Welcome to my website and catalog of fine knives.

I have been a fulltime knifemaker for over 20 years. I want to thank my many loyal customers and friends I have made over the years as a result of this exciting business.

I have specialized in personal defense and fighting knives for most of my knifemaking career.

Like many knifemakers of the time, I started making hunting and general purpose knives. I sold my knives at gun shows, sportsman shows, bow hunter jamborees... basically anywhere I could get table space.

I eventually added boot knives and small fighters and later on was introduced to the world of kydex.

If you’re in the market for knives with bling and pimped handles, you may be looking at the wrong knifemaker.

I make solid working knives without unnecessary curves, bumps, blood grooves, and other embellishments that, in most cases, add nothing to the capabilities or use of a knife.

My knife designs and collaborations are purpose driven in form, function, and performance. They have been proven in the field by professionals whose lives depend on the equipment they carry.

When you purchase a POLKOWSKI knife, you will get the finest materials, clean workmanship, and attention to details... a knife that will do the job it was intended to do.

- Al Polkowski