Tom Stokes is an experienced product
designer and mechanical engineer from the
University of Virginia who has worked in the
aerospace industry for over 20 years. Tom
has been involved in the knife and tool industry
for over ten years and is experienced
in the use of high-end CAD (Computer
Aided Design) software and rapid prototyping
technology. He has always enjoyed a
design challenge and has been involved in
many creative and interesting design projects
including NASA wind tunnel research.
His designs display a rare combination of
artistic form and function. Tom has been
instrumental in conceptualizing, designing,
and engineering the tools seen in the CRKT
I.D. Works line, including the Guppie series,
Zilla-Tool series, Lumabiner and Get-A-Way
Driver. He alone conceived the shape of the
new Fulcrum Flame and developed it as a
most outrageous and complete design. The
CRKT factories continue to be amazed at his
mastery of computer aided design when we
deliver his final computer files for prototyping
and manufacturing.