Joe Kious dies as result of Auto Accident

Sincerest condolences to the family, I am very sad to hear the bad news .
 
Awww...VERY sad news indeed :(
RIP, Joe
Our prayers for him and his Family
He truly was a Gentleman and a real cool guy!!
 
Shocking news! I too had a good chat with Joe in Solvang. He was very energetic with his love for work and boy did it show. I will miss him. Condolences to his family.
Curt Erickson
 
In reflecting......the horribly sad part.....

ANY of us in the Custom arena know who Joe was. Truly a great of knifemaking...he could do it ALL....

Lot of people, even those who collect knives....never heard of him.

We HAVE to do something, and are, but it has to be bigger and greater, to get the word out about this amazing craft and art we all participate in.

This is not a new concept, but my resolve has been doubled with the loss of Joe....it's time....we need a change....it would be a damned shame for Joe's memory to sink into "who".

I'll challenge each of you.....learn about Joe's life, his influences and who he influenced.....tell someone about it this Holiday Season.

I'm going to tell 20 people who don't know anything about custom knives.

Let's turn a tragedy into a victory, let us all be "change agents" for something we believe in.

Best Regards,

Steven Garsson
 
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Great STevie! As with John White, I was particularly close with Joseph Kious…..spent many good hours in his shop just shooting the breeze. The fact that his shop was only about 3 miles from my shop (as the crow flies) kind of facilitated those frequent visits. My point here is that like John White, I came to know Joe as a real person and friend….. not just the great knife maker that he was. The loss of these two has really affected me. I guess that's one of the reasons I allowed Chris Crawford to produce the now four DVDs on sheath making. My ego does not want me to be forgotten, but more important I don't want what I have learned to just disappear. I therefore share my knowledge and techniques as freely as I know how to as many people as possible. These two giants who have passed did so as well.

Paul
 
Wasn't Joe's name mentioned in some movie when someone was choosing a knife?

When I first started collecting I came across Joe's knives. He was a staple in custom knives.
 
Yes

The movie was called Exposure

The movie was from the book High Art

It was a book on knife fighting
 
Jon Brand said:
Wasn't Joe's name mentioned in some movie when someone was choosing a knife?

When I first started collecting I came across Joe's knives. He was a staple in custom knives.
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Yeah man....it was the "Exposure Subhilt" shown in a dialogue between Peter Coyote and Tcheky Karyo....it was a Scandi ground subhilt of Joe's own design....beautiful piece....the other flagship piece featured was a Randall Model 14....not nearly as cool.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Perforate and sever.
 
What a tragic loss. Another gentleman of the knife world gone too soon. My thoughts and prayers to his family.

Steven is correct. The true loss is not to those of us who knew Joe and his work; the real loss is by those who never knew him or experienced his artistry.
 
Heartbreaking. Rest in Peace, Joe. Condolences to the Kious family.

I only had the honor of talking to Joe on a couple of occasions. He was gracious with his time and I remember those few conversations with him well. I was telling him about a particular Pocket Locket that had an Arabian Nights theme with a Genie in the compartment. I could never find that knife to see if it was for sale. Joe had just met me but had a subtle smile as I described the knife with a level of energy, admiration and detail that I think he appreciated.
 
So tragic. My condolences and prayers to the family. We've lost an icon who contributed so much to our community for so many years.
 
As sad as the passing of John White and Kit Carson, icons all.
Condolences and prayers for the family and friends.
RIP.

Doug
 
Sad news indeed! Very sorry to hear this...

Joe was a giant in the custom knife world and one of the nicest guys you could talk with.

He will be greatly missed.
 
My parents retired in Kerrville and I tried to go see Joe whenever I got to town. What a great guy... the real deal. He is the reason I put everything I could scrape together into a bur king so many years ago.

I had a liner lock with me while I was talking with him one time. We were talking about how they were constructed and he questioned my use of Teflon washers. He said, "Why would you uses Teflon washers in something that is intended to be around for 100 years?"
I am not saying that to begin a debate about Teflon washers but rather to highlight the fact that when Joe made something, he wasn't thinking just about how it would look and work on his table at the next Blade show. He was thinking about what it would look like when, in the year 2114, someone walked into the "Antiques roadshow" and set it on the table in front of one of the experts. That concept...making something that will really be worth having in 100 years has stayed with me and that conversation happened probably 20 years ago.
 
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