Paul Johnston
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.
Matt Lamey
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
Murray Sterling
Murray Sterling has been making knives for users and collectors since 1991, -
Custom Folding Knives
NCKMG
and is a member of the North Carolina Knifemaker's Guild. He makes folding - Dual Blade Folders & Interframes
knives in various styles using Mike Norris and Devin Thomas Damascus. - Custom Knives For Sale
Murray St. Amour
Murray of St. Amour Knives began knifemaking in 1992. In 1994, he became -
Custom Fixed Blade Knives
CKMG
a founding member of the Canadian Knifemaker's Guild. Knives are made -
Hunting Knives & Skinners
using the stock removal method and are flat or hollow ground. -
Custom Knives For Sale
Mike Zima
Mike Zima has been making knives since 1982 and went full-time in 1990. He -
Fixed Blade Knives
&
Folding Knives
makes fixed blade knives, folding knives and automatics. Embelishments can - Multiblade Folders &
Automatics
include filework and engraving. Autos are scale, bolster or button release. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Mike Mooney
Mike Mooney of "Moon Blades" has been making knives since 1991 and sold his -
Custom Fixed Blade Knives
AKCA
first knife in 1997. He is currently president of the Arizona Knife Collectors - Bowie Knives / Fighting Knives PKA
Assoc. Knives are by stock removal. He is currnently learning to forge steel.
Mikael Karlsson
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
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Mark Banfield
Mark Banfield of Banfield Blades has been making knives for over 9 years. He -
Custom Hand Forged Knives
ABS
specializes in daggers, Bowie Knives and fighters. All blades are hand forged -
Bowie Knives
,
Fighters
&
Hunters
and heat treated from start to finish by the maker. Awesome forged blades. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Mark Condron
Mark Condron has taken his love of art, rocks, gems, flint knapping and prim- -
Custom Flint Knap Knives
itive man and has turned it into a unique art form. He makes flint knap knives - Flint Blades & Obsidian Blades
using various stones such as agate & obsidian and true fossilized materials. -
Flint Knives Available for Sale
Mark Sentz
Mark C. Sentz is a member of the Knife Maker's Guild.
KMG
This maker's page is currently unavailable. We will check back soon.
Mike Snody
Mike Snody became a knifemaker in 1999. Mentored by Edmund Davidson, his -
Snody Japanese Style Knives
knives became popular with blazing speed. Known for there Japanese flare - Tantos, Kozuka, Bushido, Kubikiri
Snody's knives can be picked out among a million. Heat treated by Paul Bos. -
Available
(There's a LONG wait...)
Marvin Solomon
Marvin Solomon is a voting member of the KnifeMakers Guild, a Master Smith -
Damascus Cutom Knives
of the ABS and the former president of the AKA. Excellent, time tested designs -
Fancy Daggers, Push Daggers
using Devin Thomas Damascus and Van Hoy Engraving. A+ quality work. - Skinners, Folders, Fighters & More!
Matt Cook
Matt Cook of Pinoy Knife steps away from the norm and through his line of -
Balisongs & Buterfly knives
custom knives, makes an excellent addition to the range of "knife type" in the - Custom Damascus knives
world of knife collecting. Awesome weapons fit for the masters of the arts. -
Knives & Weapons For Sale
Mathias Eldnor
Mathias Eldnor is a Swedish knifemaker who makes primarily Nordic Style -
Custom Nordic Knives
knives. The knives range from user grad utility knives up to fancy collectors - Damascus Nordic Knives & Folders
knives. Mr. Eldnor also makes small folders and custom damascus knives. -
Custom Knife Available for Sale
Matt James
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
Mattias Styrefors
Swedish knifemaker Mattias Styrefors started making knives in 1992. In '97, -
Mosiac Damascus Nordic Knives
Incredible
Mosiac Damascus
he learned to forge steel. He is now a master smith who specializes in creating -
Custom Damascus Knives
Mosiac Damascus. His knives are 100% sole authorship - Incredible technique. -
Damascus Knives for Sale
Max
Max is an Italian custom knifemaker who makes many, many styles of custom -
Custom Folding Knives & Art Knives
knives. His range of creativity is only exceeded by his talent for design and -
Straight Knives & Damascus Knives
the quality of his craftsmanship. Awesome interframe art foling knives! -
Interframes & Combat Knives
Mel Long
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
Mike Alexander &
Mike Alexander and Mike Starling are two knifemakers who while sharing -
Knives by Mike Alexander
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2
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,
4
Mike Starling
some tooling and facilities, each have their own unique styles of knifemaking, -
Knives by Mike Starling
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using carbon, stainless and pattern welded steels.
