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Important Info! Deceased makers

David Dill of Bethany, Oklahoma passed 7 weeks ago. He made some fine scale automatic folders
 
Win Heger said:
D'Alton Holder, outstanding person and knifemaker recently passed. At one time I had one of his signature "My Knife". I always enjoyed seeing him at shows and getting to chat a bit. Great guy!!
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I agree, great Guy! RIP
 
Ralph Bone, Dec., 2007. Froze to death during a week-long power outage caused by a massive ice storm in NE Oklahoma.
 
Win Heger said:
D'Alton Holder, outstanding person and knifemaker recently passed. At one time I had one of his signature "My Knife". I always enjoyed seeing him at shows and getting to chat a bit. Great guy!!
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Always had good chats with D. I have a unique one off -- only piece, as I recall, that D ever did using Damascus steel for the blade. Unfortunately while basically a My Knife, the sheath is rather basic. This what happens after over 40 years of custom knife collecting -- we all get older and depart.
 
Randy Larsen (AUGUST 27, 1954 – OCTOBER 25, 2022) knife maker, member and secretary of the Gateway Area Knife Club passed away.
 
Elliot Wakefield passed a couple weeks ago. Use to always stop in and see him going over Highway 2.
 
This is sad, and somehow a reflection on the knife making industry. I hope it signifies that a lot of these people are simply elderly, and not keeling over in some sort of epidemic. But still, I can't help but be impressed by the numbers.
 
Jeff Coker said:
Please include one of the greatest knife makers ever... D'Alton Holder. He passed away November 19th, 2022.
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D, Holder has passed to the great knife shop in the sky? Wow! D, mostly by phone helped me get my start back in the early 90’s… D, Holder was a great man that shared his knowledge freel. Great man!
 
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