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Lawrence, Alton
Altom Lawrence is a Journeyman Smith and owns a machine shop called
- Custom Knives ABS
Riverside Machine Shop. Here, he does work for other knifemakers and sells -
Forging & Knifemaking Equiptment
supplies as well as knives. See the
On-line Catalog
for available knives. - CNC Machine services
Kinsey, Alvin
Began making knives in 1994. Alvin makes hollow ground blades from bar -
Kerambits
- Hook Point / Full blade
stock. Offers liner-lock folders, several straight knives, or will make a custom -
Liner Lock Folding Knives
knife from your own design. Makes a mean meat clever! RENEW DOMAIN! - Glass Beaded Hunters /
Meat Clevers
Keller, Bill
- Amazing Art Folding Knives
Site temporarily unavailable. Please check again later!
Leger, Bob
"Knives made by hunters for hunters since 1978." If your looking for a great, -
Custom Folding Knives
functional custom hunting knife at an extremely reasonable price, knifemaker - Bowie knives, Skinners & Hunters
Bob Leget is your man. An array of hunting knives of all types and styles. - Custom Filet & Utility Knives
Lyttle, Brian
Brian Lyttle is a true artist. His custom knives are nothing less than a
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Custom Sgian Dubhs & Dirks
CKMG
treasure. The patterns and styles he presents is limitless, and he forges some -
Folding Knives
,
Carving Knives
of the finest dirks, daggers and Sgian Dubhs we've ever seen! Raw Talent! -
Bowie knives
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Tantos
,
Dress Knives
Kain, Charles
Charles Kain, to me personally, is today's ultimate knifemaker as far as
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Fantasy Folding Knives & Art Knives
"
Jinn Trilogy
- Best in Show!" custom fantasy knives are concerned. Since 1998, he has been making knives - Damascus Art Knives & Swords
Badger Knife Show - 2006 and forging his own damascus. His designs will seriously blow your mind. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Johansen, David
David Johansen started making custom knives in December of 2003. Although -
Hunting Knives
&
Fighters
PKA
relatively new in the field, it can be easily noticed that David has a very good -
Neck Knives
&
Kitchen Knives
eye for detail. I myself will definately be keeping a close eye on his progress. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Long, Don
Don Long is the owner and operator of Idaho Custom Knives, and he special- - Elk Antler Custom Knives
izes in hand made elk antler knives. He offers apporoximately 75 different - Custom Hunters, Skinners & Bowies
blade and handle designs. All knives are heat and cryo tempered, -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Lyle, Ernest
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Jacobs, Frank
Mr. Jacobs started out as a knifemaker and after becomming frustrated with -
Custom filet knives & capers
Quality Knife Making Materials the quality of available handle material, he began processing his own woods -
Stabilized
&
Dyed Wood
and mosiac pins - now his main business, making his knives hard to come by. -
Blade Blanks
&
Mosaic Pins
Lunn, Gail & Larry
Larry Lunn began making custom knives in the late 80's. Gail Lunn started -
Folding Knives by Larry
KMG
doing the same in 2000. Gail makes mostly folders while Larry does folders, -
Straight Knives
&
Katanas
straight knives and katanas. Both make super quality, one-of-a-kind knives. -
Knives by Gail Lunn
Lombard, Garry
Garry Lombard is from South Africa and has been a voting member of the -
Custom Folding Knives
KMGSA
KMG since 1983. His knives exhibit lines that flow so gracefully, it can take - Custom Presentation Daggers
one much practice to be able to look away. Exquisite presentation daggers.
Keyes, Geoff
Geoff Keyes, owner of the 5 Elements Forge, has a deep understanding of the -
Bowie Knives & Fighting Knives
ABS
"magic" of the elements. Having wanted to be a wizard since a young age, he -
Hunting Knives & Utility Knives
now is one - a wizard of the forge. Awesome. 100% hand forged knives. -
Damascus Knives
&
Kitchen Knives
Lightfoot, Greg
Greg Lightfoot of Lightfoot Knives & eXtreme Jewelery has been making awe- - Tactical Knives
CKMG
some tactical knives for over 18 years. His motto,"Innovation, not Imitation," - Tactical Fixed Blades & Folders
has been key to his earning the respect as one of the top makers in the world. - HOG Hunting Harness Carry System
King, Harvey jr.
