I made my first knife when I was about 14 years old, I was inspired by a copy of BLADE magazine that I had happened across. In that same issue of BLADE, I found out about a group of Canadian Knifemakers and as soon as I had made the required number of knives I joined the Canadian Knifemakers Guild (www.ckg.org). I have never look back since!

Currently I am 25 years old and a part time knifemaker, I specialize in mostly tactical and working knives. I believe every knife first and foremost is a tool and as such all my knives are designed to be used and used HARD! I can work with a variety of blade steels. I like to Use CPM S30V tool steel for most of my hard use knives and CPM-154 for my EDC knives. I will use any Steel a customer requests as long as it is the proper steel for the design. I prefer to use synthetic handle materials (Carbon fiber, G10, Micarta) as these materials are stable, strong and provide a variety of finishing options.

All my designs begin life as a CAD drawing. It helps me visualize the design before I put it to steel. It is also a valuable tool allowing customers to see there custom knife in full detail before hand.

I do everything on my knives in house. This includes profiling, grinding, heat treating and Sheaths (formed kydex ). Below is a tour of my current shop set up.

Regards,
Eric Elson