Where is the best knife store in America?

W

Wayfarer

Feedback: +0 / =0 / -0
Joined
Jul 29, 2006
Messages
85
I could go for a roadtrip, anyone live near or have been to a knife store with a spectacular selection at a reasonable price? Knife shows usually show for the best of times, but are there any secrets laying around out there?

The best knife store in America. (period).
 
believe it or not ebay has really good deals. I don't buy much from ebay, mainly because I like to handle a knife before I buy it, but if I were to buy a second of a knife (an extra just like the one I already have) I would buy it on ebay if it was listed as brand new in box. But as far as I know, bass pro shops are always fun to go inside of. I don't know if you have any up there, but there seems to be a few here in texas. I felt like a little kid going to disney land the first time I walked into the brand new store in san antonio (not where I'm from but close enough). The entire store and even the nice restaurant attatched to it was covered and made out of wood and stuffed animals. There was even a bunch of aquariums and not to mention the gigantic display of KNIVES in the upper loft. Hope this helps and I hope there is one close by, J.
 
Same answer as two others, Smokey Mountain Knife Works AND a big New Bass Pro Shop in Severville, TN. The Pro Shop is right on I-75 and the same exit takes you on over to SMKW about 10 miles away. Be prepared to spend all day at SMKW and another at the Pro Shop. You also have Dollywood, and Gatlinburg TN right there. I have made the trip just recently and it would be well worth the drive to see. The National Knife Museum is inside SMKW and they change out the displays about every few months to show other makers and unique knives. I even found one by my favorite maker WT Fuller, He was my favorite because he was my friend.

Enjoy the trip, you will not regret it.
James
 
I like this question, and I don't know the answer. I do know some fun places to stop when you are on a road trip. In Colorado one of the nicest areas to visit is Estes Park (the small town with a great location at the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park). The have a great knife shop, Rocky Mountain Knife Company. This is the place to stop and buy yourself a toy while your spouse is out shopping for knick knacks. If you are on a road trip north of Santa Barbara, California, Solvang is a fun little town. They also have a nice place for daddy to get himself a toy, Nordic Knives. They even have a website. http://www.nordicknives.com/

There are probably lots of other cool knife shops in prime tourist areas. These are destinations where your wife will be happy to go.
 
Smokey Mountain is now on the list of places to see, and I try to catch Bass Pro Shops whenever I am within reasonable/unreasonable driving range. Right now I happen to be on the west coast so on the way back east I can expect to arrive back in NY with more knives than I know what to do with and some bills that I will not like paying.
In Colorado one of the nicest areas to visit is Estes Park (the small town with a great location at the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park). The have a great knife shop, Rocky Mountain Knife Company.
Click to expand...

How are the roads in December to Rocky Mountain knife co?

Thanks for the replies.
 
Whatever you do don't buy a knife from "Sportsman's Warehouse."

50 percent more expensive than most online suppliers.

From my experience, the best prices are the online suppliers like DLT Trading Co., Knifeworks, The Blade Shop, Knives Ship Free, A.G. Russell, etc.
 
I've been lucky enough to have lived fairly close to one of the best knife stores in the country for over 30 years. The House Of Blades in Ft. Worth Texas first opened in the mid-seventies and has a selection of knives that will boggle the mind. (over 50,000 knives in stock) They have customs, kitchen knives, swords, knife making supplies, and every brand of production knife you can think of. (and some you can't think of) You can spend a good 2 1/2 hours in the place and still not see everything.

Of course there is a drawback and that is the fact they they charge full list price on basically everything they sell. I've bought many knives at House Of Blades over the years and still buy the occasional "hard to find" piece from them but with the prices over the net I just can't justify paying list for Benchmade, Spyderco, or Kershaw (etc)...

House_of_Blades_Small.jpg
 
If you go to Las Vaegas check out Bonds House of Cutlery. They charge full suggested retail, but if you have some luck at the crap tables it is a good place to spend your winnings. Then if you gamble again at least you have a nice memento to go home with. I picked up an Al Mar Mini Sere there, and I have absolutely no regrets.
 
Nordic Knives is great, especially for customs. Plaza Cutlery in Costa Mesa, California has a huge selection of production knives, including higher end Chris Reeve and Strider.
 
Rocky Mountain Knife Works, Estes Park -- eh. I thought it wasn't much different than your average mall ninja knife shop. A few overpriced good blades plus a whole lot of cheap junk.

House of Blades, Ft. Worth -- definitely worth a stop if you're in the area. And I think Cheaper Than Dirt is on the same freeway. Not knife-related, except by similarity of name, but one time driving into Ft. Worth I saw a billboard for an establishment called "House of Babes." I suppose you could tell the wife you thought you were going for one and accidentally wound up at the other. Whichever way would get you in less trouble. :D

rmd
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top