Michael Sheppard
Michael Sheppard of Thunderbolt Blades is a knifemaker, woodworker and -
Custom Hunting Knives
scrimshander. He makes custom knives using scrimshaw and filew work as - Hobby Knives & Folding Knives
well as hobby knives, folding knives and miniatures. -
Miniature Knives / Weapons
Michael Mara
Michael Mara of Radharc knives is 100% dedicated to the craft of knifemaking. -
Hunters
,
Utility
&
Sgian Dubhs
He makes knives of all styles, hand forged and stock removal. He is also Irish -
Folding Knives
&
Unique Knives
and Scotish and proudly practices his heritage, I'm glad to say! -
Knives Available for Sale
Michael & Junko Fong
Junko Fong became interested in handmade knives after meeting knifemaker -
Custom Knives by Junko Fong
Bill Cheatham. In 1996, she began making her own knives. While she makes - Folding Knives, Straight Edges
the knives, her husband practices panoramic photography. -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Michael Lovett
Michael Lovett Makes awesome, Bob Loveless Style sub-hilts, chute knives...
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Michael J. Smith
Michael J. Smith is a custom knife collector turned knifemaker. He has been -
Custom Art Folding Knives
KMG
making knives sinc 1987 and went full-time in 1995. His knives are mostly all - Automatic Knives
Damascus w/ blued bolsters - a trend that he claims was started by himself. -
Knives Available
- No custom orders
Michael H. Franklin
Michael Franklin, the man and the knifemaker behind HAWG! Knives, has -
The Awesome Millenium Series
KMG
been making knives for almost 40 years and has been a member of the KMG -
Tactical Folders
&
Fixed Blade Knives
for 22 years. No lasers, no CNCs. Just knives backed by a LOT of experience. -
Art Knives (Eye Candy)
Michael Burch
Michael Burch makes both hand forged and stock removal knives, using 1095, -
Tactical Knives & Fighting Knives
1080, W1 & W2. The design of his knives are of Japanese influence and include - Hand Forged Knives & Damascus
Bowie Knives, fighters and tactical blades. Hand made, from sheath to blade. -
Knives Available for Sale
Michael Andersson
Michael Andersson - the rider, the hunter, the maker lives in the North of
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Bowie Knives
&
Hunting Knives
Sweden, in Moose Country. He claims he makes typical Scandevavian Knives. -
Daggers
, Swords &
Fighting Knives
We say there's nothing "typical" about them. Stunning Damascus Work!
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Folding Knives
&
Watches
Mel & Darlene Fassio
Hand made knives by Mel Fassio. These knives, mostly folding knives, are - Custom Folding Knives
made primarily of 440C and are heat treated by the maker. Engaving is also - Custom Art Knives
an option.
Mookmaan
Scandenavian style hunting knives made by hand. The sheaths are especially -
Scandenavian Hunting Knives
artistic and well done using fur, leatherand wood. The handles of many of
these knives are intricatly carved.
Mitch Edwards
Mitch Edwards is a pert-time knifemaker with a background in tool and die -
Bowies
,
Camp Knives
&
Hunters
making. He is a Journeyman Smith of the ABS, and prefers to make knives in -
Rifleman's Knives
&
Neck Knives
traditional designs from the 1700's to the mid 1800's. Awesome blades.. -
Hand Forged Knives for Sale
Milan Pokorny
Milan Pokorny started knifemaking under the instruction of Buddy Weston. -
Liner lock Folding Knives
He now makes many different styles of liner lock folding knives using ats-34 - Fixed Blade Knives
damasteel and crucible steels. He also makes some fixed blade knives.
