Designers

JAMES WILLIAMS

Vass, North Carolina You don’t want to mess with Sensei James Williams. Trust us. A former U.S. Army officer with more than 50 years of experience in the martial arts, he developed Vass, North Carolina You don’t want to mess with...

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KIT CARSON

Kit retired as a ranking Master Sergeant and ultimately became a high profile member of the Knifemakers’ Guild. Kit designed the successful M16® knife series named one of the Top 10 Tactical Folders...

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MATTHEW LERCH

Location: Sussex, Wisconsin | Years Designing: 32 What happens when you cross art and mechanics? You get something that looks like Matthew Lerch. Trained initially as a jeweler/watchmaker...

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JESPER VOXNAES

Location: Loegstrup, Denmark | Years Designing: 25 When Jesper needs to test a design, he only has to step into his own backyard. The harsh elements and conditions of the fjords and forests in his...

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LUCAS BURNLEY

When you ask Lucas what drew him to the knife world as a teenager, he’ll tell you it was stories of survival, off-path adventures with his father, and a healthy dose of action movies. Over the years, he has experimented...

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BASTIEN COVES

In his own words - "For the little story, I fell in love with knives when I was 7 years old and that is when it all started. I grew up coming across different knives and eventually decided to make my...

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CHRIS REEVE

Chris Reeve Knives began operations on January 1, 1984, in a one-car garage in Durban, South Africa, when Chris moved from full-time Tool and Die Maker/part time knife maker to full-time knife maker...

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RICK HINDERER

In the mid 1980’s Rick Hinderer began his knife making journey making art knives in a small 14′ x 18′ turkey coop with none of the modern amenities, like heat or running water! Art knives are a far...

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BORIS MANASHEROV

The designs by Boris Manasherov testify to its versatile background. He is not only an engineer and trained gunsmith, but also a martial arts specialist who has been working intensively with the...

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CURTIS V. LOVITO

Curtis is a native of Bolingbrook, Illinois where he spent most of his childhood hunting and camping along the Dupage River. Curtis entered military service as a U.S. Marine and at the completion of...

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MARK CAREY

Mark is a native of San Diego, California. Mark entered military service in the U.S. Army (1984) and completed his first tour of duty as a light infantry soldier in Ulm, Germany. He was then...

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SAL GLESSER

The owner and founder of Spyderco and is one of the nicest guys you'll meet in the knife world. Sal first started producing knife sharpeners in 1978 and moved onto folding knives in 1981. Spyderco...

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KEN ONION

Ken is the real deal. The youngest ever inductee into the Blade Magazine Hall of Fame in 2008, he is recognized as one of the most innovative and successful knife designers of all time. In 1996 he...

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