Larry Davidson                     Larry Davidson Custom Knives - "Wicked Designs, Chilly Blades" makes              - Single Auto & Dual Auto Knives
       what he proudly calls "some of the baddest single auto / dual auto automatic     - Butterfly Knives /  Balisongs
       knives on the planet." Super hi-tech designs. Also makes 1911A1 pistol grips.     - Custom Knives For Sale
Jon P. Christensen             Jon Christensen started making knives full-time in 1999. In 2003, he aquired       - Hand Forged Damascus Knives   ABS
                                    the title of Journeyman Smith. He is now a Mastersmith of the ABS.  Jon is            - Fixed Blade Knives & Folding Knives
                 going places very quickly, and so are his knives! Investment grade knives.           - Custom Knives Available for Sale
Jagoda Design                   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
Ingemar Nordell                Ingemar Nordell is a Swedish knifemaker and a member of the Knifemakers      - Presentation Grade Knives      KMG
       Guild.  He makes practically every type of knife imaginable including folding    - Scandenavian Knives & Integrals
       knives, integrals, scandenavian knives, damascus knives amd more.                     - Custom Knives Available for Sale

Kaj Embretson                      Kaj Embretson is a well know knifemaker from Sweden who has been making   - Damascus Folding Art Knives  KMG
       knives full-time since 1983.  He forges his own damascus, used widely by            - Folding Daggers, Multiblade Folders
                 other Swedish knifemakers and makes folders, fighters, daggers and hunters.     - Custom Knives Available for Sale

Joseph & Melvin Pardue    This is a father and son knifemaker team Internet collaboration site.  From          - Mel Pardue's Site & Special Site KMG
       here you can access pages of Mel Pardue's Knives as well as Joe's knives. Mel      - Joe Pardue's Site, Joe's Knives
                 has been making knives for over 30 years and is Vice President of the KMG.        - Joe Pardue's Utilitac Knife Company
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Description
J. & Tess Neilson            At Mountain Hollow Knives, J. Neilson, a full-time knifemaker since 2003 and    - Hand Forged Custom Knives     ABS
KMD "Best Investment" Lookout   ABS Journeyman Smith since 2006, makes the knives, forging his own steel.         - Bowie Knives, Neck Knives & Swords
      Tess Neilson does all the leather work and makes the sheathes. Damascus also.  - Daggers, Hunters, Skinners & Axes
J. Etzler                         J. Etzler has been making knives since 1991.  His knives are made mostly from   - Fantasy Knives & Medieval weapons
      440C, ATS-34, D2, 1095 and his favorite, Damascus.  He has been in dozens of      - Hunting Knives & Folding Knives
      publications and his work making medieval / fantasy weapons is outstanding! - Custom Knives Available for Sale
J.A. Harkins                          Sleek flowing lines, insane designs, architecturally perfect... This is the work of  - Investment Grade Folding Knives
       J.A. Harkins.  Harkins concentrates souly on folders - autos, otf's and manuals.  - Automatic Knives, OTF's & Minis
       His concepts & designs are stunning.  SUPER Investment grade quality. A++       - Custom Knives Available for Sale
J.D. Smith                             J.D. Smith, knifemaker and owner of Hammersmith Knives & Publications,          - Hand Forged Damascus Knives
       started his company in 1989.  He hand forges Damascus knives and offers in-     - Courses in Forging Damascus     ABS
       struction through videos & articles on his knowledge of this lucrative subject   - Videos On Making Damascus     KMG
J.L. Hollett                              J.L. Hollett knows that it is dedication, persistence, talent and experience that     - Custom Fixed Blade Knives       KMG
       make a great knifemaker.  Having made knives since age 11, Mr. Hollett's work - Bowie knives, Fighters & Hunters
                          exhibits all of this, and more. Full-time since 1990, knifemaking for 50+ years.     - Custom Knives Available for Sale
J.I. Knives                              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
J.M. Laroche                         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!
