Ed Van Hoy

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 two recent CRKT award winners, the Snap Lock side-opening folder and and the K.I.S.S. Two-Timer twin blade folder.

Current CRKT models designed by Ed include:
• Snap Lock • On Fire • K.I.S.S. Two-Timer


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