Cote, Guillaume

Visit this maker's website: Côté Knives. Guillaume Côté is a self-taught knifemaker that does all his grinding free-hand."I currently reside in Elliot Lake and knife making has been my passion for many years. The knives are made for hunting, fishing or for a collector's personal enjoyment. Elliot Lake is a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada, where hunting, fishing and trapping are a part of the local way of life.In 1981, while working on the DEW line in the Canadian Arctic a co-worker showed me a knife he had crafted from a discarded saw blade. He had used Plexiglass washers to make the handle. Seeing this hand crafted knife is what peaked my interest, and got me hooked on creating my own knives. The first knife I made was fashioned with old truck springs, heated with a torch and hammered out until it took on the shape of a knife. While the camp cook was off duty I would use his ovens to temper my blades. My career moved on and I became involved in commercial construction in Canada and the Middle East. Whenever the opportunity arose for me to get home, I would spend what time I could making knives.Semi-retired now, I am taking the opportunity to fulfill my dream of becoming a full-time knife maker. I welcome the opportunity to create new knives based on the wants and needs of my customers."