ONION DEAL: KITCHEN KNIVES WITH KERSHAW.(Ken Onion)(Brief Article)

HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  May 16, 2005 ;     225 words ......has enticed master sports knife maker Ken Onion into the kitchen, and the fruits of his efforts -- the Ken Onion Kitchen Knife -- will be shown during...Show. The first launch in a series, the Ken Onion Kitchen Knife features a shaped handle...

Ken Onion's custom knives

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  August 19, 2008 ;     592 words ...Ken Onion creates knife art from his home in Ahuimanu. Nature inspires knife designs...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...

What the Heck?

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  June 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ...RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM Ken Onion showed some of his knives at his Kaneohe workshop Friday...of only nine members and, at 45, the youngest by 20 years. Ken Onion's office is his Kaneohe garage. It looks like a normal garage...

Neil Blackwood, Knife-maker

Tactical Response;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......making "folders." Blackwood's two earlier custom knives, the Grifter and Henchman, had gained...they are interchangeable, which allows custom knives to be made in lots. For his custom knives, Blackwood uses a professional to heat...

Art and design in knives.

American Handgunner;  January 1, 2007 ;     470 words ......stopped dead in my tracks by a stunning series of books about custom knives. I put out my hand and David took it warmly. After introductions...all three. I'm not kidding. A fourth book by David, Modern Custom Knives, THE GREAT COLLECTIONS, will highlight knives from 20 major...

Fixed-blade knives.(Product News)

Industrial Distribution;  November 1, 2003 ;     58 words ...Custom knives are slowly produced by hand; dagger has a 3 in. mirror-polished blade in traditional dagger shape, made of ATS-34 stainless steel...

The conquistador.(SPOTLIGHT)

American Handgunner;  May 1, 2008 ;     119 words ...Haslinger Custom Knives Editor Roy Huntington and I met Thomas Haslinger at a Las Vegas Knife show several years ego end have marveled at his work ever...

Master cutters.(THE INSIDER)

American Handgunner;  July 1, 2006 ;     126 words ...The Master Knifemaker DVD is now available and it's an awful lot of fun if you like custom knives. This isn't a how-to, but a chance to meet a few of the hot makers today. From the more traditional work of Brian Lyttle, to the...

OBIT - HAYES, JAMES EDGAR (JIM)

Roanoke Times & World News;  December 5, 2007 ;     192 words ...James (Jim) Edgar Hayes, 66, of Fincastle, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2007. He enjoyed making his "Jim-bos" custom knives, watching his birds especially finches, and loved the mountains. He was preceded in death by his son, Darrell Andrew...

Mild to wild: Kershaw rides the success wave!

American Handgunner;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......collaboration with custom knifemaker Ken Onion, introduced the assisted opener , a new...to grab a wet cat--tricky at best. The Ken Onion models have been configured in more ways...brother, the Spec Bump, represents what Ken Onion can do with the hackamore off and teeth...

Sharpest in his field: Victoria knife-maker honored for his skills.

Victoria Advocate (Victoria, TX);  August 21, 2006 ;     700+ words ......cancer Feb. 12. Fischer's knowledge of grinding and crafting custom knives is being carried on by his son Sammy, also of Victoria. Sammy...family's four children, all who live in Victoria, still making custom knives for sale. I started with my dad when I was around 8 or 9...

KNIFE COLLECTION.

Do-It-Yourself Retailing;  December 1, 2000 ;     78 words ...KNIFE COLLECTION includes five high-quality custom knives designed through a licensing partnership with conservation organization Ducks Unlimited (DU). The Schrade/Ducks Unlimited Collection...

Maker of high-end knives to demonstrate at Rabelais

Portland Press Herald (Maine);  November 26, 2008 ;     137 words ......amp; Health Column: Dispatches Type: News PORTLAND -- Adam Simha will be at Rabelais on Sunday to demonstrate his line of custom knives for the kitchen. Simha, of MKS Design in Cambridge, Mass., has a degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Ontario on the 'cutting edge' this weekend

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin;  September 16, 2004 ;     145 words ......will be held Friday through Sunday at the Ontario Convention Center. The show is an exhibition of collectible cutleries, custom knives by international makers and knives from major manufacturers, according to the Ontario Convention Center. Knives will also...

Zero Tolerance Tactical Knives

Tactical Response;  September 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......several fixed and folding knives designed by KAI 's Ken Onion; Mick Strider of the military blade maker, Strider Knives; custom knife-makers Grant and Gavin Hawk of G&G Hawk; and custom knife-maker Tim Galyean. In early-2006, Zero Tolerance...the ZT 0200ST partially serrat- ed blade. These are ...