Harvey King has been making knives since 1988. He is a member of the ABS, -
Custom Fixed Blade Knives
ABS
the PKA and a voting member of the Knifemakers Guild. He makes fixed blade - Hunting Knives & Bowie Knives PKA
knives, hunters, skinners and fighters from D2 tool steel. Great prices.
- Skinners, Field Knives KMG
Kerr, Hugh
Hugh Kerr has been making knives for over 10 years. His focus is fixed blade -
Custom Hunting Knives
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knives, primarily small drop point hunters, but he does make a few folders. -
Custom Folding Knives
He uses ATS-34 or 440C steels for his blades. Quality knives at great prices. -
Filet Knives
&
Caping Knives
Lipson, Ira
Being lefthanded, Ira Lipson was frustrated with the availability of knives for - Custom Left Hand Knives
left-handed people. He started by converting production knives for left hand -
Tactical Folding Knives
use. Now, Southpaw Knives makes custom left-hand knives, as well as right. -
Echo Tech Series
&
DAC Series
Ibsen, Jonas
J.I. Knives is ownerd and operated by Danish Knifemaker, Jonas Ibsen. Jonas - Scandenavian Style Knives
makes custom scandenavian stylr knives as well as Sgian Dubhs. He will also - Sgian Dubhs
accept custom designs. Sadly, there are no pictures of his work on the site. - Custom Fixed Blade Knives
Laroche, J.M.
Jean Marc laroche is a knifemaker and sculpture who makes extraordinary
fantasy knives. Unfortunately, due to copyright problems, his site is unavail-
able at the moment. We will check back often!
Jobin, Jaques
Custom art and fantasy knifemaker Jacques Jobin started making knives in -
Fantasy Knives - Deep Space Series
1985 as a hobby - and couldn't stop! Living in Canada, Jacques makes about -
Custom Art Knives
&
Folding Knives
30 knives a year of his own design. His Deep Space knives are awe inspiring! -
Custom Hunting Knives
& Swords
Jagoda, Peter
Peter David Jagoda received his Masters in Fine Arts in '72. Since then, he has -
Utility Knives, Chef's Knives
been a full time studio artist specializing in metalsmithing. Knives are made -
Hand Made Jewelery
with 440C & D2 using the stock removal method. Blades tempered elsewhere. -
Furniture & Lighting
Luman, James
This site is called KnifeScales.com and features knives by David M. Smith and -
Custom Knives by David M. Smith
James Luman, as well as some very uniques knife scale materials. Mr. Smith -
Custom Knives by James Luman
makes fixed blade knives using 440C and Damascus made by Mr. Luman.
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Other Fixed Blade Custom Knives
Kilcup, Jason
Jason Kilcup is a member of the Canadian Knifemakers Guild and has been - Custom Hunting Knives CKMG
making custom hunting knives on a part-time basis for over 16 years. He - Hatchets & Tomahawks
also makes excellent hatchets, tomahawks, pipe pieces and war clubs. - Native Americsn War Clubs
Lairson, Jerry
ABS Master Smith Jerry Lairson has been making custom knives for over 45 -
Custom Hand Forged Knives
ABS
years. Above all, he believes in quality. All of his knives are hand-forged, - Bowie Knives, Fighters & Hunters
thouroughly tested and100% soul authorship. MEGA-Performance knives! -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Largent, Jim
Jim Largent of the Profesional Knifemakers Association makes gorgeous hunt- - Custom Hunting Knives PKA
ing knives - the kind that can be identified as his without looking twice. It's no - Custom Damascus Knives
wonder he's won award after award - 16 over 13 years to be exact - for them. - Custom Fixed-Blade Knives
Kubasek, John
John Kubasek has been making custom knives since 1988 and has been a mem- -
Linerlock Folding Knives
KMG
ber of the Knifemakers Guild since 1999. John specializes in linerlock folders - Folding Art Knive
with 64L4V Titanium frames. Awesome custom folding knives & linerlocks. - Folding Tactical Knives
LeBlanc, John
John LeBlanc makes several different types of knives as well as handmade - Linerlock Folding Knives
tools used in knifemaking and utility items used in cooking. Examples of a - Utility Knives & Paring Knives
linerlock, a paring knife and miniatures are included on this makers page. - Handmade Knifemaker's Tools
Jensen, John Lewis
John Jensen is an artist - a truly visionary metalsmith - whose knives are, in -
Sculptural Art Knives
KMG
the only way I can think to describe them, mind numbing. He makes 8 -12 -
Hand Forged Art Knives
ABS
pieces a year which end up in the hands of the luckiest few. Awe Inspiring... -
Available (If You're REAL LUCKY...)
