FYI - Coastal AL knife stores

[notos&w]

FYI, there are at least two knife stores in the Foley, Orange Beach area of Alabama.
I was on vacation last week and came across the greatest store I've been to thus far. It is in Orange Beach (ph. 251-981-2724, 1-800-949-5811) and goes by the name St. Nick's Knife Factory. They have a great selection of BM's, Spyderco's, Kershaws, Camilus and Bucks as well as many other brands. THe prices are a little steeper than online but thats b/c of overhead. They seem very willing to make a deal and I believe a fair price can easily be negotiated. They also have a great selection of autos. The guy i talked to is active on this forum.
www.stnicksknifefactory.com
www.switchblades.net

The second i cant remember the name of but it is on Hwy 59 north of the Foley outlet stores. I did not get to visit this store, they are closed on mondays but the folks at St. Nicks said they have a decent collection (selling a man's personal collection) of customs and a few productions. There is a large sign out front explaining it is a knife store and is pretty hard to miss.

Hope this helps some vacationers out.

 

[bloodnut]

The other shop is called simply, The Knife Shop, and it is located on Hwy. 59 next to the Ace Hardware store. It is run by knifemaker Ricky Fowler and his wife Susan(?). Nice folks. I spent some time speaking with her last week. They sell both production knives and customs made by Mr. Fowler and other, mostly local, makers.

The guy I suspect you spoke with at St. Nick's is the son of a local custom maker, last name of Vollmer. Both Vollmers (Jr. & Sr.) seem to be good folks.

 

[SVTFreak]

I make a stop at your place every year during our family vacation to Gulf shores. Good people working there!