Scott Sawby                            Sawby Custom Knives presents quality, handmade cutlery since 1970.  Scott      - Custom Folding Art Knives        KMG
      Sawby specializes in custom folding knives with special and unique locking       - Self-Lock & Button Lock Mechanisms
      mechanisms.  Marian Sawby is an excellent engraver and details his knives.       - Folding Knives & Art Knives for Sale
Randall Knife Co.                      "It was a terrible thing at close range. (Your knife) would cut a man's head          - Outdoor & Survival Knives
       nearly off with a quick swing.. I used that knife to open cans, cut wood and it     - Skinning, Hunting & Fishing Knives
       stayed sharp. I was offered all kinds of trades, but I wouldn't part with it."         - Military & Bowie Knives
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Richard Van Dijk                 R. Van Dijk is a full time knifemaker working in Dunedin, New Zealand. He         - Fine Damascus Bowies & Dirks
       has 30 years experience of jewelry manufacturing and repair. He forges his         - Executive Knives & Art Blades
       own Demascus and differentially heat treats each blade.      - Knives Available for Sale
Richard Mize                    All my knives are completely hand made by me with traditional craftsman-      - Fixed Knives Gallery 1    
       ship and materials.  I prefer a knife that has a traditional, old time feeling, so I    - Fixed Knives Gallery 2 
       use primarily carbon steel, hardwoods, brass, bone, and stag.     - Dirks
Ricardo Vilar                                  "I’ve been making knives since 1993 when I sold my first knife. In November       - R. Vilar Knives (English)      ABS, SBC       2001 the ABS Mastersmith Jerry Fisk, was at my shop giving a course to 14         - Fixed Blade Knives
       Brazilian knifemakers.Since then I only make hand forged knives."                          - Tomahawks
R.D. & Steve Nolen                 Nolen Knives was  started in '68 by R.D. and Jim Nolen.  Jim had been a past       - Custom Hunting Knives    KMG
     Regarded by many as the           president of the KMG.  After Jim's death in 1980, George Nolen joined R.D.             - All kinds of Fixed Blade Knives
   "Father of Modern Hunters"         Nolen Knives, at present, is run by R.D., George and R.D.'s son, Steve Nolen.         - Special Custom Presentation Knives
R.J. Martin                                      R.J. Martin is an engineer turned knifemaker who now uses his skills and            - Framelock Folding Knives
                 design concept to make knives instead of helicopters! He makes folding knives   - Flipper Folding Knives
       and fixed blades using CNC technology.  Modern, high-tech knife designs.           - Fixed Blade Knives & Survival Knives
R.M. "Butch" Hanby    The on-line home of the Cherokee hand crafted knives of R.M. Butch Hanby of    - Bowie Knives & Fighting Knives
       Buffalo "Waller" Knife Works.  Knives used by professional hunters, guides,        - Hunting Knives & Skinners
       pilots and military personnel across the globe as life-saving, working tools.        - Survival Knives
R.R. Ledbetter                      R.R. Ledbetter is a member of the American Bladesmith Society.       ABS
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R.W. Wilson                              The first knife RW Wilson ever made was for himself. Since that first effort in     - Hunting Knives
       1968, he has made over five hundred knives which have been sold to          - Tomahawks
       outdoorsmen and collectors.
Rainy Vallotton                       Rainy Vallotton Custom Knives has been in business since 1991. He is the - Custom Folding Knives
       inventor of the first Double Action scale release. These knives are the finest in    - Special Presentation Knives
       custom technology.        - Limited Edition Costom Knives
Rade Hawkins     Rade Hawkins has been a featured knife designer for many years in popular      - Fixed Blades  &  Folders
       print publications, such as Blade Magazine, Knives Illustrated, Field & Stream  - Personal Protection Knives
       and has been featured on knifemaking shows seen on PBS   - All Knives Available Now
Ralph Boos                            "I personally am intrigued by detail and accuracy in miniature. Some of my        - Miniature Japanese Weapons
       pieces have taken me a year or more to create, I even created a 1/19th scale - Miniature Medieval Weapons
       WW II German Mauser K98 rifle which took me two years to make."  - Miniature WWII Weapons
Ralph D'Elia, jr.                  
