Guild History
The Knifemakers' Guild traces its early beginning to February
1970 when a gentleman named A.G. Russell secured tables at the
Sahara Gun Show in Las Vegas, Nevada and invited several knifemakers
to display knives there. The show proved profitable in many ways,
and the knifemakers parted, eager to get together again.
Later that year, eleven knifemakers met in Tulsa, Oklahoma to
form the Knifemakers' Guild: John Applebaugh, Walter "Blackie" Collins,
John Nelson Cooper, Dan Dennehy, T.M. Dowell, Chubby Hueske, Jon
Kirk, R.W. Loveless, John Owens, Jim Pugh, and G.W. Stone. R.W.
Loveless was elected Secretary for a year, and A.G Russell was
made Honorary President.
The purposes of the Guild were, and continue to be: to promote
custom knives and knifemakers, to assist the knifemaker technically,
to encourage ethical and professional business conduct, and to
sponsor an annual business meeting and knife show.
Today the Knifemakers' Guild has over 300 members from the United
States and several foreign countries. Members meet once a year
to conduct Guild business, elect officers, and display their work
at the annual show. Thousands of collectors, investors, and sportsmen
from around the world attend the Knifemakers' Guild Show each year
to view and purchase quality, handmade knives and to meet their
favorite artists and craftsmen.
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