Do you live close to any knife company/maker ?

[BobSig]

Sog, Bladetech and some other one is in WA, but Im not real close by any of them.

[lambertiana]

About three miles from Ray Laconico.

[Coalman]

Living on Portland definitely has its advantages. I've picked up parts and had repairs done in 24 hrs from both Kershaw/ZT and Benchmade/Lone Wolf. CRKT, Leatherman and a few other mfgs. I still wouldn't mind a good old fashioned under one roof retailer to enable those impulse buys.

[James Y]

Back when Buck was still located in El Cajon, I was maybe 20 minutes away, and visited the factory store a couple of times. Never took the factory tour, though. I'm not sure of any other makers in the general area...maybe Strider, but I'm not into their knives

Jim

[fatherhudson]

Living on Portland definitely has its advantages. I've picked up parts and had repairs done in 24 hrs from both Kershaw/ZT and Benchmade/Lone Wolf. CRKT, Leatherman and a few other mfgs. I still wouldn't mind a good old fashioned under one roof retailer to enable those impulse buys.

Can you just go pick up a part from kershaw? literally every single one of my spring assist kershaws need a new torsion bar right now (5 of them!). I just hate the wait when you send a knife in so i've been putting it off.

Also, i believe gerber is in the area and some others i can't remember. dunno what it is about oregon and knife manufacturers (maybe favorable laws?) but all we need is spyderco and we'd be king.

[Jack Black]

So, is there any knifemaker or knife company near you

Are you planning a road-trip?!

3 hours to Orlando, FL, where they make Randall knives.

THREE HOURS?! I can be in Solingen in that tiime

(Well, assuming I fly, takes about 3 months on a British train! )

[LX_Emergency]

Solingen isn't too far from me either. Just over an hours drive. I've yet to visit though.

So is the Rotterdam knifeshop Hill Knives. http://www.hillknives.com/ but I haven't visited them yet either.....I really should one of these days.

[Jack Black]

Solingen isn't too far from me either. Just over an hours drive. I've yet to visit though.

So is the Rotterdam knifeshop Hill Knives. http://www.hillknives.com/ but I haven't visited them yet either.....I really should one of these days.

I've been to the knife shop in Amsterdam.

[scs.knives]

I'm 10 min from a custom maker.

[C_Becker]

Are you planning a road-trip?!
THREE HOURS?! I can be in Solingen in that tiime

(Well, assuming I fly, takes about 3 months on a British train! )

Solingen isn't too far from me either. Just over an hours drive. I've yet to visit though.

BF gettogether at the annual Messer-und Scherenmarkt on the 10th and 11th November ?

[LX_Emergency]

I've been to the knife shop in Amsterdam.

The "Old Man" in amsterdam has a pretty decent selection. Personally I prefer the guys in Den Bosch. But that might just be because they recently sold one of my knives for me

[LX_Emergency]

BF gettogether at the annual Messer-und Scherenmarkt on the 10th and 11th November ?

We just might have to do that! I think I'd really enjoy that.

[Jack Black]

The "Old Man" in amsterdam has a pretty decent selection. Personally I prefer the guys in Den Bosch. But that might just be because they recently sold one of my knives for me

I'll have to check them out the next time I'm over

[Jack Black]

BF gettogether at the annual Messer-und Scherenmarkt on the 10th and 11th November ?

I'm afraid I won't be able to get over, but maybe another year

[pvicenzi]

Marbles, Bark River, Rapid River, and Hess are all about an hour away.

[wouldestous]

no, im not near a knife company.