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Stephen Wade Cox - Knife-maker

Since the Woodlore Knife’s inception in 1990, just two knife makers have been invited by Ray to produce the legendary design for Woodlore. Now, Ray and Woodlore are excited to announce the third master-craftsman to join this fold:

Stephen Wade Cox began learning the art of the cutler in the early 1980’s, and has been lovingly honing his skills in traditional knife-making ever since. The tradition runs deeper within his family though, with his grandfather, John Horace Cox, making knives in his own workshop as far back as the 1930’s. These early knives are now very rare, and often highly collectable, some selling for several thousand pounds at recent auctions.

Naturally, it was with his Grandfather that Stephen made his first steps into the world of knife-making. Spending his weekends at his Grandfather’s workshop as a teenager, Stephen says he learnt “all there was” of the trade during these years. Drawn in by the satisfaction of seeing his finished work, Stephen continued, and in 1991, with his Grandfather looking to retire, took the reigns of the business.

With his Grandfather's passing in 1996, Stephen felt it was the right time to begin engraving his own initials, S.W.C., onto the blades he was creating. Since then, Stephen has pressed onwards, forging a reputation that precedes him. By pushing his techniques and artistic abilities further and further, he has created a body of work that not only shows his strict eye for form and detail, but an undeniable and simple love for what he is doing. Above all else, it was these factors that secured Stephen's place in the history of the Woodlore Knife, one that we hope will long continue.

The Ray Mears Bushcraft Knife by Stephen Wade Cox.