I have moved to a new location and have a address, phone number and email address.

The new info is...

Tim Herman

517 E. 126th Terr.

Olathe, Kansas 66061

(913) 839-1924

email is HermanKnives@comcast.net

Please resend any recent emails as my old address got disconnected before I could get back on the internet. Thank you all for your understanding. I have just been informed that my email link at the bottom of the page was still my old address. That has now been fixed. Getting forgetful in my old age! Please resend any recent emails.

I have been making knives now for 28 years and am proud to be a member of the Knifemakers Guild. Each knife is hand crafted from barstock and are made from the best steels available. I specialize in interframe folding knives with engraving and gemstone inlays. Some are engraved in color, a technique I developed about 10 years ago. I am the only maker in the world doing color engraving of this type. Subject matter is unlimited and I try to match the inlay material with the engraving. Many of the inlays are gemstones, such as jades, lapis and opal. I am the first maker to use gem grade Australian opal for inlays in an interframe folder. The first piece was a small dagger with an 18 karat rosegold frame. I also do beautiful arabesque scroll engraving with gold inlays. I am also now doing carving on the frames and blades having spent some time with Wolfgang Loerchner, a dear friend of mine. You will be seeing this on several new models I have designed this year. I am doing a new locking system for my folders and larger blades.

I am also a member of the Art Knife Invitational group and show. This is a very prestigious show of only 25 knife artists and is held every 2 years in San Diego, California. This show is by invitation only, both for the makers and the collectors. I have been a part of this show since the second show in Reno, Nevada in the early 1980's. There are many makers wanting to be in this group but it is limited to only 25 of the worlds finest. I am very proud to be a part of this group.

On a personal note: I am not in the habit of discussing my personal life in a public forum but I felt that there was something important to tell you all.

I have been battling a chronic illness now for about 10 years. I have had it fairly in control with the help of medication until the past 18 months. My illness became severe and it took several months for my doctor to find a medication that would work for me. This has been a very trying time for me and my family. This illness effects every aspect of my life from eating to working. It can leave me without the ability to function for days at a time. I have been slowly improving over the past 3 months and have hopes that this will continue. From November of '05 to March of this year was the worst of my life, I could'nt function much at all. I am now working hard to catch up and I am slowly succeeding. I now have more good days than bad. I would like to thank everyone from friends and clients for their understanding and support and patience. It is you who have made it possible for me to go on. I am working hard to fulfill all the demands on me and with your continued support I have all the faith in the world that I will win this battle and continue to make beautiful knives for you. I have many new ideas for knives and engraving designs.

Recent Work

Here is the latest color engraved Sliver

Available knives

From time to time I will have an available knife for immediate sale. These will consist of new mostly of new models. Check in from time to time.

Opal interframe Gents model with color engraving available now.

Announcement!!!

Tim is taking orders again. For knives and engraving. I do engrave on other makers knives.

So if you would like some color engraving or my nice arabesque scroll on a knife please contact me for a price quote.

The New Sliver slipjoints!!!

The Price Folder

Slivers

This is the new "sliver" model. I think it is perhaps my best design so far. As you can see, it looks as good closed as open. This new knife also has a new locking system for me known as the side-lock. This is a liner type lock with a titanium spring but it is inlaid into the 416 stainless frame. I feel this makes a stronger and more wear resistant lock over the standard liner-lock. I am also pinning these knives together as my lockback folders as screws showing would ruin the design flow and engraving spaces on the knife. There are no washers between the blade and liners so no visible gap there either. The entire backstrap of these knives is 416 stainless, engravable and carvable. I am doing this model in 3 blade sizes 3", 3.5", 4" and 4.5/16" in the wharnecliff blade. This knife has a flute carved from the blade point gracefully through the length of the frame. I am also make claw ground blades on special order, this style having a concave curved edge. I have designed several other knives this year and will post them when I get them made and photographed.

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As you can see, I have also been doing some ladies jewelry. This was a custom, piece made for a collector's wife. She requested the hump back whales. This piece came out extremely well, and I intend to make more jewelry for the ladies. I am offering to do bracelets, pendents and earrings. The jewelry will be done on a custom basis so that each piece can be personalized.

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A listing of knife shows I will be exhibiting at.

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