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The Beginning of the Benchmade Knife Co. The Benchmade story started in the late 1970’s, when company founder Les de Asis developed a new version of a Bali-Song knife in a machine shop.

Benchmade Knife Co. has named Jon deAsis (right) president and CEO. He succeeds his mother, Roberta deAsis (left), who's been serving in the roles since the sudden death in February of her ...

Portland-based knife manufacturing company Benchmade, which has historically focused on technical outdoor knives, is now entering the direct-to-consumer (DTC) space with a new kitchenware-focused ...

Benchmade Knife Company Acquires Lone Wolf Knives ... double-digit growth and recently added 20,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space to their manufacturing headquarters in ...