WELCOME 2 NEW CUSTOM KNIFE MAKERS TO RCC
Robertson’s Custom Cutlery welcomes two new custom knife makers to our website.
We at Robertson’s Custom Cutlery would like to welcome custom knife makers Ricardo Vilar and Michal Komorovsky to our lineup.
Les was introduced to Ricardo by Jerry Fisk at the 2005 Blade Show where he earned his Journeyman Smith stamp. Jerry spoke very highly of Ricardo and his work. At the time, Ricardo was living in Brazil. Today, he lives in Nashville, AR. If that sounds familiar to some of you, that is the same town in Arkansas that Jerry lives in.
We have been talking for the last few years about working together. Finally, in October of this year I received my first knife from Ricardo. The knife was exactly what I expected. It was well balanced, clean craftmanship and excellent handle ergonomics. All this at a value price of $1,225.00.
If you don’t have one of Ricardo’s knives in your collection, you should. If you are a Bowie collector, I would heartily recommend this one which is currently available.
Michal Komorovsky began making custom knives in 2011. He went full time in 2013. He is a member of the Slovak Association of Knife Makers. This organization is similar to the US Knifemaker’s Guild.
Les started communicating with Michal Komorovsky from Slovakia in May of this year. We all know that it can be difficult to judge a knife by only a photo. Michal sent me several photos of the Thuban. After several emails, looking at these he felt very confident about his work. Despite the language barrier, he was able to obtain our first custom knife from Michal called the Thuban. Upon receiving the knife from him, we were not disappointed. Excellent flow from the tip of the blade to the end of the handle. The Thuban is very quick for such a large knife. This due in large part to its balance and great handle ergonomics.
The Thuban sold very quickly; however, more knives will be forth coming from Michal in the near future. Let us know if you’re interested.
Join us in welcoming these two talented custom knife makers to Robertson’s Custom Cutlery!
Robertson’s Custom Cutlery is your source for custom knives from today’s leading custom knife makers. We only feature the highest quality knives at value prices. Our custom fixed and folding knife selection includes tactical fixed and folding knives, presentation fixed and folding knives, bowies, hunters and skinners, and a large selection of forged blades. Les Robertson, author and owner of Robertson’s Custom Cutlery, is also a Field Editor for Blade Magazine and an instructor at Blade University. If you have questions about the content in this article or about any knife or maker on our website, you can contact Les directly at les@robertsonscustomcutlery.com or (706) 650-0252.