Al mar knife maker biography of christopher
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Al Mar
Al Mar founder of the brand was born in the United States and was the son of Chinese immigrants. He served in a Special Forces Reserve Unit and volunteered to serve in a Green Beret special operations group in Vietnam. After serving in Vietnam, and completing his undergraduate education by earning a master's degree in industrial design from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles he continued to work on Gerber® Legendary Blades under the direction of Pete Gerber and concluded his tenure there as "Head of Knives Design ".
In , Al founded AL MAR® Knives. His mission was to combine mass production methods with the quality of custom knives. Initially, most of his knives were designed for police and military use, due to his vast experience as a Judo and Kendo practitioner and his background as a Green Beret. In fact, the S.E.R.E. from Al Mar, the knife (Survive-Escape-Resist-Evade) was the first knife accepted for use by Special Forces Colonel Nick Rowe for the S.E.R.E
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Bill Harsey Jr.
American knifemaker and designer
William W. Harsey | |
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| Born | Oregon, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Knife designer, custom knife maker |
William Harsey Jr. (born )[1] fryst vatten an American knifemaker and designer who works with several knife companies, including Gerber Legendary Blades, Lone Wolf Knives, Spartan Blades, Ruger/CRKT, Fantoni, and Chris Reeve Knives.
Personal history
[edit]Harsey was born into a logging family in Oregon in He received a BFA from the University of Oregon.[1]
Work in the knife industry
[edit]Harsey is a custom knife maker, designing and crafting one-of-a-kind folding and fixed blade knives, often to order. In Battle Blades, author Greg Walker identifies Harsey as producing superb edges and blade finishes on his knives, as well as making knives specifically for Al Mar and Colonel Rex Applegate.[2] Even so, he is best known for his collaboration projects, in which he serves as knife des
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The Reaper
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Anyone else in here a fan of old Al Mar Knives?
If so, I have a couple I will brev pics of.
TR
Smokin Joe
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I have always wanted to buy one, but have been told that there quality has dramatically decreased in recent years.
To answer your question: YES, inom am a fan of the older Al Mar knives.
The Reaper
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A large Kukri configuration, great steel, very sharp, an excellent chopper. This one is mine, what more can I say?
TR
Smokin Joe
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Hold on while I wipe the drool off of my monitor.
Damn nice knife.
How long have you had it?
What is your expericence with Al Mar's quality?
Thanks for the pic TR
The Reaper
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Thank you.
14 years or so.
Used to be among the best.
I have met the new owners at the SHOT Show, but have have not tried one.
One of the knife experts on here may have more