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Ralph Turnbull                Ralph Turnbull strives to deliver a high quality product that captures both        - Custom Fixed & Folding Knives
       artistic merit and practical utility. Turnbull is well known for his trademark    - Butterfly Knives & Catepillar Style
       butterfly knives as well as his fancy folding knives.    - Knives Available for Sale
Ram Maramba                             Ram Maramba is  a part-part-time knifemaker in Allen, TX.  He has been   - Fixed Blade Knives
       making knives for about three years; the first two in Larry Davidson's shop       - Custom Folding Knives
       and one in his own, creating knives mainly in the tactical realm.
Ricardo Vilarde                 R. Vilarde studied knifemaking under Steve Johnson. " Obviously, my style is    - Integrals & Full Tang Knives
       a combination greatly influenced by Johnson and Kressler.  My hope is to - Custom Interframe Knives
       incorporate the best of both their styles to produce knives of excellent quality"  - Knives Available for Sale
Reese Weiland                 Reese Weiland is a custom knifemaker who makes Fixed, Folding Knives and      - Art Knives & Folding Knives      KMG
       swords. He has been a member of the Knifemaker's Guild since 1988.  There        - Fighting & Hunting Knives
       are several designs to choose from.  He will also work with custom orders.          - Folding Art Knives
Raymond Smith               I prefer to make knives that are functional and that relate to the older patterns. - Fixed Blade Damascus Knives      ABS
       I make Traditional, Roger's Rangers and Pipe Hawks as well as Fort Megs           - Hand Forged Hunting Knives
       Hatchets. Slip joint folders, in Barlow style, are another favorite.        - Custom Knives Available for Sale
Raymond Richard                  Raymond Richard of "Off-Beat Forge" specializes in custom Tomahawks as         - Custom Knives
       well as hand forged custom knives, mainly fixed blades, of various styles.           - Hand Crafted Tomahawks
       True tools for the avid outdoorsman.
Raymond Coon                     Raymond Coon has been making knives using his own Damascus since 1984.    - Damascus Tactical Knives
       Styles include fancy folding knives, daggers and other fixed blade knives as        - Custom Folding Knives
        well as axes.  Very nice work.                                                                                                 - Damascus Daggers
Ray Rogers                                Ray Rogers is a full time knifemaker who specializes in liner lock folders and      - Custom Fixed Blade & Folding Knives
      professional chef's knives but also makes a few sporting knives. His knives are   - Custom Kitchen Knives
      made one at a time to the customer's order. - E-Tour His Knife Shop
Ray Kirk                                       Kirk is a full time knife maker and have passed the American Bladesmith   - Custom Tactical Knives                 ABS
       Society's requirements for Master Smith.  won the first cutting contest at - Hand Forged Damascu Knives
       Mesquite with knives made from his custom Damascus Mix.       - Hand Forged Knives For Sale
Randy "R.K." Stevens           
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Randy Doucette                        Doucette is self-taught knife maker with a background in machining and Tool   - Custom Tactical Knives
       Die. The knives he maks are crafted one at a time. His specialties are designing   - Custom Folding Knives
       functional, original knives, file work blade tangs and grinding blade bevels.       - Damascus Knives
Rick "Bear Bone" Smith     One of my specialties involves crafting authentic period style knives for    - Custom Fixed Blade Knives        
       Cowboy Action Shooters, Old West collectors and 1800 reenactment groups      - Leather Sheaths
       I make knives from the materials that were available during those eras.     - Price Breakdown
Richard Wright                    Richard Wright made his first Automatic Folding Knife in 1991 and has been a   - Damascus Auto Folders           
       fulltime knifemaker ever since. The folders he makes are all one of a kind and      - Custom Switchblades
       range in design from large folding fighters to small gents pocket knives.      - Knives Available for Sale
Richard Spitzl                            Richard Spitzl's Fine Handcrafted Knives is a beautiful web site, only problem   - Custom Fixed Knife Gallery
       is that it is all in German. Spitzl has a shop, Knives Spitzl [Messer Spitzl]  - Hand Crafted Broadsword
       located outside of Munchen, in Southern Germany.     
