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Alain Desaulniers has been making knives for many years, eventually making it his full-time career. He started taking his knifemaking seriously in 1995, but was building kit knives as far back 1976. Alain and knifemaking have had a long love story! Between 1976 and 2005, Alain was a carpenter, making mahogany furniture. Alain stopped making furniture in 2005 to devote his time to knives. He currently makes between 40 and 50 knives per year, each piece taking him about a week to complete. Alain uses mostly ATS-34 and CPM 154 stainless steels for his blades and likes micarta, stag and ivory for his handles.
Alain’s passion is for fixed blade knives, which he makes out of the best raw materials available. He takes great pride in the polish of his blades - and each knife is unique, completely and truly handmade. In 2005, Alain visited Walter Brend twice, who took the time to help Alain perfect his grinding technique. The challenge Alain most enjoys is a fighter double grind, with a Loveless style sweep in the grinding line. Bob Loveless has been his inspiration for Alain since before he made his first knife.
Alain feels very fortunate to have had the chance to visit John Young, Steve Johnson and Walter Brend in their respective workshops. To this day, he is grateful for their generosity in sharing their knowledge. The knives which Alain made in collaboration with John Young have received a lot of attention during past Blade shows in Atlanta. They continue to work on approximately two collaborations per year.
Big Bear Sub-Hilt with Black Micarta |
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Big Bear Subhilt Fighter With Ironwood |
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Boot Knife with Black Micarta |
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Boot Knife with Black Micarta |
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Boot Knife with Burgundy Micarta |
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Clip Point Hunter with Sheep Horn |
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Damascus Fighter with Arizona Desert Ironwood |
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Drop Point Buffalo Horn Hunter |
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Drop Point Hunter with Black Micarta |
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Drop Point Hunter with Micarta |
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Drop Point Ironwood Hunter |
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Drop Point Ironwood Hunter |
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Drop Point Mammoth Hunter |
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Drop Point Utility with Snakewood |
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Drop-Point Hunter with Buffalo Horn |
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Drop-Point Hunter with Snakewood |
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Drop-Point Hunter with Stag |
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Engraved Big Bear Subhilt Fighter With Ironwood |
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Engraved Boot Knife with Amber Stag |
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Engraved Dagger with Mammoth Ivory |
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Engraved Drop Point Hunter with Stag |
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Engraved Ironwood Bowie |
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Engraved Mini Wilderness with Stag |
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Fighter with Amber Stag |
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Fighter with Sheep Horn |
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Gut Hook Skinner with Amber Stag |
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Ironwood Fighter (Model 4) |
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Ironwood Loveless Style Dagger |
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Ironwood Mini-Wilderness |
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Ironwood Mini-Wilderness |
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Ironwood Sub-Hilt Fighter |
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Loveless Style City Knife with Jigged Bone |
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Loveless Style City Knife with Mammoth Ivory |
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Loveless Style New York Special with Amber Stag |
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Loveless Style Stiffhorn with Jigged Bone |
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Mammoth Chute Knife |
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Micarta Fighter |
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Siberian Mammoth Dagger |
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Stiffhorn with Light Jigged Bone |
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Sub Hilt Fighter with Maroon Micarta |
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Sub-Hilt Fighter with Maroon Micarta |
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Wilderness with Mammoth Ivory |
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