Robert P. Martin made his first knife in 1978 as a youngster and has been a full-time knifemaker since 2007. He does his own heat treating, grinding and handle work. He likes to work with pattern forge welded Damascus as well as carbon and stainless steels. A United States Marine Corps veteran his knife background includes metallurgy classes, working at a knife production company and being mentored while an apprentice under Guy Isom and Grand Leavitt at Shadow Mountain Forge which he now owns. “Utility is paramount … Buy the knife, not the hype.” Robert Martin of Tears of the Sword knives in Idaho Falls Idaho. Robert is considered one of the finest makers of Damascus billets and blades in the country.
