American Knife Co.
- www.americanknifeco.com – Fixed blade knives.
Backwoods Custom Knives
- www.blackwoodcustomknives.blogspot.com – Custom knives. This is the blacksmith’s blog site. The knives are available in multiple online stores, simply google Blackwood Custom Knives.
Bark River
- www.barkriverknives.com – Knives. I own their Gunny knife in S35VN steel and love it.
Bear & Son
- www.bearandsoncutlery.com – Knives.
Benchmade
- www.benchmade.com – Nearly all of their knives are made in the USA. I highly recommend their 940 Osbourne, Griptilian 551, Anthem 781, & Bugout 535.
Bradford Knives
- www.bradfordknives.com – Knives.
Brous Blades
- www.brousblades.com – Tactical knives.
Buck
- www.buckknives.com – Many of their knives are made in the USA. I’ve owned a few Bucks including the famous 110 passed down to me from my Dad. I recommend them but with a caveat… I have seen QC flaws in some of their knives. That being said, their lifetime warranty is second to none and they promptly corrected the issues I had.
Busse Combat Knife Company
- www.bussecombat.com – Tactical knives.
Calvin Richardson Knives
- www.Facebook.com/CalvinRichardsonKnives – Custom knives.
Case
- www.wrcase.com – Classic knives. My Case Copperlock is one of my favorite knives despite being one of my least expensive.
Chris Reeve Knives
- www.chrisreeve.com – Knives. Maker of the famous Sebenza, a benchmark in folding knives.
Council Tool
- www.counciltool.com – Tools including axes, shovels, hoes, picks, and much more. I used and abused their tools such as pulaskis and axes hard while firefighting. I definitely recommend their tools.
Dawson Knives
- www.dawsonknives.com – Handmade knives.
DMT
- www.dmtsharp.com – Knife sharpeners.
DPX
- www.dpxgear.com – Knives.
Emerson
- www.emersonknives.com – Knives.
ESEE Knives (Randall’s Adventure & Training)
- www.eseeknives.com – Knives.
Estwing
- www.estwing.com – Tools including hatchets, hammers, axes, and more.
Fiddleback Forge
- www.fiddlebackforge.com – Handmade and production knives.
Fletcher Knives
- www.dlttrading.com/fletcher-knives – Handmade knives.
Gerber
- www.gerbergear.com – Some of their knives are American made. The Multi-Plier 600 and eFECT Military Weapons Maintenance Tool are their only multi-tools still made in the USA.
Great Eastern Cutlery
- www.greateasterncutlery.net – Traditional knives.
Hinderer Knives
- www.rickhindererknives.com – Knives and tactical pens.
Hoffman Blacksmithing
- www.hoffmanblacksmithing.com – Custom knives and axes.
Hogue
- www.hogueinc.com/knives – Knives, tomahawks and more. Hogue also manufactures Sig Sauer and Heckler and Koch knives.
Ka-Bar (includes Becker Knife and Tool)
- https://www.kabar.com– Many Ka-Bar knives are US made including their famous fighting knife. All of their BKT knives are made in the USA.
Kershaw
- http://kershaw.kaiusaltd.com/knives?madeinusa=12 – Many of their knives are made in the USA. I own and recommend the Skyline, and Launch 5 knives.
Lansky
- www.lansky.com – Some of their knife sharpeners are American made such as their precision sharpening kits, tribench stone, and mini dog bone pocket sharpeners. I own and can recommend their Arkansas stone and their spyder dog bone sharpener.
Leatherman
- www.leatherman.com – Multitools. I own a few Leathermans and find them to be the best multi-tools made.
LT Wright Knives
- www.ltwrightknives.com – Knives.
Northwoods Knives
- Though a prolific company, they don’t have a main website so simply google them. – Traditional knives.
Microtech
- www.microtechknives.com – Premium automatic knives.
Ontario Knife Company
- Blue Ridge Knives acquired Ontario Knife Company on August 1, 2023.
Randall Made Knives
- www.randallknives.com – Fixed blade knives.
SK Hand Tool
- www.skhandtool.com – Premium hand tools.
Spartan Blades
- www.spartanbladesusa.com – Tactical knives.
Spyderco
- www.spyderco.com – Some of their knives are still made in the USA including the Native, Manix, Military, and a few other models.
T.M. Hunt Custom Knives
- No personal website but you can find his knives at BladeHQ.com – Custom knives.
Tops Knives
- www.topsknives.com – Tactical knives.
Vaughan Mfg.
- www.vaughanmfg.com – Hammers.
W.A. Surls Knives
- No central website exists for this blacksmith who handcrafts knives, but you can google him.
White River Knives
- www.whiteriverknives.com – Knives.
Woodsman’s Pal
- www.woodmanspal.com – Machete/tool.
Wright Tool
- www.wrighttool.com – American-made tools including wrenches, socket sets, torque drivers, and more.
Zero Tolerance
- www.zt.kaiusaltd.com – Knives. I own and highly recommend their 0452CF and 0450 Sinkevich knives.
Zootility Tools
- www.zootilitytools.com – Wallet multitools.
