Waite Knives Custom Knife Maker

All my knives are handmade by me in my shop using what is called the free hand stock removal method.  This means that I grind my blades free hand without jigs or fixtures; they are not premade blade blanks. Everything is done freehand from cutting out the blades, hand grinding them, heat treating, fitting the handles to making the mosaic pins that I embellish the handles with. I don’t use any milling machines or lathes but hand make and fit all the components that go into every one of my knives.

I have been making knives since 1994 when R. D. Nolen walked into my Body Shop to have his Suburban repaired. Since that time it has been a hobby until 2004 when I went to making knives full time. 

I am a proud member of the PKA (Professional Knifemakers Association) and was very honored in 2005 to receive the PKA’s “BEST NEW KNIFEMAKER for 2005” award. Again in 2006 I was honored to receive the PKA’s “BEST KITCHEN CUTLERY SET for 2006” award. This last year I was excited and honored to have received the PKA’s “BEST ART/FANTASY KNIFE for 2007” award.

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