Custom handmade knives, edged weapons, & jewelry by Larry Gotkin

Award-winning handmade knives, edged weapons, powderhorns, tomahawks, war clubs, jewelry, metal sculpture, cribbage boards, pet portraits and other items for sale and commission.
	Larry Gotkin's Newest Work: Update 4/23/12
	Larry Gotkin's Awards: Update 4/20/12
	Feedback about Larry Gotkin's Work: Update 04/20/12
	Story about Larry Gotkin by Dan Sorenson: Arizona Daily Star, 7/4/10

Larry Gotkin Handmade Knives, Edged Weapons, Jewelry & More

I started doing scrimshaw as a hobby in 1979. Knives, jewelry, and firearms were excellent canvases for this new hobby, so I began to rehandle knives and firearms and sell them locally. The problem with any crafts hobby is that you soon run out of room in your own house to display pieces, and I cannot afford to give them ALL away as gifts! Thus, the birth of this website.

Over the years, I have used several blade suppliers including House of Muzzleloading, Texas Knifemakers Supplies, Kris Cutlery, and others, modifying them as required. In 2009, I began forging some, mostly historical, blades of my own. The forged blades are noted as such in the descriptions on this website.

I also have been collaborating with a local bladesmith, Uhrs Chantell (bladesbychntell@gmail.com). He beats the iron and I handle and sheath the resulting blades. The Magua tomahawk and Magua knife are samples of our collaboration.

My latest passions are hand-forged metal sculptures and knives, along with powderhorns and warclubs! Please note that katanas and wakisashis can be made to order to match the tantos to make a complete daisho. The cribbage boards, jewelry, Jewish religious objects, and pet portraits illustrate the breadth of my work.

I hope you enjoy looking at my portfolio. Please contact me with any comments or suggestions — together we can come up with a truly unique piece of custom work.

Please click the Commissions link here or at the top of any page to find out how to commission a custom piece.

New Items!

Updated: 4/23/2012

Black Rattler Powderhorn

2-Band Screw Tip Powderhorn
(Commissioned)

Bamboo Wall Sculpture

Forged Cheese Slicer

Carving Set

Akansas Toothpick

Khanjar (Persian Dagger)

Scalloped Gunstock Warclub

2-Banded Lobed Powderhorn

» more awards

Award-Winning Work
Updated: 4/20/2012

Horned Hawk
2012 Best of Show
Best of 3D

Birdka Kukri
2012 Best of Show
Best of Metal-Arizona Design Craftsmen

Calla Lilies
2012 Salon de Refuses' Exhibit Student Gallery

Larry's Horned Hawk, Birdka Kukri, and Calla Lilies were accepted for display in the Pima Community College Annual juried Student Art Exhibition 2012 at the Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery. Horned Hawk won "Best of Show" and "Best of 3D". Birdka Kukri won "Best of Show" (yes, there was more than one!) and "Best of Metal." Calla Lilies were selected for the Salon de Refuses' Exhibit in the Student Gallery.
» read the story in Aztec Press Online » more awards

WE DO NOT ACCEPT INTERNATIONAL ORDERS Due to extremely high shipping and customs costs and tremendous hassles, we are not accepting international orders INCLUDING CANADA.

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acid etching
blades
clasps
cribbage boards
custom knives
daggers
dirks
edged weapons
flints
guns
hadseax
handmade knives
Japanese swords
jewelry
katanas
knife bags
knives
menukis
metal sculpture
obsidian
powderhorns
puukkos
sax
scramaseax
scramsax
scrimshaw
seax
seaxe
sgian dubhs
skeans
skinners
spears
sword bags
swords
tallit clips
tantos
tomahawks
tomahawks
wakizashis
war clubs
weapons

Larry is now accepting commissions for pet portraits rendered in colored pencil.

Click the burro above or at the “Pet Portraits” button at the top of any page for details.