J.T. Palikko                            J.T Palikko has been a professional bladesmith since 1990. Since the age of 14,     - Scandenavian Style Knives
                                                                   he trained at the art of blacksmithing.  His work, not only knives, but swords    - Friction Folders, Carved Pieces
                                                                   spears and historical pieces as well, is sought by collectors the world over.          - Historical Pieces, Swords & Spears
J.W. Randall                            J.W. Randall is a Mastersmith from Louisiana.  A member of the ABS, Randall    - Custom Fixed-Blade Knives        ABS
         8 Awards in 6 Years!                makes his own mosiac damascus and forges his own blades. He loves the             - Bowie Knives & Hunting Knives
                                                                   challenge of forging damascus and enjoys seeking out new patterns.                       - Damascus Knives, Folders & Axes
Jack Fuller                                   Jack Fuller is a Mastersmith and member of the American Bladesmith Society.   - Custom Camp Knives                    ABS
       He enjoys all aspects of knifemaking - from forging steel to making sheathes.      - Throwing Knives
                                                                   Big camp knives are his favorite, but he makes throwing knives as well.                - Hand Forged Custom Knives
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Jans Knivbod                            This is a Swedish knife site owned by Jan-Erik Bergstrand.  On the site is info   
               concerning swedish knifemakers, knifemaking tools, machines and equipment
                                                                   as well as a few photogalleries of knifemaking and custom knives.
Jano Knives                              Jano Knives is owned and operated by swedish knifemaker, Jan-Ove.  There        - Scandenavian Style Knives
       is a downloadable catalog on the website as well as a large section of blade         - Knife Blade Blanks
       blanks and available supplies.  An English version of the site is comming soon.  - Knifemaking Supplies
Jamie Boley                           Bladesmith Jamie Boley of Polar Bear Forge began knifemaking using stock re-   - Hand Forged Fixed Blade Knives
      moval.  After he managed to set up a shop, he began  hand forging blades. He.     - Bowie Knives & Hunting Knives
                                                                   makes great damascus & hand forged fixed blade knives.      - Hand Forged Damascus Knives
James Young                        Comrie Crafts was started in 1967 by knifemaker, James Young.  Since then,        - Sgian Dubhs
                 Still owned and operated by Mr. Young, who personally designs all itemes,        - Dirks
       Comrie Craftes is known the world over for its quality dirks & Sgian Dubhs.
James R. Shaver II             
      This site is currently unavailable. We will check back often.
James P. Miller                    Knifemaker J.P. Miller has been hand forging damascus for over 23 years and    - Hand Forged Damascus Knives  KMG
                making knives for over 35.  Carbon steel knives are made by stock removal. If    - Tomahawks & Period Pieces
       you are looking for damascus, few are as experienced as J.P. Miller. KMG 1982.  - Custom Knives Available for Sale
James McGowan                 As an avid outdoorsman and firefighter, the limited endurance of factory pro-   - Tactical Knives                             CKMG
       duced knives became apparent.  James McGowan began using custom knives    - Utility Knives & Working Knives
      and started making his own. For those who demand hard working knives...        - Fixed Blade Knives & Neck Knives
James Cook                           James Cook is a member of the American Bladesmith Society and has been a      - Hand Forged Custom Knives      ABS
                                                                   Mastersmith since 1991.  He is also an instructor as a blade smithing school.      - Bowie Knives & Fighters               AKA
                His knives are hand forged, top quality and come at great prices.                             - Custom Knives Available for Sale
Jake Powning                     Custom knifemaker and bladesmith Jack Powning has been studying his craft   - Celtic and Norse Style Swords
       since '94 and has been a full-time maker since 2001.  He specializes on making   - Dirks & Daggers, Knives & Sticks
                           swords in the Celtic & Norse styles, using original and historical methods.         - Custom Knives Available for Sale
Jacques Jobin                    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
Jim Burke                                    Jim Burke, owner of Burke Knives, makes tactical knives, both folding and            - Tactical Folding Knives 
                          fixed-blade.  Previously a SWAT officer, Jim knows what a tactical knife needs   - Tactical Fixed-Blade Knives
                                                        to be.  His Motto: "Burke Knives - When edged tools are mission essential!"           - Law Enforcement Grade Knives
Jim Barth                                   J.D. Barth is a member of the Montana Knifemakers Assoc. and the Oregon            - Custom Hunting Knives             MKA
       Knife Collectors Assoc.  He makes fixed blade knives, mostly hunters & utility   - Custom Utility Knives
                                                                   knives for which he has taken 5 awards at the MKA show2000 - 2006.                    - Custom Knives Available for Sale
Jerry Rados                           Jerry Rados has been making custom knives since 1980 and making Damascus   - Custom Art Knives                       KMG
                                                                   since 1984.  His Damascus is world famous among makers and collectors alike.   - Hand Forged Damascus Steel
      100% sole-authorship art knives.  If you have a chance, get one. Just trust me...    - Custom Knives Available for Sale
Jerry McClure                      This site is still under construction.  We'll check back soon to have a look once
       it's finished!
