A.G. Russell Knives

If you have ever broken a nail trying to open a strong springed knife or a difficult soda-pop can, then you know how helpful the proper tool for such a purpose can be. As I get older, I find that my once stout nails are becoming more and more like my hair, thin and fragile. Slipjoint knives, unless perfectly engineered and perfectly made, have become very difficult for me to open without an assist. Square tanged knives are very difficult without the proper tool.

We have searched for years for a source of Chamois for our own use, in our store and at knife shows, and for our many customers who have asked where they could get it.

Based on the work of inventor Louis Graves, here is a compact sharpener that will do it all. Two diamond rods for establishing a new bevel and/or thinning a dull blade. Two ceramic rods of very high alumina content to put that razor sharp finished edge on the blade.

The ceramic sharpener was invented by Louis Graves. We have always disagreed with Louis about the proper angle for the rods, but in every other way, he really knew what he was doing.

Thirty five years ago I discovered a small supply of pre-war nail clippers in the inventory of the Hen & Rooster factory. I had just bought the little company, and was disappointed to learn that the tooling for those remarkable clippers had been lost in the war and those remaining were the very last that existed.

Great Leather pouches to protect your fine pocketknives. It is a shame to carry a fine William Henry or original Hen & Rooster knife without protecting it with a classy Morroco type leather pouch. These will lie flat in your pocket and are very elegant.

Most folders that you purchase today do not include a quality pouch. We have had several requests over the years for a good-looking quality leather pouch sheath to accompany the quality folders that we sell. In 2007, we began offering a Japanese made model with a brass peg and leather strap closure. At about the same time we were offered a more traditional pouch, this one high quality handmade.