22 years of one knifemaker's etched and engraved marks

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Hello everyone,

Here is a page with most of the etched and engraved marks that
Edmund Davidson used on his Integrals over the past 22 years.
Each and every one of these logos has a story behind it. Exciting
stuff, believe me..........

Just to have things in correct perspective, Edmund Davidson has made
over 2800 fixed-blade knives since he realized his dream and became a
full-time knifemaker in 1986.

What do you think?

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

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Hello Peter,

Jere Davidson and Edmund Davidson are not related... :)
They are good friends for many years and actually live 90 miles
from each other.

Jere does all the engraving on Edmund's knives. He was trained using
the hammer and chisel and still prefers them to the hand graver.
He has been engraving full-time since 1992 and although he is still
very involved in investment-grade firearms, a good portion of his
engraving projects involve knives.

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
Thanks for the reply Mr. Darom. I had thought I read in one of your books that they were brothers. Obviously, I was mistaken. No mistake about the great looking knives they create.

Thanks for the clarification.

Peter
 
Had about a half hour talk with Edmund last night. He's a real nice fella. I became interested in his work a few years ago after being sent info on him from Mike Snody. We are discussing a possible future project. Unfortunately, he has become so popular that he gives a delivery time that is way in the future. Oh well, I'm getting used to that.
 
Keith Montgomery said:
Had about a half hour talk with Edmund last night. He's a real nice fella. I became interested in his work a few years ago after being sent info on him from Mike Snody. We are discussing a possible future project. Unfortunately, he has become so popular that he gives a delivery time that is way in the future. Oh well, I'm getting used to that.
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Thats exciting News!!

I cant wait to see what potentially develops.

He told me yesterday that his backlog was substantial x 2.

Cream rises to the top.
 
This is a sample of what the actual etchings and name engravings look like
on the blades.....

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)


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ddd said:
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Hello everyone,
To be thorough, I thought it would be interesting to add some information
at to when and why Edmund Davidson's etched and engraved marks came
to be....

The assortment of Edmund Davidson’s logo etches and several engraved
name logos seen here were used on his knives during the 22-year period
between 1986 and 2008 as a full time knifemaker.
The deer head logo was his first etch and is still the most popular
on his knives.
The plain elliptical shaped Edmund Davidson Goshen Virginia
name etches (without the deer head), are often requested by clients,
or just look better on some of the special blades Edmund designs.
The truck etch is that of the last truck Edmund drove before
he left the road to become totally devoted to custom knifemaking.
The motorcycle etch was created because the name of Edmund’s
motorcycle, Harley-Davidson, matches his own name and because it
represents one of his many hobbies, his love for riding.
No one else in the knife making trade used a similar etch before that.
The EDMUND etch came about because he was the only “Edmund”
in knifemaking, not a very common name to begin with.
The three anniversary etches commemorate milestones in Edmund’s
knifemaking career so far. They were used on three limited edition series
of knives, his 10th and 20th knifemaking anniversary and the publishing
of his book.
The 1986 - 2006 etch was used on every knife made during
the 20th anniversary year.
A Loveless-Design etch can be found on every one of Edmund’s knives
that was inspired by a Bob Loveless design. For his 100th Loveless-design
knife, Edmund got Jere Davidson to add this into the engraving on the blade.
The skull and cross-bones was simply to be different from anything else
he had seen.
The “Edmund Davidson” engraved name logos were hand-cut
into the steel by Jere Davidson using a hammer and chisel. This was
done during the process of engraving some of the knives.
Once in a while, Edmund does a personalized etch.
The one-of-a-kind etch made for J. Haynie’s knife is seen here.

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
Thanks for the history. Great to hear of another person that loves to ride motorcycles.

Peter
 
ddd said:
Hello everyone,
To be thorough, I thought it would be interesting to add some information
at to when and why Edmund Davidson's etched and engraved marks came
to be....

The assortment of Edmund Davidsons logo etches and several engraved
name logos seen here were used on his knives during the 22-year period
between 1986 and 2008 as a full time knifemaker.
The deer head logo was his first etch and is still the most popular
on his knives.
The plain elliptical shaped Edmund Davidson Goshen Virginia
name etches (without the deer head), are often requested by clients,
or just look better on some of the special blades Edmund designs.
The truck etch is that of the last truck Edmund drove before
he left the road to become totally devoted to custom knifemaking.
The motorcycle etch was created because the name of Edmunds
motorcycle, Harley-Davidson, matches his own name and because it
represents one of his many hobbies, his love for riding.
No one else in the knife making trade used a similar etch before that.
The EDMUND etch came about because he was the only Edmund
in knifemaking, not a very common name to begin with.
The three anniversary etches commemorate milestones in Edmunds
knifemaking career so far. They were used on three limited edition series
of knives, his 10th and 20th knifemaking anniversary and the publishing
of his book.
The 1986 - 2006 etch was used on every knife made during
the 20th anniversary year.
A Loveless-Design etch can be found on every one of Edmunds knives
that was inspired by a Bob Loveless design. For his 100th Loveless-design
knife, Edmund got Jere Davidson to add this into the engraving on the blade.
The skull and cross-bones was simply to be different from anything else
he had seen.
The Edmund Davidson engraved name logos were hand-cut
into the steel by Jere Davidson using a hammer and chisel. This was
done during the process of engraving some of the knives.
Once in a while, Edmund does a personalized etch.
The one-of-a-kind etch made for J. Haynies knife is seen here.

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
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He also has a skull and crossbones logo with no teeth!
 
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