Lundemo, John
"And then there was steel.." This is John Lundemo's opening quip for his site, -
Custom Swords
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Looking for a Sword? Odin Blades. John is a true bladesmith, forging each and every amazing blade -
Broad Swords
&
Forged Blades
This is your last stop! by hand. Swords that any medival army would kill to possess. Awesome A+. -
Custom Knives, Daggers, Dirks
Loose, Jonathan A.
Bladesmith Jonathan Loose has a deep interest in history and archaeology and -
Damascus Dirks & Daggers
ABS
claims this has brought him to "the medium of metal." His works are 100% - Hand Forged Damascus Jewelry
hand made works of art. Historical dirks & daggers of hand forged damascus. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Jolley, Josh & Bob
Josh and Bob Jolley of R.J. Custom Knives are a father and son team who make -
Bowie Knives & Fighting Knives
high performance fixed blade knives. Rob has been making knives for over 25 -
Hunting Knives & Fishing Knives
years and now makes knives with his son. Super bowies, fighters and hunters. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Khalsa, Jot Singh
Jot Singh Khalsa made his first knife in 1977. Since then he has been perfecting -
Hand Made Custom Swords
KMG
his talents to make high quality art knives, both folding and fixed-blade. He -
Fixed Blade Art Knives
&
Folders
also makes jewelry which can be found
here
. Indian Kirpans & Koftgaris. -
Kirpans
&
Koftgaris
&
Available
Largin, Ken
Ken Largin & Paula Anzel are the team that make up Kelgin Knives. Ken has -
Kelgin Custom Knives
&
Design
been making knives for years and discovered Paulas natural talent at a grinder -
Grinding Info
&
Meteorite Damascus
in 1994. You must read the history! Great custom knives at great prices! -
3 Day Knifemaking Classes
Lambert, Kirby
Kirby Kambert is one of the most well known Canadian Knifemakers today. -
Tactical / Art Folding Knives
CKMG
Constantly striving to make a superior knife, he uses today's most innovative - Fixed Blade Tactical Knives
steels such as CPM s30v / 154cm and BG-42. Also makes high carbon blades. - High Carbon Japanese Style Blades
Knives, Kramer
Mr. Kramer has been making high-performance custom kitchen knives and -
Custom Kitchen Knives
cutlery for over 10 years. Using 52100 as well as pattern welded steel, Mr. -
Damascus Kitchen Knives
Kramer is one of the few that makes kitchen knives worthy of a fine collection. -
European Line
&
Meiji Line
Krein, Tom
Tom Krein owner of Krein Knives makes knives by the motto, "Form follows -
Custom Tactical Knives
function." While these knives look fantastic and would fit into many a custom - Custom Combat Knives
collection, they're meant for the field and designed to stand up to the toughest. - Hatchets, Axes & Kerambits
Kris Cutlery
Kris Cutlery offers swords that are simple in design and functional. Every -
Japanese Swords & Blade Blanks
sword is made of hand forged 5160 carbon steel. Blades are either diferentialy -
Chinese Martial Arts Weapons
tempered or to one hardness depending on the size and style. Great weapons! -
Medieval Weapons
&
Phillippine
Kemp, Larry
Larry Kemp started making knives in 1991 using the stock removal method. -
Hand Forged Hunting Knives
ABS
In '97, he began to forge steel, attended the ABS school in 2002 and in '06, he -
Skinners, Guthooks & Damascus
became a Journeyman Smith. There is a six month waiting period for knives. -
Tomahawks
& Fighting Knives
Landrum, Len
Len Landrum is a Journeyman Smith with the ABS and forges great blades -
Hand Forged Bowie Knives
ABS
from 52100 steel. He also makes fancier knives using his own hand forged - Hand Forged Damascus Knives
damascus. Will use D2 or CPMs30v as well. Great knives at great prices. -
Custom Knives for Sale
LaGrone, Mark
Mark LaGrone of "Saint Mark Knives" has been making knives since 2003. He -
Slipjoint Folding Knives
makes mostly slipjoint folding knives of various styles. He also makes fixed -
Fixed Blade Knives
blade knives and reproductions of antique folding knives. Good prices! -
Knives Available for Sale
James, Matt
Matt James is the owner of "Damascus NZ" and has spent years perfecting the -
Custom Damascus Knives
art of creating quality pattern welded steel. You can buy bars of damascus -
Axes, Tomahawks
&
Carving Sets
made by him as well as bolsters and his custom knives.
