{"title":"Custom Knives by Arik Miller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eArik Miller crafts custom Damascus knives at the New West Knifeworks Forge that blend rugged functionality with bold, unique patterns. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEach knife reflects his passion for precision, experimentation, and the art of pattern-welded steel.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"custom-ulu-by-arik-miller","title":"Custom Elk Antler Ulu by Arik Miller","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"801\" data-start=\"509\"\u003eThis custom Ulu set by bladesmith \u003cstrong data-end=\"558\" data-start=\"543\"\u003eArik Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e is a striking fusion of frontier heritage and contemporary craft. The Ulu blade is hand-forged from \u003cstrong data-end=\"691\" data-start=\"659\"\u003e15N20 and 1084 carbon steels\u003c\/strong\u003e in a \u003cstrong data-end=\"738\" data-start=\"697\"\u003erandom and plug weld damascus pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e, delivering both functional performance and visual complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1183\" data-start=\"803\"\u003eA handle of naturally shed \u003cstrong data-end=\"844\" data-start=\"830\"\u003eelk antler\u003c\/strong\u003e is accented with a \u003cstrong data-end=\"882\" data-start=\"864\"\u003ebronze bolster\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-end=\"902\" data-start=\"887\"\u003ebronze pins\u003c\/strong\u003e, creating an earthy, elegant contrast to the flowing damascus lines of the blade. The knife is seated in a matching block with a sculpted bronze attachment plate, designed to honor the form and function of traditional Ulu knives while elevating it to a display-worthy centerpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1342\" data-start=\"1185\"\u003eEvery detail — from the plug-welded joinery to the balance in the hand — reflects Miller’s signature precision and commitment to materials that tell a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1478\" data-start=\"1344\"\u003eIdeal for \u003cstrong data-end=\"1383\" data-start=\"1354\"\u003ecollectors, serious chefs\u003c\/strong\u003e, or anyone who believes the tools we use should be as beautiful as the meals they help create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1483\" data-start=\"1480\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1512\" data-start=\"1485\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1510\" data-start=\"1492\"\u003eKey Dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1816\" data-start=\"1513\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1570\" data-start=\"1513\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1570\" data-start=\"1515\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1534\" data-start=\"1515\"\u003eBlade material:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15N20 \/ 1084 high carbon damascus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1624\" data-start=\"1571\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1624\" data-start=\"1573\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1594\" data-start=\"1573\"\u003eBlade dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.375\" width × 3.25\" height\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1680\" data-start=\"1625\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1680\" data-start=\"1627\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1638\" data-start=\"1627\"\u003eHandle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elk antler with bronze bolster and pins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1732\" data-start=\"1681\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1732\" data-start=\"1683\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1704\" data-start=\"1683\"\u003eBlock dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\" L × 7.125\" W × 1.75\" H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1763\" data-start=\"1733\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1763\" data-start=\"1735\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1756\" data-start=\"1735\"\u003eClearance needed:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1792\" data-start=\"1764\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1792\" data-start=\"1766\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1783\" data-start=\"1766\"\u003eTotal height:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.375\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1816\" data-start=\"1793\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1816\" data-start=\"1795\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1806\" data-start=\"1795\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.5 lbs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"New West Manufacturing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159748087895,"sku":"NW-CST-AM-1140","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/5578\/4988\/files\/MG_5429.jpg?v=1767023650"},{"product_id":"custom-elk-antler-ulu-049-by-arik-miller","title":"Custom Elk Antler Ulu #048 by Arik Miller","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis custom Ulu set is bladesmith Arik Miller's fusion of frontier material and technical steelwork. The blade is forged in a crushed W's mosaic Damascus pattern — a demanding technique that stacks and manipulates the steel until the resulting pattern is entirely unrepeatable, no two the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe handle is naturally shed elk antler, fitted with a single bronze post that ties the piece together without competing with the antler's natural grain and color. The knife is seated in a matching walnut display block with a sculpted bronze attachment plate, built to hold the Ulu as a centerpiece rather than hide it in a drawer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eIdeal for collectors, serious cooks, or anyone who believes a kitchen tool can also be a piece of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMaker: Arik Miller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBlade: Crushed W's mosaic Damascus (15N20 \/ 1084 high-carbon steel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eHandle: Naturally shed elk antler, single bronze post\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDisplay block: Walnut with sculpted bronze attachment plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"New West Manufacturing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43894606594135,"sku":"NW-CST-AM-1172","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/5578\/4988\/files\/MG_6555.jpg?v=1783715171"},{"product_id":"arik-miller-nwkw-7-damascus-nakiri-049","title":"Arik Miller\/NWKW | 7” Damascus Nakiri #049","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLong before wagon wheels wore steel rims, they wore wrought iron — a softer, more forgiving metal wrapped around a wooden wheel to keep it running another hundred miles. That iron is where this knife begins. Reclaimed from a wheel built in the late 1800s or early 1900s, it carries the grain and texture that only a century of use can put into metal, and it turns out to be close to perfect for inlay work: soft enough to carve clean with a chisel, tough enough to hold its shape once the silver is set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThat same wrought iron forms the bolster, hand-inlaid with fine silver in a technique that leaves no room for shortcuts. Every line is cut and hammered by hand, held in place by a dovetail groove carved to lock the silver in for good — thousands of hammer strikes, where a single miss can undo hours of progress. It took the maker hundreds of hours of practice before he was ready to put the technique into a piece like this one. Seventy of those hours are in the knife in front of you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHawaiian koa, warm-toned and quietly figured, carries the story down into the hand, meeting the wrought iron and silver at the bolster and finished with hand-textured background work that rewards a closer look. The blade is a 7\" Nakiri in 1084\/15N20 Damascus, built for the long, straight push-cuts a vegetable knife should make. The pattern doesn't have a name yet — the maker will tell you as much himself — but it reads like faces in the steel, no two folds alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOne knife. One block of history. Go ahead — pick it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade: 1084\/15N20 Damascus\u003cbr\u003eHandle: Hawaiian Koa with \u003cspan\u003eWrought Iron w\/ Fine Silver Inlay Bolster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall length: 12.75\"\u003cbr\u003eBlade length: 7\"\u003cbr\u003eBlade Height: 2.625\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eArtist Bio:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e19 year old Arik Miller grew up in Haines, Alaska, population 2,500. He first made knives at 12 years old with a couple pieces of scrap aluminum and some paracord. These first knives wouldn’t cut much, but it was his first step into the world of knife making, and he was immediately hooked. With help from his Dad, they gathered scrap spring steel from cars, made a forge powered by a weed burner souped up with a hairdryer, got our hammers and pliers and started banging steel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOver the span of the next 5 years he traveled back and forth to Sweden three times and took axe making classes under master smith, Friedrich Thelin. With the hook set on forging and knifemaking he and his dad built out a proper shop. He began mass producing railroad spike knives and selling them at local markets before progressing further and learning how to make damascus, and soon began taking on custom orders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New West Manufacturing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44278336159831,"sku":"MM-CST-AM-1180","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/5578\/4988\/files\/ArikMiller_NWKW_DamascusNakiri_049_2.jpg?v=1789420309"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.newwestknifeworks.sbs\/collections\/custom-knives-by-arik-miller.oembed","provider":"New West KnifeWorks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}