What are your 5 favorite Custom Knifemakers, and how did your first hear about them?

Kodiak, could you possibly post a picutre of the Lamey "Mutha."

thanks and take care
collin
 
These are the handmade/custom knives I have: Crawford, Kurt Meerdink, Bud Nealy, Mel "Madpoet" Sorg, Mark Boyer, Al Polkowski, Dozier, and various HI/GH's. I am still waiting on Mike "Running Dog" Murphy and an Ed Schott.

My favorites so far are:

Pat/Wes Crawford - whose work I first saw in Tactical Knives and heard about in KF.

Mad Poet - whom I met here.

Kurt Meerdink - Read about in Tactical Knives.

Al Polkowski - heard about in KF/BF

Dozier - Heard about in KF/BF and saw at Blade Show.

Almost all my HI/GH khukuris - learned about in KF and started to buy from BF.

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AKTI #A000356
 
In no order

Paul Fox ...a real friend... Wild and weird... Dont remeber how we met.

Carson--- Square person makes a great knife met maybe 10 years ago at the cinci show

Simonich----- Square person. Great lines on the knives and a great person. Forums

Fisk -- best bowies I have ever seen. Real jokemeister. Best knifemaker business person I have met. Dont remember where and when we met.

Robert Bailey.. New maker ... good person. Wild and fantastic artist.. A rising star!

There are many more to many to name..






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Al Polkowski - Tactical Knives Magazine & Les Robertson

Pat Crawford - Cincinnati area knife show

Bill Bagwell - Blade or Tactical Knives

Allen Elishewitz - Can't remember

Undecided.

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In Order as follow's Robert Hajovsky (Bob Sky) met in Graham Tx. Show ,Martin Pullen met at Grandberry Tx Gun Shop ,Frank Roberson met in Mesquite Show ,Shane Sloan Met at Graham Show ,David Broadwell met at Whichita Fall's Show ,all these guy's are Very Nice People that Don't mind Sharing information and are pleasant to be around

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tbark
 
TROY BROWN in 95' at Gun and Knife show. Had table next to me and found out he was a neighbor. Always eager to share new ways and methods of knifemaking with me.
GREG NEELEY and JOE FLOURNOY in spring of 97' at Washington, Ark. Hammer-in.Encouraged me to join the American Bladesmith Society and shared their philosophy that only your very best was good enough.
JERRY FISK same time, same place. A man dedicated to the promotion of knifemaking as an art as well as a working tool.
BILL MORAN JR. Same time same place. Has never been too busy to stop and share a moment or information with a stranger or friend.
As you can see, my trip to a hammer-in had a major influence on my knife making carreer. There are a lot more than 5 favorites as knife makers and quite a few customers that have had an influence on my knife designs. Most will know who they are.
Ray Kirk- RAKER Knives
 
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