth ivory scales are some of the very nicest that I have seen and are quite striking with colors of brown, coffee, blue, green and beige. Truly awesome color!!!. The reptilian damascus is of the stainless variety, quite usable and beautiful. The bolster steel is a great multi-mosaic damascus and is also quite nice. The handle scales are held together with gold plated screws as well which adds a little extra flair.


Knife Specifications: Gold Lip & Meteorite Folder
Blade Length: 3 1/8"
Overally Length: 7"
Blade Type: Modified Clip Point
Blade Composition: Snake Skin Stainless Damascus
Handle Material: Presentation Grade Gold Lip Pearl
Bolster Composition: Gideon Meteorite
Locking Mechanism: Linerlock
Opening: Ruby Inlaid Gold Thumbstud
Additional Features: Here is another beautiful piece by RB Johnson. The handle scales are great gold lip pearl with terrific flash. The bolsters are etched meteorite and the liners are anodized gold titanium to match the pearl. The backspacer is nicely fileworked with an intricate pattern that is unique to R.B. Johnson. Gold plated screws hold it all together.


Knife Specifications: Black Lip & Damascus Folder
Blade Length: 3 1/8"
Overally Length: 7"
Blade Type: Modified Clip Point
Blade Composition: Stainless Basket Weave Damascus
Handle Material: Black Lip Pearl
Bolster Composition: Mosaic Damascus
Locking Mechanism: Linerlock
Opening: Black Lip Pearl Inlaid Thumbstud
Additional Features: This beautiful piece by RB Johnson features handle scales of black lip pearl with flash of green, red, purple, yellow and hints of blue. The blade steel is the quite usable Stainless Basket weave damascus. The bolsters are etched mosaic damascu\s and the liners are anodized gold titanium to match the pearl. The backspacers are fileworked in a sort of tooth pattern which is unique to R.B. Johnson's knives. Gold plated screws hold it all together.


master artisan and knife maker R.B. Johnson
Knife Makers Guild Member since 1973

[cec]

I'd love to have just half his talent.

[scotto]

Every time I visit my cousins he has something new for me. The other day and he gave me this slice of meteorite, or as he calls it "Mettle from God” the crystallization comes from cooling one degree every ten thousand years.

[scotto]

Pre Ban Museum Registered
Ivory Scales
440 c Stainless Body & 34 ATS Stainless Blade
The Blade Length Is 3.9 Inches,
Overall Length Is 8.2 Inches

[GunRunnerDoug]

He does realy beautiful work. Art knives are really catching on with investors.

[Hannibal]

Amazing! Does he do tomahawks?

[scotto]

Here is one RB gave me when I got my 4th degree black belt. It’s a nice little folder with an armadillo skin handle. Unfortunately it was among the items that were stolen from my cabin when it was broken into last winter.





Here is another one he gave me.



The blade had meteorite forged into the steel.


The handle is made from whale ***** bone and layers of birch bark. Not the white part of the bark but the brown inner part.