Fordite, aka Detroit agate or Motor Agate, is pre-1985 automobile paint which has hardened sufficiently to be cut and polished. It was formed by the now extinct practice of hand spray-painting multiples of production car bodies in large automotive factories. The over-sprayed paint in the painting bays gradually built up on the tracks and skids that the car bodies were moved on. Over time, many colorful layers built up there. These layers were hardened repeatedly in the ovens that the car bodies went into to cure the paint. Eventually, the paint build-up would become obstructing, or too thick and heavy, and had to be removed. Some auto workers, entranced by the beauty of this material, took home chunks home in their dinner buckets. Today, we bring you our newest Fordite Collection by recycling this rare material into beautiful knives. 

-Each one is unique, no two are the same.

-Damascus Steel Blade

-3" Lockback with 2 1/4" Blade

-Made in USA

A century-old adobe ranch house is home to both the gallery and production facilities of Santa fe Stoneworks. “Coaxing the Soul out of Stone, Wood and Steel” is the motto of the artisan cutlers there, where each piece crafted is a unique example of the marriage of fine steels with gemstones, shells or intricate wood marquetry.