Jerry Lairson                        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
Jerry Hossom                        Jerry Hossom has been making knives for about 20 years - full-time simce '97.   - Custom Tactical Knives, 2           KMG
       He has a keen understanding of what it is that makes a good knife - I'm sorry,    - Custom Combat Knives, 2, 3
                                                                   a GREAT knife.  Tacticals, combat knives and fighters I would trust my life to.    - Custom Hunting Knives
Jerry Fisk                               Jerry Fisk has been a Master Smith of the ABS, the 17th actually, since 1989.        - Presentation Grade Pieces           ABS
  More awards than I can count!    Ever since, hes been making history, one knife at a time.  If you want a piece         - Hand Forged Knives & Field Pieces
       you know is worth investing in, your stop is here. Also makes medieval pieces. - Custom Knives Available for Sale
Jerome Anders                     Jerome Anders started making knives under the instruction of his father in '99  - Hand Forged Fixed Blade Knives ABS
       In 2004, he earned his Master Smith rating making him and his father, David     - Knives by David Anders
       Anders the first father / son mastersmith team in the history of the ABS.              - Knives by Jerome Anders
Jens Anso                    Jens Anso is a knifemaker from Denmark who has been making knives since       - Linerlocks & Frame Lock Folders
       1988, full-time since 2001. He has a masters in Industrial Design and his work   - Balisongs / Butterfly Knives
                is clean and efficient exhibiting sleek lines and modern designs.                                 - Custom Knives Available for Sale
Jay Fisher                              Jay Fisher made his first knife in 1979 and has been a professional knifemaker    - Custom Swords & Daggers         KMG     See our Featured Maker Review    since 1988.  Named "The best living knifemaker 2007" in "The Best of the West   - Tactical Knives & 319 Blade Patterns        on Jay Fisher for more info!          source book.  Need I say more? Absolutely stunning work in all forms & styles. - Custom Knives Available for Sale
Jason Howell                       Jason Howell made his first knife in 1998. By '99 he was forging his own steel     - Hand Forged Fixed Blade Knives ABS
      and damascus.  He bacame a Journeyman Smith of the ABS in 2002.  These are    - Damascus Folding Knives
                                                                   super high performance knives.  Jason makes both fixed blades and folders.         - Hand Forged Damascus Knives
Joe Yeates                                     Joe Yeates, long time member of the Knifemakers Guild, makes great custom        - Custom Bowie Knives               KMG
"Bowie Specialist Extrordinaire"   fighting knives.  His specialty - Bowie Knives.  And when I say Bowie Knives,      - Historic Bowie Knife Replicas
        History of the Bowie                  I mean BIG Bowies Knives.  Authentic historic replicas and Joe's own designs.     - Authentic Period Pieces
Joe Cordova                              Joe Cordova is a member of the American Bladesmith Society.         ABS
This site is not currently working. We will check back often.
Jockl Greiss                           Messermacher - that's German for knifemaker - Jockl Greiss, creates beautiful,   - Rados Damascus Knives            KMG
       one-of-a-kind hunting knives and fighting knives by hand, from start to finish  - Custom Hunting Knives
      using Jerry Rados Damascus (see Jerry's site above) & other primo materials.      - Bowie Knives & Fighting Knives
Jimmie Buckner                  Jimmie Buckner is a member of the Knifemakers Guild.   KMG
     This site is not currently open.  We will check back often.
Jim Largent                           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
Jim Hrisoulas                       Jim Hrisoulas, owner and purveyor of the Salamander Armoury, has over 40     - Custom Swords and Rapiers
       years experience in hand forging fine edged weapons.  All swords, daggers         - Custom Knives, Dirks & Daggers
       and the like are 100% hand made by Jim.  Hist