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Jay Fisher - World Class Knifemaker


"Izanami, Izanagi" with stand
The Finest Knives and YOU

Welcome to the home page of Professional Custom Knifemaker and Artist Jay Fisher

Featured Knife
"Aeolus" in 440C high chromium stainless steel cross-blade, hand-engraved 304 stainless steel bolsters, Labradorite gemstone handle, stand of peach, American black walnut, 304 stainless steel, Baltic brown granite, engraved brass
Labradoressence in the handle of "Aeolus" More.
What you should know

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: 452 pages, packed with pictures and great information
Number of pictures and images on this website: 12,493 in photos alone (includes thumbnails and restricted pages)
December 2011's most visited pages on this site:  Knife Anatomy, Blades, Knife Sheaths
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: 2840 Huge, High Resolution Pictures
Top December 2011 search terms that led you here: Jay Fisher, Knives, Blade
Powerful December search word: The singular word "sheath" led over 1200 people to the site in December (Sheath page here)
Curious December search term that led 3 people here: "9 parts of a knife"  Only nine? You're kidding, right? I have 41 parts in the locking sheath alone. (Knife Anatomy here)
 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.
Important knife fact: I am committed to making completely and clearly the best knives in the world.

Who is Jay Fisher?

My Bio and Background Here
United States Air Force Pararescuemen and SERE professionals and Jay Fisher
A Maker of Military Edged Weapons and Tools

"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.


Jay Fisher with fine handmade sword blade in Enchanted Spirits Studio
A Fine Craftsman

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


"Dragonslayer" and slaying the black dragon of cancer, made to honor Dr. Steven Rosenberg, Head of Oncology, National Institutes of Health
An Artist

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


More information about Jay Fisher

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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
The Finest Knives and You Current Knives for Sale Tactical, Combat Knife Portal Museum Pieces Knife Anatomy Photographic Services
Featured Knives: Page One Collaborative Knives for Sale All Tactical, Combat Knives Investment, Collector's Knives Knife Patterns Photographic Images
Featured Knives: Page Two How To Order Professional, Military Commemoratives Daggers Knife Pattern Alphabetic List  
Featured Knives: Page Three Purchase Finished Knives USAF Pararescue Knives Swords New Materials  
Featured Knives: Older/Early Purchase Custom Knives USAF Pararescue "PJ- Light" Folding Knives Factory vs. Handmade Knives My Writing
Email Jay Fisher Custom Knife Design Fee 27th Air Force Special Operations Chef's Knives Six Distinctions of Fine Knives First Novel
Contact, Locate Jay Fisher My Knife Prices Khukris: Combat, Survival, Art Hunting Knives Business of Knifemaking Second Novel
FAQs Delivery Times The Best Combat Locking Sheath Working Knives Jay's Internet Stats Knife Book
Current, Recent Works, Events Knife Sales Policy Grip Styles, Hand Sizing Khukris Custom Knife Blades  
Client's News and Info My Shipping Method Tactical Knife Sheath Accessories   Serrations  
Who Is Jay Fisher?   Military Knife Care   Handles, Bolsters, Guards Links
Top 21 Reasons to Buy   Serrations   Knife Handles: Gemstone Site Table of Contents
Collaborative Knives   Concealed Carry and Knives   Gemstone Alphabetic List  
James Beauchamp Collaboratives       Knife Handles: Woods  
Rusty Russom Collaboratives       Knife Handles: Horn, Bone, Ivory  
Jay's Family       Knife Handles: Manmade Materials  
What I Do And Don't Do       Knife Sheaths  
CD ROM Archive       Knife Stands and Cases  
Jay's Knifemaking History       Knife Embellishment  
Publications, Publicity       Knife Maker's Marks  
Letters and Emails       How to Care for Custom Knives  
Funny Letters and Emails, Pg. 1       Knife Making Instruction  
Funny Letters and Emails, Pg. 2       Larger Monitors and Knife Photos  
Funny Letters and Emails, Pg. 3       Copyright and Knives  
Funny Letters and Emails, Pg. 4