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Camillus Cutlery
Founded in 1876 in a village just outside Syracuse, New York, Santa Fe Stoneworks partner/collaborator Camillus
Cutlery holds a unique distinction: they are America's oldest knife manufacturer. For four generations fathers
and sons, mothers and daughters, have worked side by side, carrying on cutlery-making traditions that include
more than 100 hand operations and personal inspections of every knife. Camillus knives have been standard issue
for serious knife users from the Boy Scouts to the US Army and Marines. This cutlery giant, that makes many of
the knives purchased under others' familiar and distinguished brand names, supplies the steel skeletons for the
majority of the pocket knives, letter openers, table and kitchenware, and factory custom Cudas that ultimately
become the works of art offered in our collection. We are proud to partner with and use these quality Camillus
and Western (a division of Camillus) components as the canvases on which we paint with gemstone and wood!
Spyderco®
Spyderco® adds another dimension – a very sharp one – to our already rich and varied collections.
This well-known maker's claims to fame are two-fold. Spyderco knives are equally well-known for their signature, easy,
one-hand-opening design featuring a round hole in the top of each blade AND for their serrated Spyder® Edge. This
type edge, much copied today, is perfect for difficult cutting chores... even making light work of seatbelts, should
the need arise! These knives feature premium, high-tech, blade steels. Oh, and by the way, we almost forgot to mention
that all our Spyderco® models sport a stainless steel pocket clip that keeps them at-the-ready at all times.
Buck Knives
Everyone knows Buck. Many may remember receiving their first Buck
pocket knife from their father, and may have continued the tradition
with their own children. The popularity of Buck stems from their
meticulous attention to detail, sophisticated blade making practices,
and the top notch steels (420HC) used in their ordinary pocket knives.
When asked what a specific knife was used for, founder Al Buck used
to laugh and say, "No matter what we designed it for, it's what
the person who buys it uses it for." We hope you'll enjoy our versatile
selection of popularly-priced pocket cutlery from this innovative
cutler.
Benchmade Knives
Custom and benchmade knives are distinguished by one feature: in
the former all hand operations are performed at the bench by one
person, the custom maker, while the similar high quality fit and
finish that characterize a benchmade knife are the product of several
pair of skilled hands working at that same bench. Benchmade Knives
has its own legendary reputation in the cutlery industry. And just
to tie this all together, the Benchmade knives re handled by Stoneworks
are a factory custom collaboration between Benchmade and Mel Pardue,
one of the country’s leading custom makers. Mel’s association with
Benchmade brings his 20+ years of custom knife making experience
and a personal design style that has, we think you'll agree, a class
and simplicity all its own.
Painted Desert
No maker summary would be complete without a mention of our handle artisans.
By far the most artistic handle options we offer are those in this picture marquetry palette. They comprise a series of
Southwest motifs, a variety of wildlife (both predators and prey). Our thanks to a couple
of talented and creative folks who we partner with to bring you these modern representations of a Renaissance wood inlay
process. Stan Lance, a Native American of Laguna and Yaqui descent, and Andrew Mancusco, an Oregonian with a fascination
for the Nordic and Celtic influences in all things Tolkien, have literally taken the intricacies of this art form to its
limits. Yes, those are individually cut and fitted shapes in exotic woods and gemstones; and, no, they haven’t gone blind
yet, or cut off any fingers. See the full Painted Desert Collection Here »
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