Got a Favorite Knife Maker?

[Onomea]

22highpower, those are lovely knives. I really like Clay Gault's work. In the third picture, what is the four-piece set?

I don't know the name of my favorite knife maker. He didn't mark the knife of his that I have. Some forum friends have speculated that it could be a Bob Loveless, but who knows?



Here's an earlier thread about it: http://smith-wessonforum.com/firear...ombie-fitch-1959-a.html?highlight=Abercrombie

 

[nate-dogg]

I've owned lots of great knives from various makers over the years but Buck, Behring, and Randall are the only knives I buy anymore.

 

[STCM(SW)]

As far as I'm concerned nothing beats a Buck for the money.

 

[Kitgun]

Fixed Randall, folding Benchmade.

 

[pharman]

My 3 favorite brands...

Scagel...Ruana...Remington sheath knives 1925-1940...

 

[Valmet]

Some very nice knife porn in this thread. I can't say I have a favorite but from a collecting standpoint I'm partial to Larry Page and Randall knives. For general use, Benchmade and even good old Camillus.

 

[22hipower]

22highpower, those are lovely knives. I really like Clay Gault's work. In the third picture, what is the four-piece set?

That is a caping set; meant for the close work around the eyes etc. when caping a trophy. The scales on that set are 5000 year old (supposedly) walrus (said mammoth before but walrus is what they are) ivory and the case is elephant.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[Mr. Tettnanger]

I am all in with Scott Gossman and Gossman knives!

These are hard use knives that I would bet my life on.

 

[Old_Cop]

22hipower that is a great collection.

 

[Lonegle57]

Went to college from 75-79. While there met a dorm room mate who was making knives, at the time stock removal. We became friends and the friendship continues today. He is now a very talented gunsmith and rarely makes a knife. He turned his knife making to the forge and became one of the first to become a Mastersmith in the ABS in the state of Georgia. I now have a number of his knives from college days to present and am always looking for another. His name, Keith Kilby, my latest aquisition from him is a custom 30-30 Ruger number 1.

 

[CajunBass]

I've got a half dozen or so SAK's I suppose. I carry a couple of them daily. One "regular" pocket knife and a little one on my keychain.

I've also got a couple of Buck folders. One is a 110, and I think the other one is called a "Bucklite." I see it's got 422 on the blade, so I guess that's the model number.

And I've got one really nice belt knife I got many years ago from a local fellow, Ben Shelor, who made them. He called it his "Alaskan Hunter" I think. I didn't really know what I wanted, but I knew I didn't want some big Bowie type knife. I almost fainted when he gave me a price ($200.00) but I was in too far to just back out.

It has served me well over the last 45-50 years or so I guess I got my money's worth.

 

[mauser9]

For me Buck, Sog, and Puma. Was down to just my old Puma Skinner 6 years back when I discovered EDC pocket knives and how great much of the build quality is these days with different steels. Recently added a Buck Alpha folder and a Sog Trident AT-XR with spring assist for EDC. Recall the $.79 knives from the corner store when I was a kid. Those cheap folders that would close on your fingers.

 

[squidsix]

Daniel Winkler
Not many people make a great knife AND a great sheath. This is leather stitched to kydex, and a beautiful maple handle on an 80CrV2 blade.

 

[panther]

For EDC I go with Buck or Kershaw. Buck is a family company, a local church had a member of the Buck family speak at a meeting a number of years ago. I like buying American, though Buck has added imports to it's line.
I've picked up a couple really nice fixed blades at gun shows but with no record of who made them.
We have a nice local knife maker here, a young guy who shows up at some shows. He does good work. I haven't seen him in awhile. He's hard to miss, he's the only guy around here you'll see wearing a kilt.

 

[stu1ritter]

By length of time owned, I've had the Pukka since the mid 60's. It's my general purpose shop knife. The sheath knife is Kuzan Oda's from the time he was in Colorado and the folder is the only one he ever made. Other than these three, it's Benchmade automatics for me.

Stu

 

[THE PILGRIM]

And then there's Hank Kubaiko.
Another NM maker with extreme talent and abilities.
But when I knew him he couldn't seem to get it together.
Here his Brand was Omega.
He moved to Palmer, Alaska I think, and made Alaskan Maids knives.
Then moved to Ohio, maybe.
A Super guy, Hank if your out there I hope things are going well.
And I hope you have learned how to consolidate your waste material!
I have several of his knives.
On the bottom is his Omega Dixon Fighter Pattern with Double Edged Blade.
Above, Bark River Smoke Jumper, top Custom Randall No.1.

 

[zwartepiet]

My working knives have been Buck 112's, and my hunting knives Bucks and Westerns....here's a pic of my well used 112 and many times repaired sheath.

My "favorites" are knives with Michigan history.....Marbles, Bark River, Hess, White River, Olsen, Scagel.

Couple pics of a few of my Olsen fixed blades and throwing knives.

 

[ruger 22]

I have carried some version of Swiss Army in my right pocket for over 70 years. They have a lot of handy features without being overly bulky. Every one of my suits/sport coats has a small SA knife in the pockets hanging in the closet. My hunting knives were always Buck---They stay sharp exceedingly well under heavy use.

 

[sceva]

Yes; I have a favorite maker. Geno Denning (Caveman Engineering). I have three if hit drop points in three different sizes. The smallest is the first if this size/model Geno made.

Geno was trained by George Herron and the Herron style influenced his work; unfortunately, Geno is no longer making knives.




As for folding knives, I like Great Eastern Cutlery.

 

[Richard Simmons]

GEC is for sure a benchmark in the slip joint arena. Though they don't produce it often I have several of their patterns in "blood red jigged bone". It's beautiful! Also Queen Cutlery though it's been years and I'm not sure if they still make their own knives or are still in business.

While the vast majority of my slip joints are Buck 300 and 700 models I'm a sucker for the sodbuster pattern by just about any maker.