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Dawson Knives: A Family Affair

H. Clay Aalders
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Dawson Knives – A Family Affair
By Del Corsi

The Dawson family knifemaking business spans 45 years, encompassing three generations of knifemakers. If you are on Instagram, the Dawson Knife company probably needs no introduction. With over 40,000 followers, they are a household name on this platform. For those who aren’t, if you like custom knives most likely you’ve heard of patriarch and founder Barry Dawson. He is well known throughout the knifemaking world for making high quality knives.

This article appeared in the May 2020 issue of Knife Magazine. Premium Online Members can read the whole thing by clicking the blue box below.

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H. Clay Aalders

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives - spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital Editor, curating and creating new content for our website and blog, as well as maintaining the Knife Magazine social media accounts (FB/IG: @theknifemag, Twitter: @knifemagazine). He is also a contributor and Associate Editor of the print magazine.

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