Phill Hartsfield is a Southern California sword and knifemaker based in Garden Grove, California who is noted for popularizing the chisel ground blade in the western world. Hartsfield's designs have influenced other knifemakers, primarily Ernest Emerson. Hartsfield's blades are Japanese-influenced, each one is hard ground from A2 tool steel, … Wikipedia
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