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- How did you hear about iKnifeCollector?
- No
- Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
- No
- How long have you collected knives?
- 6- 10 years
- Favorite Kind of Knives
- girdwood knives
- About Me
- I am a Knifemaker from rural Lanark county Ontario Canada. I have a workshop next to my house. I spend most of my time making knives, or in the bush looking for great pieces of wood, burls and dead falls to turn into spectacular knife handles. I have done Craft work all my life, Worked in a custom furniture shop, Studied with Charles Fox at Guitar Research and Design, Built boats; 7 so far, largest 51 feet, I am a Licensed Electrician by trade. In 2000 I started making knives for myself, and folks just kept buying them, I haven't stopped. I am a sculptor by nature, I like making things. Nothing like taking wood and metal and creating something useful, and beautiful. The attraction of knives is the simplicity and purity of form and function; the first tool of
- Interests
- knife making
- Other Hobbies
- 3d computer graphics, guitar playing
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KnifeMakerAndy Larrison replied to Dennis Hibar's discussion A new iKC calendar and a new year of knives!
"I used this knife to process a deer two years ago, just as an experiment to see if it was still useful. It is."
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Happy Birthday. Nice looking guitar neck there...
Hope to see some of your knives soon.
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