Jay Fisher - World Class Knifemaker
Quality Without Compromise
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"Ari B'Lilah"
Jay Fisher - World Class KnifemakerQuality Without Compromise |
Maker's Mark: |
New to the website? Start Here |
Making the Best
Counterterrorism Knives: "Ari B'Lilah" |
Dear Jay,
I finally found some time to write back to you. The parcel was opened by the authorities and resealed. They certainly checked
it judging by the way they put the various pieces back together. They were probably as astonished as I was when they held this
knife in their hands. You describe it on your web page and many customers confirm the experience in writing but unless you
touch and feel a Jay Fisher knife you don't really know what this all means. I will recommend those knives to everyone that
I trust to own such a wonderful piece of art. I came to you not because of what I wanted but because of who you are. This
quote is true for me too and I am not disappointed. I am really happy to have had the chance to meet you through the internet
and also talk to you.
When I hold that knife in my hands I know why the best soldiers and rescue services trust it. Having been both a soldier and
a fireman for many years I have a lot of appreciation and understanding for the quality and "finesse" of that knife.
Dear Jay thank you for making me a member of your client base. There are many more thoughts that I would like to share
with you but for now I just want to express my gratitude for your outstanding service (many businesses could learn from
you and you could add client relationship expert to your credentials) and your high quality art work
kind regards,
M.
| Welcome! Quick Facts: | The best individual knife maker's site you will find on the Internet! What this website is about and how to use it |
| First year of this site on the Internet: | 1996: 21 years on the web |
| Number of active pages on this website: | 587 pages, packed with pictures and great information |
| Number of pictures and images on this website: | Now over 15,000 photos! (includes thumbnails and restricted pages) |
| June 2017's most visited pages on this site: | Knife Patterns, Knife Anatomy, Knives for Sale, Wood Knife Handles, Blades, Tactical Knives for Sale, Featured Knives, 440C Love/Hate, Counterterrorism Knives, Folding Knives, Heat Treating and Cryogenic Processing of Knife Blade Steels, Knife Handles, All Tactical, Military, and Combat Knives, Knife Sheaths |
| My first knife made in: | 1979 (38 years experience) |
| Full time professional knifemaker since: | 1988 (full time for 29 years) This is my my real job! |
| Interesting term used to access the site 14 times in June: | "Desert Ironwood Color" That's easy: brown, brown with shades varying between honey gold and deep cocoa. With a hint of butter and a splash of almond extract. More |
| New! Newest 3000th term: | "how to make easy, homemade dangerous knives" Yep, I'm not kidding. Easy and dangerous? And homemade? Maybe in the kitchen... |
| Most interesting thing you probably do not know about me: | I have a piece in the Tower of London |
| Another interesting thing you probably do not know about me: | I make more real gemstone handled knives than any other single knifemaker in the world |
| Important point of sole authorship: | Every knife on this website that has only my maker's mark is made completely by me: blade, handle, sheath, stand, case, and embellishment. |
| Most Important Fact: | I am committed to making completely and clearly the best knives in the world. More |
| Significant Data: | The detailed knife definitions section on my Knife Anatomy Page now has 318 specific terms! |
Tom Clancy is a name that many recognize. Tom was a friend and patron of mine, a great guy who was extremely well-versed in military history and process, and one of the greatest authors who ever lived. While the younger generation may recognize his name in the gaming and simulator field, his mastery of words, ideas, and literature was the absolute pinnacle of his genre. He wrote about many of the world's cold war and post-cold war military hardware, and I was hugely honored to have my work in his home, in his library, and as the inspiration for charitable causes. It is because of Tom that I have a piece in the Tower of London, perhaps the finest weapons museum in the world. In 1994, this is what he wrote about me and my work:
"You know, I never believed in decorous weapons until I met Jay Fisher. Where does one draw the line between a fighting knife and a work of art?
Jay Fisher is a throwback to the age when craftsmen were *all* artists, not mere producers of products, when every item that went out the door had a story and a purpose all its own, and when you went to a craftsman not because of what you wanted but because of who he was.
Jay is a guy who knows how to use the modern to serve the past. We really do make better steel today than we did a hundred years ago - the idea of cutting an ancient Samurai sword in two with a modern American knife does have its attractions - and the blend of old and new in his work is totally seamless. A knight Templar would not have hesitated a moment to take Fisher's steel on his Holy Quest. In fact, he would have thought the technological edge a gift from an especially attentive God.
I suppose that says it all. Jay Fisher is one of a kind, a man who knows the riddle of steel, and that the difference between a good weapon and a bad one is the combination of how you make it and to whom you give it."
--Tom Clancy
"Jay Fisher is the best modern knife maker around, pursuing an ancient tradition but beautifully perfecting the craft by selecting the finest man-made and natural materials. Jay Fisher makes every type of edged steel weapon, fitting the blade to it’s purpose. The world’s elite clandestine rescue and tactical squads seek his weapons. Their lives depend on Jay Fisher Custom Knives- the best quality knives in the world."
--Bernardo M. Perez
Deputy Assistant Director - Ret.
FBI Laboratory
Washington, D.C.
Named "The Best Living Knife Maker" in the 2007 Best of the West Sourcebook by True West Publications
"Many fine knifemakers exist in the world. Some Excel at making weapons, others at creating art. At his Enchanted Spirits Studio in Clovis, New Mexico, Jay Fisher does both. In the blade business since 1988, Fisher makes knives, many featuring gemstone handles, for collectors, museums and people who really know how to use 'em (101st Airborne, Special Forces, USAF Pararescue)."
--from the 2007 Best of the West magazine
