Geri and Matt Willey, Willey Knives: The Knife Junkie Podcast (Episode 530)
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Geri and Matt Willey of Willey Knives join Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 530 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/530).
As a farm boy in Greenwood, Delaware, founder Gerald Willey loved knives so much that at age 10 he made his first knife. In 1970, after serving in the U.S. Navy for 4 years during the Vietnam War, Gerald turned his knife making hobby into a business.
Gerald Willey's first knife making shop was in a small room built onto his shed, but in 1975, the family built a new house with a basement designed to be a knife store and knife making/sharpening shop. Gerald's dream became one of the most successful independent mom-and-pop cutlery stores of its kind.
Willey Knives continues to grow with the ownership of son Matt, who runs the sharpening business and Geri who runs the store.
Willey Knives throws knife-themed events at their idyllic location, including a "Hammer In" with forging demonstrations and events with knife world luminaries like CJ Buck of Buck Knives, in October 2024.
In addition to the store, which sells over 40 top knife brands, Willey Knives offers knife sharpening services to the general public and a comprehensive knife rental program to restaurants across the region.
Find Willey Knives online at www.willeyknives.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/willeysharp.
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SHOPPING FOR A KNIFE
Geri and Matt Willey of Willey Knives join Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 530 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/530).
As a farm boy in Greenwood, Delaware, founder Gerald Willey loved knives so much that at age 10 he made his first knife. In 1970, after serving in the U.S. Navy for 4 years during the Vietnam War, Gerald turned his knife making hobby into a business.
Gerald Willey's first knife making shop was in a small room built onto his shed, but in 1975, the family built a new house with a basement designed to be a knife store and knife making/sharpening shop. Gerald's dream became one of the most successful independent mom-and-pop cutlery stores of its kind.
Willey Knives continues to grow with the ownership of son Matt, who runs the sharpening business and Geri who runs the store.
Willey Knives throws knife-themed events at their idyllic location, including a "Hammer In" with forging demonstrations and events with knife world luminaries like CJ Buck of Buck Knives, in October 2024.
In addition to the store, which sells over 40 top knife brands, Willey Knives offers knife sharpening services to the general public and a comprehensive knife rental program to restaurants across the region.
Find Willey Knives online at www.willeyknives.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/willeysharp.
➤ Buy a knife and support the Knife Junkie channel: https://theknifejunkie.com/knives
➤ Join The Knife Junkie Patreon: https://theknifejunkie.com/patreon
➤ The Knife Junkie Store: https://store.theknifejunkie.com
➤ Knife Merch: https://theknifejunkie.com/shop
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SHOPPING FOR A KNIFE