What happened to Graham Bros. Knives?

Rhinoman

Rhinoman

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It looks like you can't really get their knives at this point and I'm pretty surprised that they didn't ever seem to develop much of a following. I thought their ideas were great and their builds were tremendous but I don't hear much about them.

Does the knife builders community suffer much from the "Flavor of the month"? I see that quite a bit with my other hobby (guitars) so it wouldn't surprise me to learn that knife builders get hot and then cool off too. :)
 
I have not talked to either of them of late, has something changed that I am not aware of? They had quite a backlog of orders. They diversified a bit with more traditional designs.
 
I just noticed that you can't order from them and I know that they're offering the Razel design in a folder through CRKT. I couldn't tell if they've stopped with their custom production or not but it doesn't look like you can get anything at this point. I assumed that this may have been due to a lack of interest in their custom work. I know that when people see my Razel they're bothered by it (even when they're not bothered by more traditional styles of knives). They seem to thing it's a straight razor and that's a design that makes some people uncomfortable.
 
I believe Josh went back to his old job. Jon continues as far as I know to make knives. I normally see them at the Blade Show, but I have skipped the last couple of years. I drop by their shop periodically. The Razels are still listed on CRKT's web site/catalog. I have the CRKT Ringed Razel and the Stubby folder. My original intention was to try the design out with the less expensive CRKT version and order one of their customs. I like the stubby, but never really developed a serious liking for the Ringed Razel. CRKT web site: http://www.crkt.com/Razel-SS7
 
I spoke with Jon last summer and he is indeed still making custom knives. And, yes, from what he said, Josh moved on to other things.

I have a Ringed Persian on order (from back in July). Up until just recently, orders were open. But about a week or so ago I noticed he had temporarily closed orders. I'm still on the list as far as I know.

Lev
 
Cool to know.

I really enjoy their work and I hope to have more of their knives in the future. :)
 
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