Paul Johnston                  Paul Johnston is a member of the Canadian Knifemakers Guild.  He makes - 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  1, 2, 3, 4
Mike Starling                                some tooling and facilities, each have their own unique styles of knifemaking,    - Knives by Mike Starling - 1, 2
       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   - 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!   - 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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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

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