I have been collecting handmade knives since 1988. I recently compiled a list of past and present Louisiana makers...quite extensive, 79 makers. Anyway, always looking for knives from Louisiana makers, think I only have knives by 16 different Louisiana makers. Here’s the list I made. (The names in bold are makers I currently have knives by)
J.R. Arrington
Bill Bagwell
Reggie Barker
Larry Berzas
Ben Bischoff
Tom Black
Roy Blaum
Calvin Boudreaux
C.T. Burkenstock
Raymond Busch
Bill Caldwell
Peter Callan Jr.
Bob Calvert Jr.
Jeff Camp
Robert Capdepon
Randy Capdepon
Harold Castille
John Chauvin
Melvin Cormier
Stewart Crawford
John Culpepper
Charlie Dake
Gary Decker
Dennis De Priest
Chuck Diebel
Dale Douglas
Bob Dozier
Fred Durio
Van Elkins
Randall Evans
Howard Faucheaux
C.S. Fitch
Gerald Fontenot
Al Forstall
Bucker Gascon
James Gorenflo
Ron Goulas
Anthony Graffeo
Dan Graves
Soc Grisaffe
Robert Holmes
Seth Howard
Gordon Johnson
Robert Kellogg
Shiva Ki
Kermit Laurent
John Leblanc
Ryan Lemaire
Randy Joe Leonard
Emmett Lenaze
Robert Lyons
Chris Marks
Max and Dean Mitchell
Sidney Moon
Jim Mustin
Dennis Phillips
Tim Potier
Terry Primos
Joe Provenzano
JW Randall
Ralph Randow
Sidney Reggio Jr.
Dean Roath
Darrin Sanders
Mike Sanders
Tim Saucier
Bert Seale
Cary Smith
WF Red Smith
John Tilton
JW Townsend
Kenneth Trisler
Frank Vought
Rudy Wehner
James Wiggins
Horace Wiggins
P.R. Regan Wilson
Marvin Winn
J.R. Arrington
Bill Bagwell
Reggie Barker
Larry Berzas
Ben Bischoff
Tom Black
Roy Blaum
Calvin Boudreaux
C.T. Burkenstock
Raymond Busch
Bill Caldwell
Peter Callan Jr.
Bob Calvert Jr.
Jeff Camp
Robert Capdepon
Randy Capdepon
Harold Castille
John Chauvin
Melvin Cormier
Stewart Crawford
John Culpepper
Charlie Dake
Gary Decker
Dennis De Priest
Chuck Diebel
Dale Douglas
Bob Dozier
Fred Durio
Van Elkins
Randall Evans
Howard Faucheaux
C.S. Fitch
Gerald Fontenot
Al Forstall
Bucker Gascon
James Gorenflo
Ron Goulas
Anthony Graffeo
Dan Graves
Soc Grisaffe
Robert Holmes
Seth Howard
Gordon Johnson
Robert Kellogg
Shiva Ki
Kermit Laurent
John Leblanc
Ryan Lemaire
Randy Joe Leonard
Emmett Lenaze
Robert Lyons
Chris Marks
Max and Dean Mitchell
Sidney Moon
Jim Mustin
Dennis Phillips
Tim Potier
Terry Primos
Joe Provenzano
JW Randall
Ralph Randow
Sidney Reggio Jr.
Dean Roath
Darrin Sanders
Mike Sanders
Tim Saucier
Bert Seale
Cary Smith
WF Red Smith
John Tilton
JW Townsend
Kenneth Trisler
Frank Vought
Rudy Wehner
James Wiggins
Horace Wiggins
P.R. Regan Wilson
Marvin Winn
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