Who we are…
Malone Knives is a small family run business owned and operated by Neal Malone and son Mason Malone. Back in 2016 Neal was searching for a hobby that him and Mason could do together and settled on making a knife.
Armed with nothing more than a bar of steel, a Nicholson hand file and a butane torch, they set off to make their first. While it wasn’t their best work they were pleased with their accomplishment and began making more knives, gradually adding more tools and building up a respectable shop. By mid 2017 the pair felt confident enough in their skills to start making knives for other people, and Malone Knives was born!
In 2019 Neal was laid off from his full time job, and they decided it was time to turn Malone Knives into a full time operation.
Our designs…
Located in Amarillo, the heart of the Texas Panhandle, we never intentionally set out to make bushcraft knives. Let’s face it, this part of the country isn’t exactly an outdoorsman’s paradise. But it is full of hard working farmers, ranchers and cowboys. We focused on making utilitarian designs that weren’t too flashy, but had a bit of “Texas Flair”. After posting our work to Instagram and social media we quickly got the attention of the bushcraft community. It was just a happy coincidence that Texas cowboys and ranchers utilize the same style of knives and tools that resonate with much of the outdoor community.
Today Malone Knives have grown to have a fully operational knife shop with Neal and Mason working full time with a few part time employees also on board.