Bryan Montalvo of Keanison Knives joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 405 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/405). 

Each and every knife that leaves the Keanison shop, is labored over both in the combination of materials as well as build. Each Keanison knife is composed like a piece of fashion and each one is taken apart and reassembled an average of 300 times in order to get the perfect fit and function.

In a rare turn, Bryan began his knife making career creating custom frame lock folders, some of the most difficult to perfect knives there are, especially for a newbie. But his background in product design and an open-armed knife community (with plenty of advice to offer) gave him the confidence needed to take the plunge directly into folders.  

Bryan's stringent attention to detail, aesthetics and build paid off at the 2023 Texas Blade show where the latest Keanison model, the "Bluetick," earned best M.A.C.K. (Machine Assisted Custom Knife).

The demand is high for his custom knives with everyone from CEOs of major companies to kids in dorm rooms champing [not chomping] at the bit to pay premium prices for his one-of-a-kind creations. In the case of Keanison, demand far outpaces what he can supply, so he has turned to top manufacturer Reate to produce the company's first production flipper, the Fido, bringing his aesthetic within reach to the average knife collector.

Find Keanison Knives online at https://www.keanisonknives.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/keanisonknives.

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