Featured Knifemakers
Gary Greer
Gary says there are hundreds of ways to make a knife and when making an art knife, he will often take several weeks just to design it. All his designs take into account ergonomic principles.
Corey Daigle
Corey has been making knives for 25 years. His interest in knifemaking dates back as far as he can remember. His first memories are of his Grandfather making knives out of used saw blades.
Nathan Jones
Nathan is one of Canada’s most northern Knifemakers. He lives in the Central Arctic in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut with a population just under 3,000. There are no roads, trees, mountains but the tundra has its own beauty with many lakes, rivers and it’s right on the Hudson Bay. When Nathan started knifemaking in 2014, he thought it would be strictly a hobby but over the years he has sold many knives to local hunters and fishermen as well as to friends in other parts of Canada and some customers from his Instagram account. He makes about 10-15 knives per year.
Burt Flanagan
Burt Flanagan, an accomplished knifemaker and Paragon’s Product Line Manager. He lives in Whitewright, Texas, but offices in Mesquite, Texas, the home of Paragon Industries. He has become an expert in slipjoint knives and he's now challenging himself to perfecting integral liners, with the bolster and liner in one piece, and multi-blade slipjoints.
Tanner Dannish
Tanner Dannish has been a full time knifemaker for four years. When asked what he likes most about knifemaking he replied “in today’s world there is something almost primal about using old skills such as blacksmithing to make tools that last a lifetime… it just feels right”.
Roger Hatt
Roger has a “builder’s eye” for design and does not use blue prints instead he draws out the design on the steel and starts to grind. He has a natural ability for grinding blades and adapts as he goes along.
Ed Storch
Ed Storch calls himself a “Master Cutler” because he not only makes specialty knives of exacting workmanship, he also refurbishes, repairs, and sharpens cutlery. It all started in his early teens when he liked making tools. That led him to become a Blacksmith in the mid-1960s.
Ron Otto
Ron's passion for knifemaking comes from a long history of hunting and fishing in Northern Ontario. He enjoys working with natural handle materials like bone, horn, pinecone, warthog, and other exotic materials inspired by his 10 years living in Kenya.
Elliott Reiter
All of Elliott’s knives are his original design. He starts by drawing the concept and refines it until it “feels right” to him. Then he makes the template. He uses his extensive backcountry hiking experience to design knives and he is his biggest critic. He asks himself, “is this useful and beautiful, and would I buy it?” By doing so, he has learned to trust his judgment.
Geoff Titcomb
Geoff Titcomb's been a chef in the movie business for the last 25 years. His passion for knives comes from having one in his hands for hours a day, and wishing for better options. He made the mistake of watching "Forged in FIre" one day and decided that he could make his own.