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About the Knifemaker

We have left parts of this page intact, since Mel expressed in his own words so well his beginnings as a knifemaker. Mel has passed on, but we suspect he has not quit making knives. --WK

Hi, my name is Mel Sorg, and I have been a knifemaker since 1988, when it first occurred to me to take an old mower blade, and grind myself a knife for clearing out around a deer hunting stand. From those crude beginnings came many more equally crude knives, but slowly I started to get the hang of it, and what had once been an occasional hobby is now more of a passion.

I bring to my now full-time knifemaking a lifetime of interest in the art of the using knife, including several years working as a professional meatcutter in a butcher shop and many seasons in the field after deer and small game. Add to that several years living in Chicago, which piqued my own interest in designing a proper defensive blade.

While my work has run the gamut from tiny carving tools to large brush clearing blades my main interest is in making a knife that is compact, and comfortable, and cuts - whether at home, on the job, or in the field. I produce several varieties of fixed blade knives and recently have begun producing some folder designs.


Mel's folder designs can be seen on the front page of the website, and the photo gallery. His friction folders were recognized as beautiful interpretations of the style.
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