Meet our artists
"Vance Corich is a Colorado local that has been making and designing knives since 2006. Vance likes designing folding knives, and his design language is very utilitarian, featuring lightweight, robust and resistant materials. Folding knives are his specialty, which feature mechanisms that he has developed and designed over the years. His experience as a machinist and mold maker has helped form h
Jerry McClure:
Jerry’s career in knife making began in 1965 after learning to forge steel while in a high school welding class. Knife making was a casual hobby before Jerry became a professional Bladesmith in the late 80’s. He has always been in the metal working business as a welder, mechanic, and professional body man building high end street rods.
Jay Nickell:
I built my first forge 9 years ago and started playing with hammers.
I eventually discovered pattern welding from a stranger in Montana.
I enjoy making the steel the most, but Damascus hammers and knives are my specialty. My wife Patty and I make our home in Douglas Wyoming. I enjoy my job.
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Suzanne Williams is a Colorado resident who graduated from Colorado State University in 1980 with a BFA in printmaking and later worked as a graphic artist, fine artist, and technician in art/bronze casting foundries then began her jewelry-making career in 1990. In the past 32 years she has shown her signature 3-dimensional work in many galleries and shows. More recently she’s been teaching work
ROCKY ANDERSON:
My knifemaking career started around 2001 when a co-worker and friend brought one of his hand made custom bird and trout knives to work. I never knew such knives existed and I was instantly hooked on the idea of creating one of my own. It turns out my friend, Jerry McClure, was a world class metal worker and bladesmith. He invited me to his house and began to teach me the basics o