Award winning knifemaker, Todd Kopp began crafting our knives in early 2007. He continues the tradition of fine knifemakers who have produced fine Kitchen and Outdoor Knives made from Boye Dendritic Steel and Boye Dendritic Cobalt.

Todd has had a great interest in knives since he was a young boy growing up in Wisconsin. His dad gave him a knife that his grandfather made. He never knew his grandfather, so the knife became very special to him, a quiet inspiration. He started making knives in 1988 when a co-worker gave him a piece of tool steel cut from a large sawblade.

For 23 years Todd worked at Alcoa Aluminum, adding to his knifemaking skills during his day job as he continued to make knives on his days off and in the evenings. One of his jobs at Alcoa was in heat treat operation, and for the last 18 years he was a tool and die repair technician. On October 12, 2007 Todd officially became a full time knifemaker.

He continues to savor the knifemaking process-- starting out with a chunk of steel and a chunk of hardwood or ivory, and ending up with an elegant tool and a work of art.

A few of the many makers that have inspired him are Buster Warenski, D'Holder, Dennis Freidly, Tim Hancock, and Don Norris.

He belongs to the Arizona Knife Collectors Association, Bay Area Knife Collectors Association, Southern California Blade Collectors, and the Oregon Knife Collectors Association. He has won many awards, some of which are listed below.

AWARDS