Richard Self                     I've been a wood worker most of my life. I decided in 1991 to try to make   - Custom Fixed Blade Knives
       knives, and made my first one out of a band saw blade. From there it just - Custom Folding Knives
       grew to what you see now.   - Knife Gallery
Richard Epting                 I build folders and fixed blades using high carbon steel and my own damascus  - Damascus Fixed & Folding Knives
       I enjoy working with natural materials such as mastodon, pearl, coral, stag        - Furnature and Leather
       and exotic hardwoods. All of my knives are made by me from start to finish."     - Knives Available for Sale
Richard A. Ramsey        R.A. Ramsey studied oil painting, woodcarving and jewelry making before         - Custom Hunting Knives             
       entering into knifemaking.  He also worked as a welder for 23 years prior to        - Hunters, Skinners & Bowie Knives
       knife-making career. He attended the American Bladesmith School in 1991 - Knives Available for Sale
Rich McDonald                       Rich McDonald is inspired by designs from America's early history.  Here,           - Hand Forged Custom Knives        ABS
       you will find the finest in forged cutlery and hand-crafted leather items.              - Hand Forged Tomahawks
       Rich McDonald is a member of the American Bladesmith Society                              - Knives Available for sale
Ricardo & Roberto Lala      
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Rudy Zirlin                           Rudy Zirlin recieved blacksmithing training in Zlatoust, the most famous arms - Custom Steel & Damascus Knives
      & armor making center in Russia). Rudy is an influencial artist at the Tikotin      - Custom Swords & Axes
       Museum of Japanese art (2002) andthe Israeli National Maritime Museum. - Tsubas for Samurai Swords
Ross Tyser                        Ross Tyser started making knives in 1995. work primarily in the “stock    - Custom Hand Forged Knives        ABS
       removal” method. Utilizing 440-C stainless barstock. Tyser is a member of the  - Fine Damascus Knives                    AKA
      Arkansas Knifemaker's Association and the American Bladesmith Society. - Knives Available for Sale
Roger M. Green                         
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Rick Dunkerley                          Rick attained the American Bladesmith Society Mastersmith rating in 1997,        - Damascus Fixed & Folders             ABS
      and in 2002 was selected to the Board of Directors of that organization. He has   - Custom Damascus Patterns
      been a full-time knifemaker since 1996  - Knives Available for Sale
Rick Eaton                                       I prefer one-of-a-kind art pieces. My specialties are art folders and art daggers.  - Custom Fixed & Folders           
      With folders, he offers several models with a step-down on the handle front,       - Knifemaker's Awards
      which gives the illusion of being a fixed blade. Awesome custom art knives.         - Knives Available for Sale
Rick Frigault                        Rick Frigault is forty four year old knifemaker from Niagara Falls, Ontario. All  - Custom Tactical Knives                 CKG
       his knives can be made in ATS-34, 440C, D-2 or Damascus steels while handles  - Custom Hunting Knives
       consist of G-10, Micarta, Antler, Ivory, Ironwood and other stabilized woods.    - Contact Information
Rik Palm                                 Rick Palm prefers using high carbon steels because it allows me to forge, heat     - Custom Knive Gallery                    ABS
      treat, and fit-n-finish a complete knife from start to finish. All of my knives are   - Knifemaker's Information
      "One of a kind creations". Some are single edition designs.     - Knives Available for Sale
Rob Brown                             Rob Brown works from his shop in South Africa building knives to order, one    - Utility & Hunting Knives            
       at a time. His aim is to produce a wide variety of investor class, quality fixed      - Boot  & Fighting Knives
       blade knives for the collector and discerning user.         - Historical Knives