Thank you for visiting my store. My name is Dale Vincent. I live in Salem Oregon. I retired from my job with the State of Oregon a few years ago. Prior to that I managed a small chain of cigar stores, one of which was mostly cutlery. I did that for about 10 years. It was there I developed my love for knives.

Getting to know such legends in the cutlery industry here in Oregon as Al Mar & Les de Asis of Benchmade Knives fueled my passion for quality knives. I had to retire in 2004 due to worsening disabilities. After retiring I wanted to buy a new Old Timer and found out that Schrade had gone out of business. That is when I began collecting in earnest. I started fixing old knives and then started to customize them for my self & friends. Things have sort of grown from there.

Due to my disabilities I am not the fastest person when it comes to doing custom work. I take my time and work slowly. I believe in doing it right the first time.