Damascus info
also. -
Damascus Bars
&
Bolster Material
Lamey, Matt
Matt Lamey served in the United States Coast Guard from 1987 - 1994, after -
Hand Forged Cord Wrapped Knives
which he decided to dedicate his time to a long time passion - Knifemaking. -
Fighting Knives & Bowie Knives
Hand-forged, high-performance, function-first, no-nonsense knives. Awesome! -
High Performance Knives for Sale
Long, Mel
Mel Long took up knife making in 1994. Recently, he has begun to learn how -
Fixed Blade Custom Knives
CKMG
to create his own damascus. Various styles of fixed blades, bowie knives, -
Available Knives / Knife Designs
fighting knives, hunting knives and daggers. Scrim & engraving by E. Dolbare. -
Knife Handle Materials for Sale
Lovett, Michael
Michael Lovett Makes awesome, Bob Loveless Style sub-hilts, chute knives...
Site is Temporarily Unavailable. We will check back,
Karlsson, Mikael
Mikael Karlsson of Tarandus Knives is a Swedish knifemaker and has been -
Swedish Style Straight Knives
making knives part-time since 1980. Tarandus is Latin for "reindeer," a name -
Hunting Knives & Skinners
chosen by Mikael because he uses mainly reindeer antler in his handles. - Antler Sheaths
Livesay, Newt
Need I really go into a description? Well, if you don't know, Newt Livesay is - Combat Knives & Fighting Knives
the man behind Livesay Combat Knives. While he does make custom hunters, - Survival Knives & Machetes
his combat knives are the point of intrest here. Made for pure performance. - Neck Knives & Custom Hunters
Kozy, P.J.
P.J. Kozy makes fixed blade custom knives for immidiate delivery, or will -
Fixed Blade Custom Knives
make a knife customized to your specifications. Fixed blade knives made using - Hunting Knives & Skinners
D-2 and ATS-34 for both the user and collector. Nice, functional designs. -
Custom Knives for Sale
Johnston, Paul
Paul Johnston is a member of the Canadian Knifemakers Guild. He makes
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Stainless Damascus Folders
CKMG
folding knives with all wood handles, ATS-34 or Stainless Damascus blades. - Custom Folding Knives
Nice "user-friendly" folding knives.
Jansson, Ulf
Ulf Jansson is a Swedish knifemaker who makes knives in the traditional -
Fixed Blade Swedish Art Knives
Scandenavian style with an artistic touch. His main work is primarilly -
Miniature Knives
handles. He uses blade forged by other well-known Swedish bladesmiths. -
Damasteel Knives & Folding Knives
Keeton, William
This is the site of custom knife maker William Keeton. He makes fixed blade -
Custom Fixed Blade Knives
knives - daggers, drop point Loveless style hunters, skinning knives and - Custom Fighting Knives & Daggers
fighters. He also makes some folding knives. Nice, clean functional designs.
Letcher, William
This site is not currently available. We'll check back soon.
Johnson, William
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Loerchner, Wolfgang
Wolfgang Loerchner started making knives back in 1984. At the time, he used -
Fixed Blade Art Knives
only hand tools - the same means by which he still creates his masterpieces -
Folding Art Knives
today. Stunning art knives - both fixed blades and folding knives. -
Art Knives for Sale
Ledbetter, R.R.
R.R. Ledbetter is a member of the American Bladesmith Society.
ABS
This site is not currently available. We will check back.
Kirk, Ray
Kirk is a full time knife maker and have passed the American Bladesmith
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Custom Tactical Knives
Society's requirements for Master Smith. won the first cutting contest at
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Knifemaker Awards
Mesquite with knives made from his custom Damascus Mix.
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Knives For Sale
Lala, Ricardo & Roberto
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Leuschen, Ron
All Ron Leuschen's knives are forged and designed with the outdoorsman in -
Custom Damascus Knives
mind, he specializes in practical knives that are guaranteed to hold an edge, -
Custom Leather Work
and be easy to sharpen. Each knife is tested before it leaves his shop.
