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Article: Ken Onion's custom knives
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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- August 19, 2008
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Ken Onion creates knife art from his home in Ahuimanu.
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Pretty much, a knife is an extension of tooth and claw, and as primitive man was neither long of tooth nor sharp of claw, a knife was a handy thing to have.
"The knife was the first tool," says Ken Onion, who knows a thing or three about knives. "Probably the most significant invention in the history of the world, because without 'em, we'd be extinct." Recently inducted into the Cutlery Hall of Fame, Onion is right up there with Jim Bowie and Chuck Buck on the cutting edge.
Onion has become one of the best-known custom knife makers and blade ...