Sana Knives??

Rich · 22nd April 2014, 06:31 AM

Anyone know anything about Sana Knives? They make all sorts of fancy damascus folders and fixed blades. Claim they are US made, but I think from my Googling that they are actually made in Yemen. Any info appreciated.
Many of the styles on their website (not Ebay or Etsy) are classic Arab styles.
Thanks
Rich

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 22nd April 2014, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich

Anyone know anything about Sana Knives? They make all sorts of fancy damascus folders and fixed blades. Claim they are US made, but I think from my Googling that they are actually made in Yemen. Any info appreciated.
Many of the styles on their website (not Ebay or Etsy) are classic Arab styles.
Thanks
Rich

Do you mean Sanaa ... which contains the largest souk in Yemen?

Rich · 22nd April 2014, 02:37 PM

"Do you mean Sanaa ... which contains the largest souk in Yemen?"

Probably, but their company name is "Sana".
You can check them out on Ebay or Etsy.
If you Google them, you will get lots of pictures of
Yemeni knives, etc.

Rich

spiral · 22nd April 2014, 02:57 PM

Look Indian made to me. & cheaply at that.

If not. then American knife "craftsmanship" has gone badly down hill.

Spiral

David · 22nd April 2014, 04:07 PM

hmmm….i'm not sure why you guys are seeing a lot of Yemeni knives. They look mostly like custom folders and there are a ton of variations.
I can't fully speak to the craftsmanship without the knife in hand, but i actually find many of them quite attractive.

How ever, i do question whether these fall under the category of "Ethnographic" and wonder if these are the kind of things we discuss around here.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sana...w=1386&bih=723

Rich · 22nd April 2014, 04:44 PM

I thought some of their folders were sort of neat, but then I started
wondering that no US company would hand craft damascus knives
with all that fancy cut work for those prices, so I Googled Sana
and under images I got lots of Yemeni pics. So I figured they
were "ethnographic". If you disagree, feel free to delete this thread.
https://www.google.com/search?q=sana...h=554&dpr=1.25

Rich

22nd April 2014, 06:31 AM	#1
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	Sana Knives?? Anyone know anything about Sana Knives? They make all sorts of fancy damascus folders and fixed blades. Claim they are US made, but I think from my Googling that they are actually made in Yemen. Any info appreciated. Many of the styles on their website (not Ebay or Etsy) are classic Arab styles. Thanks Rich

22nd April 2014, 02:37 PM	#3
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	"Do you mean Sanaa ... which contains the largest souk in Yemen?" Probably, but their company name is "Sana". You can check them out on Ebay or Etsy. If you Google them, you will get lots of pictures of Yemeni knives, etc. Rich Last edited by Rich; 22nd April 2014 at 02:56 PM.

22nd April 2014, 02:57 PM	#4
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Look Indian made to me. & cheaply at that. If not. then American knife "craftsmanship" has gone badly down hill. Spiral

22nd April 2014, 04:07 PM	#5
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,125	hmmm….i'm not sure why you guys are seeing a lot of Yemeni knives. They look mostly like custom folders and there are a ton of variations. I can't fully speak to the craftsmanship without the knife in hand, but i actually find many of them quite attractive. How ever, i do question whether these fall under the category of "Ethnographic" and wonder if these are the kind of things we discuss around here. https://www.google.com/search?q=sana...w=1386&bih=723

22nd April 2014, 04:44 PM	#6
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	I thought some of their folders were sort of neat, but then I started wondering that no US company would hand craft damascus knives with all that fancy cut work for those prices, so I Googled Sana and under images I got lots of Yemeni pics. So I figured they were "ethnographic". If you disagree, feel free to delete this thread. https://www.google.com/search?q=sana...h=554&dpr=1.25 Rich