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Types of Knives
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Frederick, Aaron
Aaron Frederick learned to make knives from John W. Smith and has been -
Custom Folding Knives
KMG
doing so since 1994. He started making custom folding knives in 1996. He -
Tactical Knives
uses the stock removal method and damasus from other skilled bladesmiths. -
Custom Folding Knives
Elishewitz, Allen
Recon Marine, Martial Artisit and award winning knifemaker - has been -
Folding Knives
KMG
making knives Since 1988 using the stock removal method with damasteel & - Damascus Folding Knives
RWL which are heat treated and double tempered. Great Investment Knives. - Also Makes
Pens
and
Watches!
Hedlund, Anders
Absolutely brilliant art knife designs, especially fancy folding art knives. -
Damascus Folding Art Knives
*KMD Reccomended Commonly uses damascus by Mattias Styrefors, a fellow Swedish Knife - Damasteel Presentation Fixed Knives
Maker. Don't miss the prize winning "Tigerclaw" in his
Knives for Sale!
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Custom Knives Available for Sale
Gallagher, Barry
This may be one of the first names that comes to my mind when I hear the - Art Folding Knife &
Fixed Blades
term "Art Knife". Stunning, flawless work. Period. Especially when it comes -
Damascus
&
Steel Folding Knives
to Damascus. Barry's attention to color, patterns and detail is truly unique. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Gardener, Barry
Handforged knives from Austalia. Barry Gardener's knives are simple and -
Custom Hunting Knife
very clean in design while they also exhibit a high level of functionality. Like - Skinners, Bowie knives, Daggers
myself, Barry believes every knife should be an extension of the hand.
- Tanto Knives, Custom Fighting Kife
Fiorini, Bill
Bill Fiorini has 30+ years experiecne at working with Damascus Steel and
-
Custom Damascus Knives
KMG/ABS
*Teaches
Knifemaking Classes
! has an acute knowledge of Japanese Sword Smithing techniques. His styles -
Custom Folding Knives
(Gentlemens)
(See website for details!) exhibit those of Japanese and European influence. Also makes chefs knives. -
Damascus Chefs Knives
& Hunters
Engnath, Bob
This page is a collaborative effort to bring the legacy that was Bob Engnath. -
Knifemaking The Engnath Way
KMD "Awesome Site" Award! There is TONS of information here concerning knifemaking techniques by -
Albums of knives dedicated to Bob
Mr. Engnath, and albums of knives by those who were influenced by him -
More about Bob Engnath
Gatlin, Brett
Brett Gatlin has been making knives since 2002. He has went from using the -
Custom Bowie Knives
ABS
stock removal method to forging his own blades and is truly into his work. -
Custom Hunting Knives
AKA
He's a member of the ABS, and personally, I see a Master Smith in the making. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Fellhoelter, Brian
If your looking for something fresh - something new with a clean, crisp
-
Tactical & Utility Folding Knives
"KNIFE WERKS"
modern design, look no further. Brian Fellhoelter won the "Best New Maker" - Custom Autos (
Check out the BC-1
)
Best New Maker 2006 (BAKCA) 2006 award at the BAKCA show for a reason. We think it's because he is.
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Custom Knives Available for Sale
Evans, Bruce
Bruce Evans has been an ABS Journeyman Smith since 2003, and has been -
Custom Hunting Knives
ABS
making knives longer than I've been alive... literally. You see, Bruce is the - Fighting Knives & Bowie Knives
kind of person who was born to forge... and for that, we are greatful! -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Frye, Bruce A.
BAF Knifeworks evolved when Bruce Frye moved to Wyoming. Since the age -
Hunting Knives
&
Sabers / Swords
of 6, Bruce has been fascinated by "everything sharp" (sounds familiar!) These -
Neck Knives
&
Steak Knives
are great knives! Exceptional leatherwork, woodcarving and an eye for detail! -
Combination Sets, Matched Sets
Gillespie, Bruce
Bruce Gillespie makes a variety of fixed blade knives, available as seen on the -
Hunting Knives & Skinners
site, or customized to your preference. Hunting knives, skinners, daggers and -
Custom Leather Sheaths
more great for hunting, camping and the great outdoors!
