Jay Fisher - World Class Knifemaker
Flamesteed
While there are many knives available on the Internet and in the world that claim to be tactical, few would stand up to the reality of combat knife engagement. I make the real thing.
--From my Tactical, Combat Knives Page
| Welcome! Quick Facts: | The best individual knife maker's site you will find on the Internet! |
| First year of this site on the Internet: | 1996: 16 years on the web |
| Number of active pages on this website: | 463 pages, packed with pictures and great information |
| Number of pictures and images on this website: | 13,206 in photos alone (includes thumbnails and restricted pages) |
| April 2012's most visited pages on this site: | Blades, Knife Anatomy, Knives for Sale |
| My first knife made in: | 1979 (33 years experience) |
| Full time professional knifemaker since: | 1988 (full time for 24 years) This is my real job! |
| Number of pictures available on my multi CD ROM Archives: | Total: 2971 Huge, High Resolution Pictures |
| Top April 2012 search terms that led you here: | Jay Fisher, Pararescue, Jay Fisher Knives, knives, custom knife sheaths, Parts of a Knife, blade, knife designs, knife parts |
| Powerful April search word: | The singular word "sheath" led 756 different people to the site in April. Do you think sheaths are an important part of the knife? More on sheaths. |
| Curious April search term that led 3 people here: | "CO2 laser milling on the bone" HUH? Oooouuuch! |
| 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 (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 |
"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
The worldwide best-selling author Tom Clancy says:
"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
| Main | Purchase | Tactical | Specific Types | Technical | Miscellaneous |
| Home Page | Where's My Knife, Jay? | Current Tactical Knives for Sale | The Awe of the Blade | Modern Knifemaking Technology | My Photography |
| My Mission | Current Knives for Sale | Tactical, Combat Knife Portal | Museum Pieces | Knife Anatomy | Photographic Services |
| The Finest Knives and You | Collaborative Knives for Sale | All Tactical, Combat Knives | Investment, Collector's Knives | Knife Patterns | Photographic Images |
| Featured Knives: Page One | How To Order | Professional, Military Commemoratives | Daggers | Knife Pattern Alphabetic List | |
| Featured Knives: Page Two | Purchase Finished Knives | USAF Pararescue Knives | Swords | New Materials | |
| Featured Knives: Page Three | Purchase Custom Knives | USAF Pararescue "PJ- Light" | Folding Knives | Factory vs. Handmade Knives | My Writing |
| Featured Knives: Older/Early | Custom Knife Design Fee | 27th Air Force Special Operations | Chef's Knives | Six Distinctions of Fine Knives | First Novel |
| Email Jay Fisher | My Knife Prices | Khukris: Combat, Survival, Art | Hunting Knives | Business of Knifemaking | Second Novel |
| Contact, Locate Jay Fisher | Delivery Times | The Best Combat Locking Sheath | Working Knives | Jay's Internet Stats | Knife Book |
| FAQs | Knife Sales Policy | Grip Styles, Hand Sizing | Khukris | Custom Knife Blades | |
| Current, Recent Works, Events | My Shipping Method | Tactical Knife Sheath Accessories | Serrations | ||
| Client's News and Info | Military Knife Care | Handles, Bolsters, Guards | Links | ||
| Who Is Jay Fisher? | Serrations | Knife Handles: Gemstone | Site Table of Contents | ||
| Top 21 Reasons to Buy | Concealed Carry and Knives | Gemstone Alphabetic List | |||
| Collaborative Knives | Knife Handles: Woods | ||||
| James Beauchamp Collaboratives | Knife Handles: Horn, Bone, Ivory | ||||
| Rusty Russom Collaboratives | Knife Handles: Manmade Materials | ||||
| My Family | Knife Sheaths | ||||
| What I Do And Don't Do | Knife Stands and Cases | ||||
| CD ROM Archive | Knife Embellishment | ||||
| My Knifemaking History | Knife Maker's Marks | ||||
| Publications, Publicity | How to Care for Custom Knives | ||||
| Letters and Emails | Knife Making Instruction | ||||
| Funny Letters and Emails, Pg. 1 | Larger Monitors and Knife Photos | ||||
| Funny Letters and Emails, Pg. 2 | Copyright and Knives | ||||
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