Dear Collector,
    Quintessential Cutlery is the name my husband Gary Shaw gave to our business of buying and selling custom knives.  The name is meant to signify to collectors that the knives on offer were chosen with care and expertise.

    After Gary's death in 2004, I went on with the knife trade, kept the name, doing my best to live up to its promise.  I recently married long time friend, knifemaker R. B. Johnson.  Closer look on knife making process took out some of its mystery but added much more appreciation of its complexity.

     This website will remain as a work in progress until it takes a form we all are happy with.  Knives are presented in categories: Fixed Blades and Folders. Smaller groups within each category represent various types and price ranges in my selection. The Early Makers page shows knives made in the 70s and 80s. Special pages will be created on occasion, for a specific group of knives or maker that I would like to bring to your attention. I'm working on few new pages, I'd like to add to my website. Newly added Knives is one of them.

    Thank you for your interest.

Sincerely,
Grazyna Shaw