-
Handle Materials Available for Sale
Gaines, Buddy
Buddy Gaines has been making fine custom knives since 1985. He makes just -
Custom Folding Knives
GKMG
about any kind of knife you can immagine. The one thing they all have in - Accepts Customer Design Requests!
common: They're all worthy of the most particular collectors case. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Foster, Burt
ABS Master Smith Burt Foster makes knives that remind me just why I be- - Hand Forged
Bowie Knives
ABS
came so interested in knife collecting in the first place. His knives are truly -
Daggers
, Integrals &
Hunting Knives
one of a kind masterpieces, hand forged and gaurenteed to last a lifetime. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Evans, Carlton R.
Carlton Evans makes exquisite custom knives that remind me of the old west. -
Custom Folding Knives
KMG
His series - "
The Cowboy
," "
The Cavalryman
," and "
The Gentleman
," just to - Damascus Folders &
Fixed Blades
name a few - are extraordinary! Evans has been making knives since 1967. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Gilbert, Chantal
Before beggining her journey as a custom knifemaker in 1991, Chantal Gilbert -
Custom Art Knives
was a jeweler. Having developed quite an eye for detail from working this -
Sculptural Knives
trade, Chantal makes award winning custom art and sculptural knives.
Gedraitis, Charles J.
Charles Gedratis is a probationary member of the KMG, but we all know he'll -
Liner Lock Folders
NCCA / NECKA
"Best Custom Folding Knife" be a voting member in no time! Just look at his work! He began making knives -
Balisongs
,
Automatics
&
Slipjoints
Shenandoah Valley Show - 2004 at only 16. At 30, his work is comprable to many who've been around longer! -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Hallberg, Chuck
Chuck Hallberg has been making custom knives since 1991, using mainly D-2 -
Custom Fixed Blade Knives
and ATS-34. Blades are professionally heat treated off-site and subjected to a -
Hunting Knives & Skinners
cryogenic, sub-zero treating process to increase edge retention and strength. -
Tantos, Fighters & Bowie Knives
Holder, D'alton
Words alone can do no justice here. Making knives for over 37 years, D;alton -
Custom Hunting Knives
KMG
"Knifemakers Hall of Fame" has been president of a slew of organizations including the knifemakers Guild -
Custom Bowie Knives
AKCA / AKTI
2003 In 2003, he was inducted into the
Knifemakers Hall of Fame
. Awe Inspiring. - Presentation Pieces & Daggers
Farr, Dan
In 2001, Dan Farr took a knifemaking course under Master Bladesmiths,
-
Hand Forged Custom Knives
"Best New Maker" Roger Massey and Michael Conner. Soon after, he won the "Best New Maker" -
Stock Removal Custom Knives
BLADE Show award at the "Blade Show." Excellent hand forged & stock removal knives. - Utility, Bowies, Hunters, Fighters
Graves, Dan
Dan Graves makes hand forged, quality knives. He uses several different
-
Custom Damascus Knives
steals and damascus to create some exquisite designs as well as period pieces -
Presentation Bowie Knives
As he says, "I do custom work, your design or mine, knives guarenteed."
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Period Pieces Knives
Hockensmith, Dan
Dan Hockensmith has been making hi performance collectors knives for over -
Hand Forged Damascus Folders
ABS
18 years. He is a Journeyman Smith of the ABS and vows one day to qualify - Damascus
Bowie Knives
&
Hunters
for Master Smith. Exquisitely hand forged knives by, "one mans hands." -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Fronefield, Daniel
Daniel Fronefield's custom knives are from another planet... literally. Daniel -
Hand Forged Meteorite Knives
KMD Award specializes in incorporating some of the rarest and most interesting materials -
Meteorites Available for Sale
Best Meteorite Knife: "
Midnight
" available into his knives - meteorites! Knives fit for an extraterestial being! -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Gray, Daniel
Daniel Gray made his first knife in 1974, in the Navy. He is now a member of -
Custom Fixed Blade Knives
ABS
the ABS, and makes a wide variety of knives, mostly fixed blades. Daniel is -
Custom Bowie Knives
a hunter, fisher and taxidermist, so he knows what sharp really means! -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Ellis, Dave
Dave Ellis began making knives in 1988 and is now an ABS Mater Smith, He -
Custom Bowies
&
Fighters
ABS
