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The Shun Classic Hollow-Ground Santoku was the first Shun to earn a Blade Show award, winning Knife of the Year in 2003. Shun has been recognized at the annual Blade Show in Atlanta, Georgia. [6] [7] [8] Additionally, International Forum Design presented the Shun/Ken Onion Chef's Knife with an iF Product Design Award in 2005. [9]
In 2010, Kershaw won "American Made Knife of the Year" for the Tilt (model 4001) and Shun won "Kitchen Knife of the Year" for the Shun Premier line. [11] In the 2011 Blade Show, Zero Tolerance's 0777 won "Overall Knife of the Year," the ZT-Rick Hinderer 0560/0561 won "Collaboration of the Year," and the Shun Fuji line won "Kitchen Knife of the ...
Ken Onion (born January 16, 1963) is an American custom knifemaker based in Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States who invented the "SpeedSafe" assisted opening mechanism for Kershaw Knives. [1] Ken Onion was the Premier Knife Designer for Kershaw Knives. [2] [3] [4]
The company was founded in 1949 by Alcoa and Case Cutlery (hence "Al-cas") to manufacture stainless steel knives for Alcoa's WearEver Cookware division. Alcoa purchased Case's share in the company in 1972, and Alcas became a separate private company in 1982 after a management buyout. [1] In 1985, the company acquired Vector Marketing ...
Gil Hibben (born September 4, 1935) is an American custom knifemaker from Wyoming who is based in La Grange, Kentucky.Hibben designed the first line of Browning hunting knives in 1968, the American Kenpo Knife for Ed Parker, and the Rambo Knife for the 1988 film Rambo III and the 2008 film Rambo.
The Camillus Cutlery Company is one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the United States. The company was founded in 1876 and produced millions of knives until it filed for bankruptcy in 2007. Its brand name and intellectual property rights were purchased by Acme United Corporation , which re-launched the Camillus brand in May 2009 using ...
In 1919, Clauss Shear merged with Henkel Company, also from Fremont, to create Henkel–Clauss Company. [1] Henkel Company was founded in 1906 to manufacture nail files, knives, shears and razors. [4] The Henkel–Clauss merger created a company with over 1,000 employees and had the largest payroll in the United States at that time. John Clauss ...
Models of Gerber fixed blade knives include: the Gerber Guardian: A boot knife designed by knife maker Bob Loveless more than twenty years ago. [3] the Gerber Mark II: A fighting knife. [3] the Gerber BMF : A survival knife. [3] the Gerber LMF II Infantry; the Gerber 31-001901 Bear Grylls Ultimate Pro; the Gerber 22-41121 Prodigy Survival Knife