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Welcome
to the S.R. Johnson web site and thank you for your
interest in Johnson knives.
I completed my first knife, which I still have, in March
of 1966. I was lucky enough to have Gil Hibben as my
Boy Scout Explorer Advisor and he gave each scout the
opportunity to make a knife. For me, the "project"
evolved into part-time and then full-time work. Later,
I had the opportunity to work with Harvey Draper, Rod
Chappel, Buster Warenski and, thanks to the kind recommendation
of long-time friend/advisor Mr. A.G. Russell, Bob Loveless.
I will be forever grateful for the effect these men
have had on my life, and my work. Bob's great influence
is obvious in many of the photos shown here.
Over the years I have earned a college degree, met and
married Dorothy (Oh, happy day) and we're working on
raising a family. Knifemaking has remained a constant
in my life, since I was a teenager in the Hibben shop.
Thirty-some years later, I continue to make using knives
that feature well-defined grind lines, precise fit and
highly polished blades of, for the most part, 154-CM/ATS-34
type steel. I enjoy the people and places associated
with knifemaking and the personal challenge of making
each knife as flawless as I can make it. |
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Member since 1971
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