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noob93 said:
ya there pretty ergonomic. I didnt think they would be until I held one and was very impressed although I think they could use a better steel for the price imho.
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The Grohmanns? The #3 Army cost me less than $60 shipped to the USA from a distributor in Canada.
 
noob93 said:
ya there pretty ergonomic. I didnt think they would be until I held one and was very impressed although I think they could use a better steel for the price imho.
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They have a non-stainless carbon steel option. Per the Grohman company rep, their carbon is the best steel, but their customers like the stainless steel the most.
 
Ya you can find them that cheap if you really look I suppose. Their definitely good and have both stainless and carbon as options. I almost grabbed a moose hunter or whatever it was called but it was in stainless.
 
Ya I wouldn't mind one in carbon probably. I know I like the feel of the knife for sure.
 
Dylan Farnham of Sage Blades he makes some beautiful looking Knives. I've never got the Chance to buy one but I thought he was definitely worth mentioning. He makes some very cool custom Razors too.
 
oh man He is a true artist iv been eying his stuff for a while but im more of a user then a collector and he does not come cheap. Great work though if i ever was in the market for something that artistic to keep as an heirloom.
 
thats awesome man I dont usually care for that type of blade but it looks very functional. I contacted rick just a little while ago actually but hes a pretty busy guy atm.
 
president of canadian knifemakers guild - wolf loerchner - probably the #1 custom knifemaker on the planet today. (also 1 of 20 members of the AKI - the most elite group of custom knife makers in the world - other members have to vote you in - ONLY when someone else departs - retires or dies) - his knives START at about $15,000 - i actually own 2 - incredible!!! only hand-held files and sandpaper...he's now mentoring his daughter eliz., whose knives START at about $7,000...

the only other one like them i can think of is WILL TUCH - also mostly no power tools - just files and sand-paper...i own his "chrystalis - needs to be seen, held, and 'fondled' to be believed!!! but will is not canadian...wolf and his daughter eliz. are...

jzs
 
Stuart Branson is one of my faves, (good buddy, too);












Love Rick Marchand, too, (the knives and the dude);





 
leghog said:
I like production knives, and I like Grohmann for Canadian production fixed blades. Simply put, they are iconic.
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I've gotta agree there. Grohmanns are affordable and durable production knives and the D H Russell 'belt' versions have been manufactured since the mid 1950s. They are not flavour-of-the-month fashion creations. The #1 model was what began their novel departure from common-design knives. When I was given the opportunity to use a vintage one to field dress a deer 25 years ago I immediately commissioned one for myself in carbon steel. I wasn't long in getting rid of all my other knives. If you've ever used one of these you'll be hard pressed to revert back to using a conventional-design knife.
Below are a few #1s. Top is an NOS from the 1960s to mid 70s era (before the 1958 design patent expired), middle is a picture of current production and the bottom one I took delivery of in 1992. That one has dismembered quite a few deer, moose, caribou, ducks, geese and game fish over the years. As with many n. American products the earlier ones exhibit superior craftsmanship and finishing than does later production but that does not detract from their usefulness.
In hindsight I might have been better off with the carbon Trout & Bird, which is a scaled down version of the #1, but that's 'water under the bridge' that I have no intention of revisiting.

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^^^ Awesome! Love that bottom knife, I'll bet it has some stories to tell! :thumbup: I got a #1 Stainless about 15 years ago and it's still my most carried fixed blade. Absolutely love it! Even for general purpose tasks I have found it to be very useful. Just love the way it feels. The steel seems to hold a decent edge and it's easy to get hair- popping sharp, at least from my experience. Also really dig the jimping! And the sheath....absolute sweetness, in my opinion. Love how much swivel it has (especially when broken in good) and how it rides by your side. It never seems to be in my way, even when sitting. All in all great knives! I can see one of their beautiful folders in my not so distant future. :D.
 
Cosmo knives.
 

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I have dealt with Robert Robson (www.robsonknives.com), custom knife maker from Saskatchewan, Canada, a couple of times. His work is top class imho. He also makes his own sheaths which are sturdy, beautiful...top quality. And he is also a wonderful gentleman.
 
Knifeoholic said:
^^^ Awesome! Love that bottom knife, I'll bet it has some stories to tell! :thumbup: I got a #1 Stainless about 15 years ago and it's still my most carried fixed blade. Absolutely love it! Even for general purpose tasks I have found it to be very useful. Just love the way it feels. The steel seems to hold a decent edge and it's easy to get hair- popping sharp, at least from my experience. Also really dig the jimping! And the sheath....absolute sweetness, in my opinion. Love how much swivel it has (especially when broken in good) and how it rides by your side. It never seems to be in my way, even when sitting. All in all great knives! I can see one of their beautiful folders in my not so distant future. :D.
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Thank you! Strangest thing; my cub master (boy scouts) always had on his belt one of the very first #1s and as a 6-7 year old boy in the late 1950s I was mesmerized by the unique shape of it. I couldn't believe that these were still being made when I accidentally re-discovered them many years later. I had joined a deer hunting camp west of Ottawa in the early 90s and found out that all of the old gents (WWII veterans) in there carried #1s from their having placed a group order in the mid 1960s. When I tracked down and contacted Grohmann over the phone (this was pre-Internet) they told me they still made carbon steel models (special order, mind you) using Swedish stock and that revelation prompted me to go for broke and ask for the $20 horn option too. They did an exquisite job of selecting and shaping the scales. #1s are made of 1/8" steel whereas the Trout & Bird models are made from 3/32 and everything else about them is similarly scaled down. This doesn't seem like it would make much of a difference but it reduces the overall weight considerably without detracting from the physical capability of the design.
 
Waterstone Blades...this kitchen knife is the best/sharpest knife I've ever seen anywhere...love it... Thanks, Matt.
 
JR88FAN said:
Jeff Diotte.

Making exceptional knives since the early 80's....

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Yeah, I think Jeff Diotte is excellent! I was fortunate to get a hold of a short sword by him a few years ago. Anyone know how to contact him? I don't think his website is still active. Current info about him is hard to find. Is he still making knives?
 
GrReaper said:
Yeah, I think Jeff Diotte is excellent! I was fortunate to get a hold of a short sword by him a few years ago. Anyone know how to contact him? I don't think his website is still active. Current info about him is hard to find. Is he still making knives?
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Not sure how to contact him, but I think he's still making knives.

Last year, the local gun shop (in Windsor) got a bunch of new ones in from him.
They were NOT inexpensive...and they all sold within a single day! :eek:
 
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