Board Members
Meet the current board members of The Knifemakers’ Guild!
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Todd Begg
President
Email: toddbeggknives@gmail.com
Phone: (253) 355-0121
Location: Carrollton, Texas 75006, USA
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Gary Langley
Vice President
Email: gll@gllangley.com
Phone: (806) 290-5211
Location: Dumas, Texas 79029, USA
I built my first knife in 1977, took off a few years raising family and now retired and building again, I mostly do stock removal using Cpm154 and few other steel, playing with some Damascus I bought, I may someday forge a few, for the most part I like the classic knives with natural materials for handles. Joined the Guild in 2018 became a voting member in 2020, Became VP of the guild in 2021
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Princeton Wong
Secretary Treasurer
Email: kmg@princecustoms.com
Phone: (832) 914-9299
Location: Houston, Texas 77011, USA
Bladed implements have been an integral part of my life since a young age.
Drawing inspiration from pop-culture, art, and nature, I like to push the limits of design and fabrication techniques in my knives by making the most of the high-tech machinery I have in the shop.
I’m honored to have the opportunity to build upon the Guild traditions that got us here and look towards evolving for whatever the future brings. -
Les Adams
Director
Email: patadams2226@yahoo.com
Phone: (786) 999-3060
Location: Cape Coral, Florida 33991, USA
I am a long time resident of south Florida.I moved to Florida after graduating from Penn State University with a Pre Med degree. As I have always had an interest in Geology I further studied at Gemological Institute of America and hold the GIA Master Gemologist degree. I am a retired deputy sheriff with Miam-Dade County Florida with 30 years service. As a boat captain and a love of fishing, I began my career with the Florida Marine Patrol. I lateraled over to Sheriffs Department in 1980. The last 15 years I was assigned to the bomb disposal unit. I began making knives in 1993 and became a voting member in 1996 . As I had no one close to advise me on technique I claim the Guild members as my mentors. I primarily construct tactical style knives. All construction is done solely by me and all in house. I use a full array of equipment from simple hand tools up to my small CNC prototype mill I designed , built and program myself. I believe there is room in custom knife making for all techniques.
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Edmund Davidson
Director
Email: davidson.edmund@gmail.com
Phone: (540) 997-5651
Location: Goshen, Virginia 24439, USA
It was in November of 1969 that I was first introduced to a handmade knife and it was made by none other than R.W. ” Bob ” Loveless of Lawndale, California. This introduction planted the seed that ultimately grew into knife making; and came after my time spent as a Cross Country Over the Road Long Haul Trucker, which ended in April of 1986. When I started making knives that same month, they were basic standard hunting knives that were created from ATS-34 and heat treated by Paul Bos while he was in El Cajon, California. In February of 1987, I created my first ever Integral and made it out of S-7 shock resisting tool steel along with the next nine integrals. As time went on and my skills as a knife maker increased I used more interesting metals. I attended my first Blade show in 1987 when it was in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the next year I was introduced to Linda Karst, now Linda Karst Stone, and we started working together that same year and we are still working together. In the spring of 1990 I was introduced to Engraver Jere Davidson and we are still working together. I attended my first Knifemakers' Guild Show in 1991 and became a Probationary member in 1993 and was voted onto the board in 2006. When Paul Bos Retired, I started working with Peters Heat Treating after meeting Bradley Stallsmith at a Knifemakers' Guild Show in Orlando, Florida. Now having created 3228 knives utilizing 338 patterns I have been allowed to grow into some pretty interesting Art Pieces along the way.
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Jason Fry
Director
Email: frycustomknives@gmail.com
Phone: (325) 669-4805
Location: Wolfforth, Texas 79382, USA
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Aaron Lawvere
Director
Email: alawvere@gmail.com
Phone: (682) 407-8207
Location, Arlington TX, USA
My name is Aaron Lawvere, and I am the knife maker behind Lawvere & Son Knife Co. My family and I live in Arlington, Texas, and that is where my knives are made. I specialize in neo-traditional knives, combining old guard design and new-age material and techniques.