About Me:

My name is Jon and I live in Manhattan Kansas.  I make custom knives full time as a hobby and I live stream my passion for it on Twitch.  I go by the twitch handle  "jonSiiN",  come check me out if you want to see me in action.  I am always open to questions, and I will always have an answer for you (disclaimer:  it may be the wrong answer).  I enjoy entertaining and putting smiles on faces as well as making amazing cutlery for use in the kitchen.   I stabilize my own wood handle material and I work with resin casting for even more hybrid and color options for handle material.  Check out my Instagram for my latest works of art. 

I was taught the basics of knife making from Harvey King, whom I admire more than words can express.  The man is a legendary knife maker in my eyes.  Like him I am a stock remover and I practice freehand knife making.  That’s just a fancy way of saying I don't use a jig to create my bevels.  Other than that I am always learning something new about knife making and online social media.  

I am retired military (US Army) and continued to work for the government after my service as a civilian and then retired from that also.  I am a father to one amazingly smart young lady and married to an even smarter woman for over 20 years.

Lastly, knife making is my happy place, it is a a hobby for me and I tend to give a lot of them away my wife being the one whom i give them too mostly.  She makes all the yummy foods, so she knows if they are good or bad.  I do take a limited number of commissions you can commission one or browse my current offerings on Ko-fi.