PA based knifemakers and manufacturers? Want to add to my list?

[burf151]

Hi gang,

Who makes knives in PA? I know some of them, but there must be others. The ones that I can think of:

Case
Queen Cutlery (sadly defunct)
GEC
Guardian Tactical
Microtech, I think the Bradford facility is still running there even if it is no longer the HQ
Demko
J. Neilson
Bud Neely

There are a bunch of "makers" that put handles on blades of unknown provenance at the gun shows, we can skip those. Who else can you think of?

 

[DMG]

As a PA resident, I will follow this.

 

[pa knifeguy]

As a PA resident, I will follow this.

Check out the Keystone Blade assoc show in Lewisburg next month. There will very quite a few Pa knifemakers there

 

[Larrin]

Maybe this doesn't fit what you're looking for, but Peters Heat Treating is in Pennsylvania, which heat treats for many knife companies and custom knife makers.

Here is the list of PA custom knifemakers from Knives 2019:

 

[LLRJ17]

John Landi

 

[M.McAlevy]

I’m from PA

 

[burf151]

Beautiful!

 

[DocJekl]

Jacob Barlow at JRB Blades in Pittsburgh. He built my Rougarou (means Swamp Monster) with Ti frame lock and Magnacut tanto blade.

 

[unwisefool]

Jacob Barlow at JRB Blades in Pittsburgh. He built my Rougarou (means Swamp Monster) with Ti frame lock and Magnacut tanto blade.

No pictures? For shame...

 

[DocJekl]

No pictures? For shame...

Mea Culpa. JRB Blades Rougarou. Ti frame lock, blue ano hardware, Magnacut blade on bearings, I think HRC 61 HT by Jared Todd? I'll have to look it up again... He's making me a heavier duty milled custom pocket clip for this, that should be on the way to try out.

 

[Win Heger]

Ryan Frailey and his brothers are knifemakers from Kittanning. I sold him a knife in December, was a very good transaction. He sent me some photos of their work and they looked good. I met him on FB through Ben Tendick.

 

[Jcsixx01]

Tuff knives is from pa.

 

[topfuel6]

Why is this in “Feeback: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!”?

 

[JRB Blades]

I make knives in Pittsburgh, Pa. Mostly framelock and linerlock but have been known to make a fixed blade or two!

 

[JRRsix7]

HMC (Hellion Machine Collective) - does in-house designs, along with high-end OEM work
CMF Metalworks - Ian Alexander Pickarski
R.S. Knifeworks - Rob Saniscalchi

 

[sixplymaple]

Tuff Knife & Demko FTW!

 

[Rookie82]

A good chunk of DFKB knives are made in Titusville and treated at Peters. Tuna Valley Cutlery, Napanoch Knife Co., Titusville Cutlery

 

[norcalAF]

I make knives in Pittsburgh, Pa. Mostly framelock and linerlock but have been known to make a fixed blade or two!

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Have a secondhand tanto of yours on the way, very much looking forward to it! I like your designs, and if the Doc digs them, I know I'll love it!

 

[DocJekl]

Have a secondhand tanto of yours on the way, very much looking forward to it! I like your designs, and if the Doc digs them, I know I'll love it!

You'll dig it. My only wish right now would be for some milled texturing in the Ti handle/framelock. The blade is incredible, and the action is pretty smooth.

 

[norcalAF]

You'll dig it. My only wish right now would be for some milled texturing in the Ti handle/framelock. The blade is incredible, and the action is pretty smooth.

Awesome, I'm pretty stoked about this one.