This nice handmade pocketknife by Jay Bigler has an all-wood burl handle. When closed it is 3 5/8”; when open it's 6.25” long and has a 2.5” blade. The “J BIGLER”...

This really nice brass and off-white folding knife is one of the “98” that I discovered several years after my dad's passing. The knife is 5.5” extended and 3.25” folded....

This is much different from most of the knives that Dad made. He did like to experiment, though, with different shapes and sizes, especially in the earlier years when he began making knives. This,...

This nice little burl-handled knife is from Dad's "early period" (circa late 1990s) as evidenced by the engraved signature, “Jay Bigler”. The knife is 6" long with a 3" blade. White...

A handsome knife with only some cosmetic issues... the white, diamond-shaped inlays are not exactly opposite of each other... there are some dull places on the wood used for the handle. The...

The photos that I have taken of this knife don't do it justice. In the pictures the finishes on both the handle and the blade appear rather dull and scratched. Seeing it in person is altogether...

This Jay Bigler knife is one of my dad's earliest folding knives, easily discerned because there is no locking mechanism. It can also be dated by the stamp that he used on it – “Jay...

This small, fixed-blade knife is unusual because it actually has a date. Dad made it in 1998. He signed it by engraving “Jay Bigler”. The metal has a matte-gray finish to it. I think...

This really fine pocketknife is one of the “98” – one of 98 knives that I discovered in a cabinet in April of 2022. It has the “J BIGLER” semicircle, placing it from...

This pretty little knife is one of the 98 knives found in April 2022. The handle is made of a dark wood and metal. The “J BIGLER” semicircle places its creation between 2004 and early...

This handsome, two-toned, wood-handled knife is engraved with “AJB” which places its creation before 1997. The different woods on the handle don't match up perfectly. There is a...

I think that, although “compete”, it's possible that Dad was still working on this knife at the time of his stroke in 2012. There is no signature on the knife, but it is clearly one of...

“Knives '82”, the second annual edition from DBI Books and edited by Ken Warner, is a used paperback in fair to good condition. The book's pages have yellowed with age. The front and...

This attractive folding knife was among the cache of 98 of Dad's knives that I found last year. At first I thought that the color of the wood on the handle could have been caused by the sheath Dad...

This Jay Bigler folding knife is unusual because it is dated with an engraved “01”. This is one of the earlier folding knives that Dad made, although not the earliest. He did not...

I like the simplicity of this nice little pocketknife. I believe that the handle is made from brushed aluminum. Closed, it is 3.25”. Open, it is 5.75” with a 2.5” blade....

“Knives ’86” edited by Ken Warner is from my dad’s (Jay Bigler’s) small library of books on knives and is in good condition. The covers contain some tiny nicks...

This nice knife is 6.5” long with a 3.25” blade. The wood on the handle is 2.75” long and is secured to it with brass. There are four decorative, rounded indentations at the top...

This nice pocket knife is one of the ninety-eight knives that were discovered last year. The handle is made from a blue material and has a brass bolster. When closed, the knife is 3” long....

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

I found this small, unsigned knife in a drawer that is filled with knives that my dad, Jay Bigler, made. However, it is unsigned, and there is no way to authenticate whether or not he made it. It...

This attractive folding knife is one that I found among my dad’s (Jay Bigler’s) knives in April 2022. Most likely one of his, it is not signed, so I can’t confirm it as such. The...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

“Step-by-step Knifemaking: You Can Do It!” by David Boye, copyright 1977, paperback, 270 pages, index, illustrated, Rodale Press, good condition, ISBN 0-87857-181-7. This item will be...

“The Gun Digest Book of Knifemaking” by Jack Lewis and Roger Combs, good condition, paperback, 1989, illustrated, 224...

“Blade's Guide to Making Knives”, edited by Joe Kertzman, is from my dad's (Jay Bigler's) small library of books about knives. The book is paperback is in excellent/very good...

This all black fixed blade knife is engraved with “Jay Bigler Anna Il” which places its creation sometime between 1997 and 2001. The tip of the blade does not come to a fine point...

This copy of “Knifemaking: A Complete Guide to Crafting Knives, Handles & Sheaths” by Bo Bergman was part of my dad’s (Jay Bigler’s) small collection of knife books. It...

This fixed blade knife is one of the 98 knives that Dad made that were discovered last year. Engraved “BIGLER”, it is one of Dad’s earliest, being made in 1995 or 1996. I wish I...

“Gun Trader’s Guide” is a “complete, fully illustrated guide to identification of modern firearms” up to 1993, when this sixteenth edition was published by Stoeger...

This really nice folder is one of the ninety-eight knives I discovered in April of 2022. The only “issue” that I could find is that the fingernail notch on the blade to open it is a...

This folding knife was one of ninety-eight discovered in April 2022. Its handle is made of a dark wood burl and brass. The brass could use a polish. The knife is 3” long when closed. It is...

“Guns and Ammo Guidebook to Knives and Edged Weapons” is in good condition – it has minimal wear to the cover, some scuff marks, but no holes or tears. Other information about...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. It needs some TLC; however, it could make someone a nice knife. It is handmade, but not marked with a maker’s name. While it is part of my...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...

Thank you for your interest in this knife. My father, Jay Bigler, a hobbyist knifemaker, was pretty much self-taught and didn't begin making knives until after he retired in 1993. He passed in...