Remembering the knifemakers who have passed on but whose contributions continue to shape our craft. Through their skill, innovation, and dedication to excellence, they helped build the traditions and standards that define the Knifemakers Guild. Their work inspired generations of makers, and their willingness to share knowledge strengthened our community. Though they are no longer with us, their legacy lives on in every blade forged with pride, every lesson passed to a new maker, and every commitment to craftsmanship that honors their memory.
In Memoriam | In Memory
Ralph Allen
* John Applebaugh
Philip Baldwin
Norman Bardsley
John R. Bartlow
LeRoy Besic
Andrew Blackton
Phil Boguszewski
Ralph BoneTony Bose
Mark Brightwell
Ed Brignardello
Don Broughton
Mark Bucholz
Jimmy Buckner
Robert Cargill
Harold J. "Kit" Carson
Douglas Casteel
** Frank Centofante
Edward Chavar,
Wayne Clay
Alex Collins
Walter "Blackie" Collins
Chuck Cook
* John Nelson Cooper
Julian "Colin" Cox
Willliam W. Cronk
John M. Cross
Alex Daniels
W. C. “Bill” Davis
William G. DeFreest
* Dan Dennehy
David Brown Dodds, Jr.
Dick Dorough
** T. M. "Ted" Dowell
Harvey Draper
Paula K. Easler
Russell Easler
Jim Elliott
Brad Embry
James "Jim" Ence
Robert "Bob" Enders
Robert “Bob” Engnath
Stephen “Steve" Fecas
Clyde Fischer
Paul Fox
Ron Frazier
Yasuhiro Fujimoto
Stanley "Stan" Fujisaka
Tak Fukuta
W. T. Fuller, Jr.
Frank Gamble
William O. Garner
Ron Gaston
Clay Gault
James R. "Hoot" Gibson
E. E. “Dick” Gillenwater
Jerry Grice
Robert "Bob" Hajovsky
Edward "Ed" Halligan
Ronald E. Hancock
Royal Hanson
James L. "Jim" Hardenbrook
Ralph Dewey Harris,
Donald “Don” Hastings
Joe Hawk
Rade Hawkins
Clarence "Pete" Heath
Henry Heitler
Larry Hendricks
Wayne G. Hensley
** George Herron
Tomas Hetmanski
Vernon Hicks
Howard Hill
Dick Hodgson
D'Alton Holder
Jesse "Jess" Horn
Glen Hornby
John Howser
Arthur "Bud" Hubbard
Rob Hudson
* Chubby Hueske
Gerart Hurst
Ruffin Johnson
Robert “Bob” Jones
Joe Kious
* Jon Kirk
Russell Klingbell
Walt Kneubuhler
Michael “Mick” Koval
Gary LaBlanc
Frank Lampson
Tomas "Tommy" Lee
Norman Levine
** James B. "Jimmy"Lile,
Ron Little
** R. W. Loveless
Robert Lum
James E. May
Harvey McBurnette
Zollan McCarty
Charles McConnell
David McIntosh,
Ronald Miller
Daniel “Dan” Mink
** William F. “Bill” Moran, Jr.
** Jim Nolen
R. Doyle Nolen
Robert “Bob” Ogg
Bob Oleson
Milford Oliver
Warren Osborne
Howard Palmer
Melvin Pardue
W. C. "Will" Pass
Larry Patterson
John Pawlowski
Lloyd Pendleton
Alfred Pendray
John Poythres
Charles Pratt
James “Jim" Pugh
Martin Pullen
Morris Pulliam
Dean Roath
Rodney Rogers
Harold Rollins
A. G. Russell
James A. Schmidt
Herman Schneider
James “Jim” Serven
James R. Shaver, II
Ben Shostle
Robert Sidelinger
Corbet Sigman
Cary Smith
Ralph Snell
Marvin Solomon
Bernard Sparks
Charles "Chuck" Stewart
* G. W. Stone
Carolyn Tinker
Leon Treiber
Ralph Turnbull
William "Bill" Underwood
Frank Vought, Jr.
** Buster Warenski
Dale Warther
Quinton “Red” Watson
W. C. Williams
Gordon Wilson
R. W. Wilson
Arthur “Art” Wiman
Earl Witsaman
Joe Worel
Don Zaccagnino, Sr.
*Founding Member | **Served as Knifemakers Guild President