Today I received my Chute knife from Mark - and I love it!
I take the chance to thank Mark and Alex from CKD for their help.
Andy

I hope to see Mark's work in person at the Blade Show.

Andy,

Give us a review ...

Alex

ok alex - i will do my best, not so easy for me in englisch....

the chute knife is 10 1/2" overall, blade is 5 1/2". the blade steel is ATS 34.
the knife is nicely tapered, the handle is beautiful desert ironwood and black fiber spacers. guard and pins are 303 stainless and there is a thong hole. the blade has a mirror finish.
what can i say - it looks great and the processing (?) is nice. the fitting of the pins is perfect and i love this desert ironwood.
more later
andy

I have been cheating. Mark just brought by a few of his latest blades for me to look at. For those looking for a great survival, utility, camp, defense knive, just wait a few days. Once he gets the handles on these blades I'll post a few shots. Sorry guys, the one with desert ironwood is mine!

Andy ...

Thanks partner!

I think Mark is one of the "best buys" around, actually.

Terrill ... nice photo work too! Those listing shots are very clean!

Alex

I have been looking very hard at the Mark Hazen chute knives. Could someone tell me what the stock thickness is??
Does he have a web site or email address? I couldnt find any info on him other than the wonderful pictures of his work.
ALex

Welcome to the Custom Knife Directory forum.

You can find more information about Mark Hazen at the CKD main page .Here is a link www.customknifedirectory.com/CKD_Mainframe.htm (http://www.customknifedirectory.com/CKD_Mainframe.htm) look under fixed blades.

Hi, Alex.
As Mike said, Mark sells his knives through the Custom Knife Directory. He is one of the best kept secrets in custom knifemakers...but hopefully not a secret for too long:)

Also, you can find his knives under the Tactical/Fighter section of the sale listings.

And...go to the profile section to read his profile:)

Hey mike Thanks for the welcome ! I have been reading posts for most of the morning. The civility demonstrated on this board is to be commended.

Dogman
I am either just doing something wrong or just plain not with it this morning. I have been through the makers profiles a half dozen times and have yet to see his name. I have looked at every single picture .... more than once .. but cant find anything about him. If you can give me a direct link or more direction I would surely appreciate it.

From the photos Mark Hazen's stuff looks wonderful. The price is a steal. (Oh wait I take that back until I get mine :) )I cant see him staying secret for to long. I felt the same way about Bruce Evans. Think Ill place my order for that Hazen this evening.

Alex, that is my fault. I thought I had put his profile up. I will have to take care of that. So which one are you getting?

Hi Alex

Welcome to CKD. Maybe you should offer a reminder of your website, I'd personally like another look through the collection. It's a long time since I took a look in on rec.knives which I know is your real 'home' :)

I keep looking at those Hazen knives too....

Roger

Hey guys, I really appreciate all the kind words. That means more to me than you know!! Alex and I spoke about doing my Maker Profile awhile back and he told me to send in the info. I have been so busy grinding steel, I have not done it yet. Alex is the most "on the ball" guy I have ever come in contact with, so give me a couple days and I'll get the info to him. If any of you would like to get in touch with me directly, my e-mail is: mhazen@carolina.rr.com. Once again thanks for all the kind words. Keep in mind I have a good photographer also, so that helps a bunch. Mark

Well I went ahead and placed an order for the ATS34 with red spacers and white micarta tonight. Hope its still available. That was a tough choice between the three chute knives on the site now !!!
Anyway here is my collection page. Its in desperate need of an update as I have new toys to take pictures of but in case your interested

My Knife page
home.att.net/~a.boriqua/ (http://home.att.net/~a.boriqua/)

Alex

Alex,Very impressive page and knives too of course :)

I've known Mark for a while and have had the pleasure of seeing his work up close on a few occasions, including during a visit to Terrill's studio. Very nice fit and finish. He definitely has the drive for making knives....especially after he went to visit GenO Denning! :) Keep up the great work, Mark!