specializes in fighters and bowies mainly, but als turns out many other fine - Custom
Daggers
&
Boot Knives
custom fixed blade knives. His work is impecable - a true custom knifemaker. -
Hunting Knives
&
Persians
Evans, Dave
Dave Evans has been making knives since 1999 and plans on becoming a full -
Custom Damascus Straight Knives
time knifemaker once he retires from his job as a computer tech. He makes a -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
variety of fixed blade knives and stamps his blades with "Win Dancer"
Engel, David
David Engel of the Engel Family Forge keeps knifemaking simple - and simp- -
File Knives
&
Plow Knives
licity equals reliability. We all know about "Swords to Plowshares," right? -
Rail Road Spike Knives
David likes to turn plowshares into swords. And I love a mean spike knife... -
Tomahawks
Hesser, David
David Hesser of Night Owl Studios has made metalsmithing his life's work. -
Forged Meteorite Dagger
he has been at his craft for over ten years, making fine art swords, daggers -
Hand Forged Tantos
and sculptures. His talent for forging steel and his eye for detail are amazing. -
Bowie Knives
&
Skinning Knives
Gates, Dean
Dean Gates began making knives because he always loved knives and there -
Knives by Dean Gates
was no way he could own the knives he really wanted. Now he makes them -
Knives by Linda Gates
himself, along with his wife Linda. Nice fighters and traditional tanto knives. - Custom Fixed Blade Knives
Harvey, Dean
Harvey Dean strives to use only the finest quality materials he can get in his -
Presentation Bowies
&
Hunters
ABS
35 "Best"
Awards
for knifemaking. He has been making knives since 1981 and forging since 1986. In -
Folding Bowies
,
Dress Bowies
,
Folders
Fourteen Years Straight! 1992 he became a Master Smith and was elected to the ABS Board in 2004. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Ealy, Delbert
Delbert Ealy started out as a knifemaker in 1986. Soon after he discovered -
Hand Forged Damascus Steel
damascus steel and has been forging his own since. He offers 19 different -
Custom Damascus
&
Bolsters
patterns using O1-L6, pure Nickel and at times, meteorites. High demand. -
Mokume Gane Rings
& Heat Treating
Fraley, Derek
D.B. Fraley has been making knives part time since 1990 and became a voting -
Tactical Folding Knives
KMG
member of the Knifemakers Guild in 2002. He makes fixed blade knives and - Tactical Fixed Blade Knives
tactical folders and has several variations of about 8 designs to choose from. - Custom Made Fighting Knives
Hagen, Doc Philip L.
Doc Philip L. Hagen has been making quality custom knives since 1973 and -
Custom Folding Knives
KMG
has been a voting member of the KMG since 1976. He has been forging steel - Scale Release Folding Knives
and Damascus blades since 1982. Gorgeous Scale / Bolster Release Folders. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Ferdinand, Don
Don Ferdinand is a true renaissance style bladesmith. He forges his own -
Custom Fixed Blade Knives
steel and Damascus and makes custom knives as well as other medievil style -
Antiquity Arms / Hand Cannons
weapons including hand cannons. Also sells informative "how-to" videos. -
Bladesmithing Videos by Don
Fogg, Don
Don Fogg is one of thos names that, in the future if not already, will be known -
Samurai Swords
&
Daggers
ABS
Excellent
Bladesmithing
Info! throughout the world of custom knives as Loveless & Moran are known today. -
Bowies
,
Shivs
&
Gentlemans Knives
See Dons
Collaboration
Knives He is a member of the ABS and for him, knifemaking is a way of life. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Hanson, Don
Don Hanson III began making knives as a hobby in 1980 and went full time in -
Custom Art Folding Knives
ABS
25 "Best of" Awards 1990. Don, the "Sunfish Man" of Sunfish Forge is an ABS member who makes -
Custom Bowie Knives w/ Hamon
in under 9 years! highly sought after custom art folders as well as large custom bowie knives. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Finlayson, Doug
Doug Finlayson started making custom knives in 1980. Since then, customers -
Custom Hunting & Fishing Knives
around the world have enjoyed his fine work. Quality fixed blade knives at -
Your own Design & Blade Engraving
very reasonable prices. Blades are 440 and ATS-34 Steel. Engraving as well. -
Quality Kitchen Knives
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Halligan, Ed
Ed Halligan began making knives in 1985. In 1990 he joined the KMG. Soon he -
Classes at MCC in NC
ABS
Creator of the