Ed Van Hoy has been making custom
knives since 1975, specializing in folding
and fixed blade Damascus designs.
His home and studio are in Abingdon,
Virginia. Ed is a member of the North
Carolina Knifemakers' Guild and a voting
member of the American Knifemakers'
Guild. He received a degree in the art
of metal engraving from Montgomery
Community College. He has received
too many awards to list, including the
A.G. Russell Most Innovative Folding
Knife, Guild Show 2002; Most High Tech
Design–S.I.C.A.C., Paris, France 2002;
Most Innovative Knife–Guild Show 2004;
Best Fantasy Knife, Ohio Valley Knife
Show 2005. For CRKT production knives
his awards include: Overall Knife of the
Year, Blade Show 2004; Import Knife of
the Year, Blade Show 2005; Most Innovative
Import Knife of the Year, Blade Show
2007. Ed is co-designer of recent CRKT
award winners, the Snap Lock side-opening
folder and the K.I.S.S. Two-Timer, as
well as the new Yea-Go.
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