Mike Williams
Mike Williams is a Master Smith of the ABS. He began making knives in 1984, -
High Performance Blades
ABS
forging in 1989. He received his MS ranking in 2000. He is also an instructor - Hand Forged Damascus Knives
at the Bill Moran School of Bladesmithing. Forges his own damascus as well. -
Hand Forged Knives for Sale
Mike Ruth
Mike Ruth is a Journeyman Smith of the ABS. After meeting Jerry Fisk and -
Hand Forged Bowie Knives
ABS
collecting knives for years, he decided to pursue his passion. He was awarded - Fighting Knives & Hunting Knives
JS status in '03 and in '05, was awarded "Best new Maker" at the Blade Show. -
Hand Forged Knives for Sale
Mike McRae
Mike McRae is an ABS Journeyman Smith who makes dirks and Sgian Dubhs -
Scotish Dirks & Sgian Dubhs
ABS
in the traditional Scotish style. He also makes many other styles. All of his - Bowie Knives & High Art Daggers
work is hand forged and diferentially heat treated. Amazing Art Daggers! -
Custom Knives For Sale
Mike Dilluvio
Mike Dilluvio has been making custom knives since 1990. He started out with -
Folding Knives & Pocket Knives
KMG
fixed blade knives, but has been making folders since 1997. He is making - Liner Lock Folding Knives
knives on a part-time basis, but plans to go full-time after retirement. -
Folding Knives For Sale
Mike "Whiskers" Allan
Mike "Whiskers" Allan has been making high quality folding knives since '84. -
Sole Authorship Folding Knives
PKA
He had been a master welder after the war and turned to a career in what he - Scale Release Automatic Knives KMG
loved - making knives. He is currently the VP of the PKA. Fantastic Folders! -
Folding Knives For Sale
Mike Beathe
Mike Beathe is a machinist turned blacksmith and bladesmith. He has been - Period Pieces & Reproductions
making knives since the '70's, forging since 1990, and specializes accurate re- - Forged Bowie Knives & Fighters
productions of knives from the 1700's - 1840. Also takes custom orders.
- French Trade Knives & Skinners
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Types of Knives
Name / Link
Description
Newt Livesay
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
Nikolai Spassov
According to the site, Nikolai Spassov carries on a tradition passed down for - Custom Hunting Knives (Stainless)
over 400 years as he creates custom hunting knives in the Bulgarian style, - Hunting Knife Sets
using sterling silver, animal horns and stainless steel blades. -
Knives Available for Sale
Nick Wheeler
Nick Wheeler, 26, is a full-time bladesmith from Washington. He is truly an -
Hand Forged Fixed Blades
"early bloomer," having made his first knife at the age of 14. He began using - Bowie Knives & Fighting Knives
stock removal, but turned to forging after an encounter with Tom Ferry, J.S. - Hunters, Push Daggers, Camp Knives
Nick Smolen
With Nearly 20 years of experience as tool maker, Nick Smolen began forging -
High Carbon Damascus Billets
damascus in '89 and now runs a forge, full-time. He specializes in high carbon - Mosiac Damascus & Stainless Damas
damascus and forges stainless & mosiac damascus, mokume & wrought iron. - Mokume Bolster Stock
Neil Charity
A maker of folding knives from Australia. We regret to say that Mr. Charity
has passed on after long illness. Neil's presence will be truly missed by both
collectors and colleagues alike. KMD Thanks you for your contribution, Neil.
Neil Blackwood
Neil Blackwood is a fellow native New Yorker whose knives really have that -
Fighting Knives & Hunting Knives
"New York" style and feel to them. Those of you from around here know what - Folding Knives Series - "The Curr"
I mean. Classy, sophisticated, elegant work with clean deco lines. Superb! - No Custom Orders As of Now
Owen Wood
KMGSA
This site is not currently available. We will check back.
Peter Wile
Peter Wile has been a member of the Canadian Knifemakers Guild since 1995, - High Art Folding Knives CKMG
and has been making knives since 1983. He makes one-of-a-kind folder with a - Hunting Knives & Fighting Knives
one year wait, as well as hunters and fighting knives. Very nice art knives - Art Knives
Peter Marker
Peter Marker is a knifemaker from Australia and has a passion for his craft. -
Custom Folding Knives
He makers mainly folding knives of various styles using the stock removal -
Damasteel Folding Knives
method. Heat treating is done off-site by a professional company.
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Damascus Fixed Blade Knives
Pat Patterson
Pat Patterson has been making custom knives since 1991 and is a member of -
Custom Folding Knives
TKCA
the Texas Knifemakers & Collectors Association. Inspired and instructed by - Custom Fixed Blade Knives
knifemaker Johnny Stout, Pat makes both straight knives and foldig knives. -
Knives for Sale
Patrik Nilsson
Patrik Nilsson started making knives in 1999. He makes scandenavian style -
Scandenavian Style Knives
knives using horn, silver and stabilized woods. His blades are made by other -
Knives for Sale
Swedish bladesmiths. Patrik makes the handles and sheaths for these blades.
