Favourite knifemaker(s)?

[DracoKrys]

Who are your favourite custom knifemakers? Or, who made your favourite custom knife?

 

[SharpByCoop]

I'll kick this off: Hill Pearce.

Long since retired, older historical styles, still captivating.

 

[synthesist]

Tim Wright

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Yep

Tim Wright

 

[Lorien]

^this guy

 

[Darrin Sanders]

Bruce Bump - Bowies & Cut-N-Shoots.
Kevin Casey - Feather Damascus folders.

 

[AVigil]

Nick Wheeler
CAS knives

 

[J. Piontek]

Nick Wheeler
John Doyle

 

[Carl Colson]

TK Stiengass
SR Johnson

 

[Lapedog]

I love my Gareth Bull. Too bad the guy is terrible about communication.

 

[3fifty7]

Tad Lynch
Ben Seward

Now that Bruce Bump has been mentioned and I have looked at his work WOW, he must be added to my list.

 

[brownshoe]

Favorite maker, Tony Bose. Maker of favorite knife, split David Boye/Michael Zieba.

 

[PaulDiStefano]

3 way tie for me between

Jean-Louis Regel
Veronique Laurent
Don Fogg

 

[Lorien]

Buster Warenski

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Bull5147, but I love you for it.

^this guy

 

[AVigil]

^this guy

Never heard of him

 

[DracoKrys]

Wow, they all make such beautiful pieces!

 

[TK Steingass]

Loveless
Warenski

 

[Bmgillum]

Alan Davis
Johnny Stout
Bob Ohlemann

Cheers/bg

 

[d762nato]

Nick Wheeler
CAS knives

Also add Patton, Steingass and Brend to this awesome list.