Warren Osborne

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Warren Osborne passed at 1:30 this afternoon. My prayers are with his
family and freinds.
Ken.
 
Sad to hear that. He was truly an innovator, and unbelievably talented.
 
Warren Osborne, Joe Kious and Tom Overeynder…..the three musketeers of Blade. Now just one musketeer left.

Warren was a huge influence on the knife world with style, innovation, and the testing of super steels (M4).

He was my friend and I will miss him greatly.

Paul
 
Very sad to hear, I had the chance to meet him years ago at his home while traveling for work, he was kind enough to take some time out of his busy day to show me around his shop, he was preparing to go on a trip but still took the time. He was a very down to earth type fellow, again, sad to hear of his passing!
G2
 
Wow, too bad. My condolences to his family. He had some great designs.
 
I've only started getting to know Warren over the past few years at the Guild shows. A true gentleman. My prayers for his family.
 
Very sad to hear. He designed some truly timeless pieces and I hope they will carry on his legacy.
 
God Bless Warren, his family, friends, and loved ones.....a fine man and knifemaker.....he'll be missed by many. :(
 
His work will live forever in collections around the world. He was that good.
 
his talent for design kicked ass, always will.
 
Sorry for your loss, Paul - and my condolences to his family and all those who knew him well.

I did not know him well, but in my few conversations with him he was always pleasant and came across to me as the epitome of a Texas gentleman.

And I admire his knives very much. He was very talented and will be missed by even those of us who did not know him well.

RIP.
 
CRAP!!!!

Warren was greatness.....and as Joss said, he was that good. He is in my permanent collection ,and I carry one of his knives, engraved by Bruce Christensen.

My wife has a two blade Duster he did in Gold lip pearl with Julie Warenski engraving.

Tell you all a little story.

First SHOT show I ever went to was maybe 1998. Warren had just come out with a version of a knife through Benchmade that I thought was......weak.

Les DeAsis introduced me to Warren and in my delicate and chipper way, proceeded to let Warren know what I thought of the knife design(It has to be said here that I was in awe of his designs and knives by and large at the the time), and ask him if he wouldn't mind sharing whatever he was smoking with me. He says...."do you smoke cigarettes"?....I say yes. He says "Let's go outside and have a smoke".

I wasn't sure if he was gonna punch me or what, 'cause Warren was a sturdy, vaguely scary individual...no nonsense for sure, but he pointed to a skinny guy walking across the street after we smoked our first cigarette, walking with a short woman who had to weigh close to 300 lbs.

He said "My friend, you and I might vomit at the idea of bedding that young lady, and that man might feel like he got the best bedmate on the planet, and that is the reason that there are different knife designs and horseraces."

I'll never forget the look on his face....We will not see one like him again, ever.

Smoke and prayers sent to his friends and family.

Best Regards,

Steven Garsson
 
Terrible news, I was acquainted with Warren and do have a knife he built for me. Having spent some time in the company of Joe Kious and Warren, this is really hitting close to home. My condolences to his family and friends.
 
I'm stunned. Warren was a great man. He pushed for excellence and was there to help pull anyone else up and help them with their own excellence. Very sad to know he's no longer with us.

If anyone knows the details of his funeral please let me know. 903 746 0004
 
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