Pat & Wes Crawford
Pat Crawford and Wes Crawford are both members of the Knifemakers Guild, -
Crawford Custom Knives
KMG
and make custom knives under the business, "Crawford Knives, LLC." Over -
Survival Staff
30 years of knifemaking excellence. Awesome folders and Tactical Knives! -
Custom Knives For Sale
Philip Booth
Philip Booth is a fine artist who has won awards for his work and is now a -
Double Bladed Automatic Knives
full-time knifemaker and a voting member of the Knifemakers Guild. He sold -
DA Automatic Switchblades
his first knife in 1991, and now makes double-blade autos and switchblades. - Lock Back Folding Knives
Phil Tham
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Phil Ernest
Phil Ernest has been making fixed blade art knives since 2002. He had studied -
Fixed Blade Art Knives
knifemaking under Ralph Freer. His knives are primarily colored damasteel - Colored Damascus Steel Knives
and exotic woods and materials. Damascus is from various outside sources.
Peter Spiess
Peter Spiess is a Canadian knifemaker and is a member of the Western -
Fixed Blade Custom Knives
Canadian Knifemakers Association. Knifemaking for him was a hobby that -
Specialty Pieces, Axes
he has turned into a profession. Fixed blade knives and specialty pieces. -
Custom Leather Sheaths
Pete & Nicole Gagstatter
Pete Gagstatter is a swedish knifemaker and makes all kinds of edged
-
Damascus Swords
weaponry including hand forged damascus swords, axes, hatchets and of - Custom Knives
course, hand made custom knives.
- Axes and Hatchets
Peter Hammer
Peter Hammer is a member of the Brazilian Bladesmiths Society.
SBC
This site is not working. We will check back.
Per Ohrn
Per Ohrn live in southern Sweden and makes Scandenavian style knives
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Scandenavian Style Knives
using blades made by other well-known swedish bladesmiths. He also makes -
Scandenavian Knives for Sale
some stock removal blades using RWL34, Damasteel or Sandvick 12C27.
Paul Savage
Paul Savage of the Canadian Knifemakers Guild has been a certified machinist -
Hunting & Fishing Knives
CKMG
for 25 years and has been employed at an industrial knife manufacturing shop - Bowie Knives & Utility Knives
for 20. He began knifemaking 12 years ago, by improving production designs. - Hand Forged Knives
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P.O. Eklund
Par Olof Eklund is a Swedish knifemaker and a member of the Swedish Knife -
Antler Knives
makers Guild. These are knives in the traditional Nordic style and are made -
Full Horn Knives
with engraved antlers. The blades are made by other bladesmiths.
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Neck Knives
Phillip Moen
Bear Paw Knives by Phil Moen are made with the intent of creating quality -
Hunting Knives & Skinners
user knives using only the finest materials and assembly methods. Knives - Kitchen Knives & Utility Knives
are primarily D-2 tool steel. Blanks are made using CAD programs. -
Many Blade Designs
Norman Bardsley
Norm Bardsley of Bardsley Distinctive Weaponry, is a voting member of the -
Custom Bowie Knives
KMG
Knifemakers Guild, and makes fixed-blade knives including fantasy knives, -
Fantasy Knives
&
Native Knives
Bowie Knives, push daggers, hand grinding damascus, steel and even files. -
Dirks / Daggers
&
Tactical Knives
Otakar Pok
Otakar Pok is a knifemaker from the Czech Republic, who comes from a long -
Hand Made Hunting Knives
line of knifemakers withing his family. He makes many different styles of - Skinners, Bird & Trout Knives
huntiing knives and other fixed blade knives using ATS-34, RWL-34 & 440C. - Custom Fixed Blade Knives
P.J. Tomes
P.J. Tomes began making knives over 50 years ago. In 1976, he became a full -
Folding Knives
&
Double Locks
KMG
time knifemaker and in 1978 he joined the Knifemakers Guild. Known for his -
Bowie Knives
&
Kitchen Knives
ABS
thin blades and flat grindes, PJ Tomes forges his own steel as well. Nice canes! -
Scagel Repros
&
Sword Canes
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Michael "Mickey" Wise
Michael Wise started knifemaking in 1992. His work is all hand forged from -