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Knives Available for Sale
Johnson, Ronald
At this site you can find premium and specialty knifemaking supplies and -
Stainless Steel & Gold Screws
guides for beginers. Currently there are no knives available at this site, but -
Pivot Pins & Titanium
if your ready to give it a try yourself, you may find this useful! -
Drill Bits & Gems
&
Knife Anatomy
Johnson, Ryan
Ryan Johnson primarily makes tactical tomahawks for military personnel and -
Custom Tomahawks
historical pieces. He teaches prototyping skills at the University of Tennessee -
Tactical
&
Historical Tomahawks
teaches tomahawk & damascus forging at blacksmith conferences.
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Tomahawks Available
Kelly, Steven
Steven Kelly began making knives in 2000. Quickly, he turned to the forge. -
Hand Forged Fixed Blade Knives
The "
Viper Recurve
" He learned to make knives forging his own steel and Mosiac
Damascus
. He -
Damascus Knives
,
Folders
&
Tactical
As seen in Blade Magazine makes great tactical knives as well as amazing Mosiac Damascus blades. -
Hand Forged Knives for Sale
Licata, Steven
Steven Licata is a master sculpter and steel is his medium. Absolutely incred- -
Custom Fantasy Knives & Weaponry
ible hand made fantasy knives, medieval weaponry and guitars! Guitars? YES -
Swords
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Flails
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Folders
,
Axes
,
Guitars
GUITARS! You must see it to believe it. Compelling artistry and weaponry! -
Custom Art Kniives for Sale
Johnson, Steven R.
Steven R. johnson is a name that every learned custom knife collector knows -
Custom Drop Point Hunters
KMG
as soon as they here it. He has been making knives since 1966 and has worked -
Subhilt Fighting Knives
&
Folders
with the greats: Warenski, Loveless, and others. The cleanest grinds around! -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Knipschield, Terry
Terry Knipschield started making knives in 1985. He is a member of the KMG -
Custom Folding Knives
KMG
and makes fixed blade and folding stock removal knives using ATS-34, 440C, - Custom Bowie Knives
O1 Tool Steel and 15N20. He also does all his own heat treating in house. - Fighting Knives & Woodcarving
Lively, Tim
Tim Lively of Lively Knives made and sold his first knives in 1974 and became -
Hand Forged Traditional Knives
a full-time knifemaker in 1992. Knives forged using natural charcoal lump. He - Fixed Blade Fighting Knives
creates knives with the look of a relic that function like modern tacticals. - Bowie Knives & Hunting Knives
Johanning, Tom
Tom Johanning became interested in making knives in 1990. By 1997, he was -
Super Strong Tactical Knives
a voting member of the KMG. Swamped by orders, he turned to his company - Tac-10, Tact-11 & Outrage Models
to produce blanks. Knives are then milled by CNC and vacuum heat treated. - Able to Pierce A Diamond Steel Plate!
Lewis, Tom
a
Karlsson, Tony
Tony Karlsson is a Swedish knifemaker who makes knives in the traditional -
Scandenavian Style Art Knives
Scandenavian style. His knives range from user-grade knives to art knives -
Damascus Swedish Knives
using exotic materials and Damascus by the best Swedish bladesmiths. -
Scandenavian Knives for Sale
Lewis, T.R.
T.R. Lewis sold his first knife in 1980. In 2001, he became a Journeyman Smith -
Hand Forged Damascus Knives
ABS
of the American Bladesmith Society. He makes pattern welded, wire, motor- -
Hand Forged Carbon Steel Knives
cycle chain and chainsaw damascus and forged blades with 5168 and O1. A+! -
ATS-34 Stock Removal Knives
Independence Custom
In 1993, JD Philips began his quest to make the ultimate battle blade. In '99 he -
Combat Knives
Cutlery
teamed up with Hardy Arnold to form Independence Custom Cutlery (ICC) - -
Tactical Knives
Custom Combat Knives and Tactical knives for when failure is not an option! -
Custom Fixed Blade Knives
King, Randall
We maintain the highest quality standards in the knife industry, by utilizing -
Custom Fixed & Folding Knives
the most elevated technology available. Our knives are built for competitive -
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advantage in the marketplace, and we guarantee them to last in the field.
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