not2sharp
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There are many very popular knife makers and manufacturers, some of which participate on these pages, that have become and will remain very well known in the industry.
But for each one of these there are perhaps hundreds of other makers that will never get that level of exposure. Some are local, others work part-time, many simply fail in the business, and a few are simply not as good at marketing themselves as they are at making knives. You probably will not find their names in the Knives annuals or various magazines, nor would they be members of the Knife Makers Guild or American Blade Smiths Society. But, there are lots of these guys and their absence from events like the Blade Show, says nothing about the quality of their artistic talents. For many of us they are part of the vast sea of makers that we mostly ignore as we seek out the better known names.
Lets try to identify some of these people. We are not going to link their websites or sales ads, since that would violate our rules. But, lets get their name, trade marks, general location and perhaps a picture or two of their work documented. It would be even better if we could get an idea of their active dates, by finding out when they started making knives
It is my hope that with everyone's cooperation we can eventually search this thread to help collectors to identify some of the many "mystery knives" that circulate in the secondary market. Who knows, perhaps some of these guys will eventually get a big break and join the ranks of the better known makers. But our goal here is not to market them; the only thing we want to do here is try to identify them and some of those weird trademarks that randomly pop up.
If you know one of these people post the following information on here:
1) Name
2) City and State (we don't want the full address, emails, telephones or websites...etc, - if they want to share that they can buy an appropriate membership here)
3) Description of trade mark
4) When they started making knives
5) A brief description of what they tend to produce (e.g. bowies, tactical, hunting, fixed/folders)
6) A picture of an example of their work
n2s
But for each one of these there are perhaps hundreds of other makers that will never get that level of exposure. Some are local, others work part-time, many simply fail in the business, and a few are simply not as good at marketing themselves as they are at making knives. You probably will not find their names in the Knives annuals or various magazines, nor would they be members of the Knife Makers Guild or American Blade Smiths Society. But, there are lots of these guys and their absence from events like the Blade Show, says nothing about the quality of their artistic talents. For many of us they are part of the vast sea of makers that we mostly ignore as we seek out the better known names.
Lets try to identify some of these people. We are not going to link their websites or sales ads, since that would violate our rules. But, lets get their name, trade marks, general location and perhaps a picture or two of their work documented. It would be even better if we could get an idea of their active dates, by finding out when they started making knives
It is my hope that with everyone's cooperation we can eventually search this thread to help collectors to identify some of the many "mystery knives" that circulate in the secondary market. Who knows, perhaps some of these guys will eventually get a big break and join the ranks of the better known makers. But our goal here is not to market them; the only thing we want to do here is try to identify them and some of those weird trademarks that randomly pop up.
If you know one of these people post the following information on here:
1) Name
2) City and State (we don't want the full address, emails, telephones or websites...etc, - if they want to share that they can buy an appropriate membership here)
3) Description of trade mark
4) When they started making knives
5) A brief description of what they tend to produce (e.g. bowies, tactical, hunting, fixed/folders)
6) A picture of an example of their work
n2s
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