Bowie Knives & Boot Knives
high carbin steels. He prefers to make period pieces, knives similar in style -
Fighting Knives & Neck Knives
those made between 1700 - 1840. Awesom high performance blades. - Chute Knives, Filet & Trout Knives
Mark Garvock
Mark Garvock has been making custom knives for over 10 years and has been - Hand Forged Custom Knives CKMG
a member of the Canadian Knifemakers Guild since 1998. He makes primarily - Forged Damascus Art Daggers
hand forged knives of several different styles including bowies and daggers. - Hunting Knives & Utility Knives
Mark LaGrone
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
Matthias Grusz
Matthias Grusz is a member of the Guilde des Couteliers d'Art du Quebec, - Custom Hunting Knives & Skinners
which roughly translates to the Art Knifemakers Guild of Quebec. This is a - Fixed Blade Art Knives
profile page of Mathias on the Guild site showing examples of his great work, - Swords
Merlin Knives
Merlin Magic Knives deals with all kinds of automatic knives, switchblades -
Custom Stilettos
&
Automatics
and stilettos. Knives range from high quality automatics to superb one-of-a- -
Automatic Art Knives
kind creations. Super automatic art knives as well as damascus autos. A+ -
Merlin's Latest Creations
Michael Rader
Michael Rader has been making custom swords since 1990. These are 100% -
Hand Forged Swords
ABS
sole-authorship, high performance hand forged weapons. Mr. Rader is a JS - Samurai Style Swords
with the ABS (2006) and also forges his own damascus. Stunning work. - Damascus Swords & Straight Swords
Michael Vagnino
Michael Vagnino is a Master Smith of the American Bladesmith Society. His -
Hand Forged Folding Knives
ABS
custom knifemaking career started with a forging class by Karl Shroen in '95 . -
Hand Forged Fixed Blade Knives
Michael achieved his JS stamp in 2001 and his MS sta,mp in 2003. Awesome! -
Classes
&
MV Knives T-Shirts (cool!)
Mike Fenwick
Mike Fenwick started making knives at an early age having produced his - Custom Hunting knives CKMG
first handmade knife in 1999. All knives are stock removal, hand ground and - Custom Skinners & Damascus Knives
one-of-a-kind. This is a profile on the Canadian Knifemakers Guild Site. - Custom Fixed Blade Art Knives
Mike Mann
Mike Mann (padre) of Idaho Knifeworks made his first knife in 1965. All of his -
Hand Forged Bowie Knives (Cowboy)
knives are hand forged from 5160 high carbon or 15N20 and are diferentially -
Mountain Man Era Knives
&
Folders
heat treated for a high performance, durable blade. Period pieces a specialty. -
Cliff Knife
,
Camp Knives
&
Daggers
M.R. Butler
This is a temporary page for Copperhead Forge.com
P.J. Kozy
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
Paul Granger
Paul Granger of Granger knives offers several different models of user-grade -
Fixed Blade Knives
fixed blade knives on his site. These are excellent knives for both hunters and -
Military and Police Knives
law enforcement personel. Carbon steels, tool steels and damascus available.
Paul Panak
Paul Panak of Burn Knives... perhaps the most awesome custom stilettos and - Custom Automatic Knives & OTF's
custom OTF knives around. Here you'll find a stunning array of automatic - Custom Stilettos & D/A Autos
knife models, each with a slew of design options. Superb quality and detail! - Automatic Knives Available for Sale
Paul Sarganis
Paul Sarganis has been making knives since 1987. In 1999, he attended the -
Hand Forged Custom Knives
BAKCA
first West Coast American Bladesmith Society Seminar and has been hooked - Bowie Knives & Fighting Knives
on forging his own blades since. Great, hand forged, high performance knives. -
Hand Forged Knives for Sale
Peter Martin
Peter Martin makes everything from simple yet rugged hunting knives to -
Mosiac Damascus Straight Knives
ultra fancy folders, the likes of which many have never seen! His "
bug knives
" -
Folding Knives
&
Assisted Openers
are a unique specialty. Sole authorship knives backed by 19 years of experience -
Custom Knives Available for Sale
Phil Pianfetti
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