Hey everyone! First real thread here. I wanna pose a question.
It seems the community here knows a lot of the big names in knife making. Shig, Kato, doi, konosuke, Toyama etc. There’s an exceptional amount of popular knife makers and brands. Some more expensive than others, or more popular than others.
The question being:
What is your favorite niche knife maker? Perhaps a brand or person that isn’t quite as spoken about.
What about their knives draws you to that brand/person?
EDIT:
I’ve realized that the term favorite is very difficult in this community (fairly so). Therefore, perhaps if you can’t name a favorite then just drop some cool small makers you know of that others may not
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There are 3 English makers that come to mind offering very different styles
Two Sticks Forge very high quality Japanese type knives
Prendergarst Knives more European in style but with a Japanese Twist
Ben Bodman Knives (Ex L'Enclume Chef) High quality with his own twist
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Left to right Ben Bodman Prendergast Knives Two Sticks Forge