UNCONDITIONALLY TRADITIONAL

There’s something about classic custom pocketknives that tugs at the heartstrings. Once you get bitten by the bug it’s an itch you can never quite finish scratching. It becomes indelibly etched in the DNA. Fortunately, custom knifemakers never tire of building them and every year provide new offerings and fresh looks. Meet four of those makers, each highly skilled at the craft who build exquisite knives with personalities all their own.

With its beefy bolster and no-nonsense stout handle, the bar-low slip-joint pocketknife is designed for hard use. Adam Rogers gave