Favorite custom knife makers?

[kennedy knives]

QTCut5 that is and impressive show of Customs I see you like warncliffs Great Blade Style . I will have to pick it up to top those Will try and add a couple more Tomorrow
Thanks to everyone that has jumped in here to show there Customs Knives. you Know this tread hasn't been posted on since 2005 great way to bring it Back alive

[Quick Steel]

Q, I hope he is still with us and making knives. I erred in using the past tense. I found no information on Google suggesting his passing.

[kennedy knives]

This is a Leon Treiber From Ingram TX . a Deceased maker made Knives from 1992 to 2010
This is a Lock Back Folder with Handles of OOsic . File work on top of Blade & Back Spring . One of the smooth's opening custom Knives I have .

[knife7knut]

A couple more for the Saturday morning crew:
A Kelgin(Ken Largin)small balisong
A Ken Dickinson mini bowie
Three knife design proposals in Lexan II by a"wannabe" knifemaker who shall remain nameless
The last ones were made by people who chose to remain nameless for whatever reason:
The set of three kitchen knives with convex ground blades I purchased at a yard sale for $2.50 for all.
A pair of handmade knives I bought at different times but obviously by the same maker because I thought the wooden sheaths were unique.These may be a bit off-topic but I thought I would toss them in anyway.

[kennedy knives]

Thanks Knife7Kunt for keep this going will add another one later

[QTCut5]

If Montana Man ever stumbles onto this thread we could be in it for the long haul.

(and I hope he does)

[kennedy knives]

Q I hope he does also in the mean time I will show a Bob Conley from Jonesboro, TN. Nice lock Back with Scroll work on the Bolsters that Bob did

[Montanaman]

Thank you gentlemen, I will post soon after I put some thought into it. The OP of this thread, T.K.C. was named Suzanne Vaugh, she died in late June of 2017, she loved knives and conversing about them.

[Ivoryman]

See if I can keep this going : Next one is a Ray Cover not sure if it's Ray Cover SR or JR not much info out there just that they make a very fine slip joint . Correct me if I'm wrong Looks Like Ray Sr was a gun smith & Knife maker & Ray Jr is a knife maker & engraver . Please add to this .

That one rocks. Fabulous covers. I shouldn't be surprised, the guys name is Cover I guess. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet

[Ivoryman]

Terry Knipshield, Rochester, MN
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Dave Ricke
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Owen Wood
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Where to start? Wow, that Owen Wood and Terry Knipsield are faaaaaaaaaaaaabbbuuuuuuuuuuuuuullllouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuus.

[thegreedygulo]

I've always liked Todd Davison's knives. https://www.tadscustomknives.com

[kennedy knives]

I've always liked Todd Davison's knives. https://www.tadscustomknives.com

Excellent Knife

[kootenay joe]

I have had a few T.A.D. knives, still have 3. They all are 'perfect', there is nothing that is not as it should be and with great precision. Plus the blade is always hair-poppin' sharp. If you do not have much experience with custom knives you might be surprised to learn that not every custom comes out exactly & precisely 'right'. However with Todd's knives everyone i have owned is simply 'perfect'.
kj

[kootenay joe]

3 1/2" Wharncliffe Pen knife with 14 K gold shield & pins made by Joel Chamblin.
kj

[Quick Steel]

Absolutely a gorgeous knife. And you captured the fine fire within the MOP, KJ.

[Montanaman]

3 1/2" Wharncliffe Pen knife with 14 K gold shield & pins made by Joel Chamblin.
kj

Nice one, looks similar to Tony Bose's Rodger's Whittler pattern, minus a secondary. Joel does fine work and is a great guy.

[thegreedygulo]

3 1/2" Wharncliffe Pen knife with 14 K gold shield & pins made by Joel Chamblin.
kj

That's a beauty K.J.

[glennbad]

I have several knives from John Lloyd, he makes a dang fine knife!

[kootenay joe]

Thanks for your kind words. It is one of my 'best' custom knives. But every custom knife is unique and 'best' in it's own way.
Here is my first custom folding knife.
I was reading in BladeForums in ~ 2009 ?, and came across a just made post by A.G. Russell. He had just returned from a knife show (Eugene OR.,i think) and said he met a new knife maker whose work so impressed him that he wanted give him a 'plug'. Said his name is "Rusty Preston" and he posted Rusty's email address. I emailed Rusty right away and asked him if he might make me a 2 blade Trapper like knife with elk handles. He replied, yes he would start working on it soon. Within 3 days Rusty had been inundated with requests. He went from not having a waiting list to closing down his waiting list after 2 days.
4 1/4" two blade 'Trapper' with elk handles by Rusty Preston. I sometimes carry this knife in a belt sheath and use it.
kj

[kootenay joe]

Glenn, that is a Beautiful John Lloyd trapper. John has got the best handle material available in USA and the stag on your knife is a fine example.
kj

[Colonel26]

I like that big sheepsfoot! I bet that’s a right handy knife.

[kootenay joe]

Thanks Colonel. It is a big knife. Too big to be comfortable in a pocket for little old me. But rides perfectly in a sheath and it definitely is a strong, tough knife (154CM steel) well suited for outdoor use.
kj

[Montanaman]

My favorite maker died of cancer on Oct. 4 2014, at the age of 71. John White, Master Smith, was a very talented guy, made some fantastic knives and canoes. John made a series of bowie's called the Legacy Series, they are unreal, one person now owns them all and they have only been photographed together once. I don't really have any favorites anymore, their are so many talented makers from all over the world, I have been lucky enough to meet many of them and their knives. I really like Charly Bennica's work, talented artist and a true gentleman.

[kootenay joe]

Bruce Bump of Walla Walla Washington is one of the finest knife makers on the planet. He most enjoys making Presentation Bowies and black powder pistol knives. These come in an exquisitely made box and with tools to service or take the pistol knife apart. Bruce also makes the tools. One of these Bowies or pistol knives can take more than 6 months to complete. Check out his website for a real treat.
I tried to get Bruce interested in making folding knives and sent him the "Sheffield Exhibition Knives" book hoping this might pique his interest. If any modern maker could recreate the finest Sheffield exhibition folders it is Bruce Bump.
Bruce made a few folding knives, about 35 i think but said that they did not interest him as much as the larger Bowies and black powder pistol knives.
This 3 3/4" ivory Trapper is the seventh folding knife Bruce made and so is marked "007", which is James Bond neat. Has red liners and is beautiful in it's simplicity.
kj

[Quick Steel]

beautiful in it's simplicity.
kj

That is precisely the case, kj.