Steve Hoel

Precision work, great fit and finish. Does mostly lockback interframes, some with or withough engraving. They are not cheap.

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In my book: "Art and Design in Modern CUSTOM FOLDING KNIVES",
you can find an 8 page section dedicated to Steve Hoel.....

David (ddd)
 
Thanks Guys .... Does anyone know how long he`s been making blades ! ....where he`s from ! ... his age !
 
He's been making knives a long time. The knives annuals don't say when he made his first knife but he's been fulltime from at least 1996. He's from Pine, AZ.
 
striper28 said:
He's been making knives a long time. The knives annuals don't say when he made his first knife but he's been fulltime from at least 1996. He's from Pine, AZ.
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Chuck,

I think that he told me he made his first knife in 1973.

Hoel is one of the best, he set the archetype for makers like Busfield, Osborne, Kious, Overyender and Pease.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
He ranks at the top of the gent's folder interframe builders along with: Joe Kious, Warren Osborne, Tom Overeynder, Jack Busfield, Scott Sawby, Steve Jernigan, and even Tim Herman. All of these reknowned men have built similar knives, (rarest being Steve Jernigan and Tim Herman.)

90% of his folders I have shot have been engraved. He provides a very sought-after canvas for this medium.

Coop
 
He was making exquisite folders when I started.........in 1982.

He learned from the best.....and taught Jack Busfield.
 
Kohai999 said:
Chuck,

I think that he told me he made his first knife in 1973.
STeven Garsson
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In Steve's section in my book "...Custom Folding Knives",
he gives the following information as part of his biography:

"...Living in prime game territory, and with all the skills at hand,
it was only natural that way back in 1952 Steve would forge his first
hunting knife, shaping the blade by hand with files. He sold his first
knife 10 years later for $10.00 cash. In 1974, he ventured over to
California, where he spent three days in the shop of Bob Loveless and
Steve R. Johnson, when they were partners. This was his first real
exposure to high quality handmade knives, an experience that gave him
a big boost. He also developed a big interest in pocket knives at that
time. Shortly thereafter he made his first interframe and multiblade
folders.
During those days, working very long hours in the citrus industry, Steve
managed to make about 20 folders per year. In 1978, he joined the
Knifemakers Guild, and one year later he “retired” and began making
knives full time. During that first year, Steve made about 100 folders,
but 23 years later, with many more tools and a considerable increase in
knowledge, he manages to make at most 20 knives a year, all very high
quality interframe folders, many embellished with engraving and gold
inlays by some of the world’s finest artists. Every knife that leaves his
shop is a collectible piece of art, anyway you look at it".

David (ddd)
 
pretty sure Ron Lake taught him how to make folders.............:confused:


I know they are good friends.

One year he came to the Hawaii gun show......he had this big honking bowie with him, lavishly engraved by Lindsay......price was $7500.

Some Japanese national bought it, paid with all $500 bills.....I saw him counting the money, over and over, and asked someone who knew him about that........seems he had been carrying that knife to shows for almost two years, everyone just looked at it and then bought a folder.....he had paid over $4K just for the engraving!!!! :p
 
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