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Ben Kamon

Benjamin Kamon of Kamon Knives is an Austria based bladesmith specializing in high performance kitchen knives. Trained as both a machinist and blacksmith, he's known for his signature detachable handle systems, water cooled grinding, and thin, obsessively refined blade geometry. Since founding Kamon Knives in 2019, his work has ranged from clean production pieces to elaborate one off commissions with complex layered steel and unique handle materials.

Ben is also a new member of The Edge of Hope team, bringing valuable insight and experience to this year's charity project.

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Tobias Hangler

Tobias Hangler of Messerschmiede Hangler is an Austria based bladesmith and metallurgist specializing in hand forged chef's knives. Trained in blacksmithing since 2006 and holding a degree in metallurgy, he combines traditional forging with stock removal and specialized heat treatments like fluidized sand bed processes and marquenching. He also helped develop ApexUltra, and cofounded GoldVein, a project pairing gold and steel in luxury knife designs.

Tobias has supported The Edge of Hope since the very start in 2024, and his continued involvement has been a big part of the project's growth.

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Antoine Kniamen

Antoine Kniamen of Adonis Forged Arts is a France based bladesmith working solo out of Annecy, handling every knife from raw steel to finished edge. With an almost obsessive attention to detail, his work sits right between art and hard kitchen performance, ranging from dark, texture rich kurouchi blades to ultra clean, refined finishes built in sanmai, gomai, and damascus. He's known for integral handle constructions in his Hephaestus series, industrial inspired touches like I beam handle construction, and his newest design, a hot riveted handle built with custom titanium rivets.

This is Antoine's second year working with us, and we're excited to see what he's donating this year.

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Joshua Prince

Joshua Prince of Princeworks Forge is a Rhode Island based bladesmith blending old school forging with his own welding techniques to create sculptural, one of a kind knives with a natural, organic flow. Raised by two artist parents and surrounded by carving tools and clay from childhood, that eye for art carries straight into his work, especially in how he uses negative space in his damascus patterns to build visual depth and movement. He built his forge in 2016 and has been developing his own damascus patterns and techniques ever since, and he's also a member of the American Bladesmith Society who teaches knifemaking to other smiths.

This is Josh's first year donating with The Edge of Hope, and we're excited to welcome him to the lineup.

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Jeroen Knippenberg

Jeroen Knippenberg of Knippenberg Knives is a Netherlands based bladesmith. Before going full time in September 2025, Jeroen spent years working as a process engineer at a heat and surface treatment facility, and that technical background carries straight into his knifemaking, where he handles every step himself, from design through heat treatment, grinding, and handle work. He's known for intricate mosaic damascus and Japanese influenced integral builds with decorative mokume gane elements. To make his work accessible to a wider range of customers, he also offers a more affordable Performance Line built with monosteel and composite materials.

This is Jeroen's second year working with us, and we're glad to have him back for another year of The Edge of Hope.

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