Buster Warenski

Buster Warenski (June 5, 1942 – July 31, 2005) was an American custom knifemaker from Kimberly, Nevada who made "Art Knives" utilizing gold and other precious metals.

[1] Warenski began making knives as a hobby in 1966 after seeing a picture of a knife made by Gil Hibben.

He was a president of the Knifemakers' Guild for 2 terms and a Blade Magazine member of the Cutlery Hall of Fame.

Warenski built a recreation of the gold dagger found in King Tut's tomb.

[5][6] With the exception of any damascus steel used in the knives, which Warenski ordered as a blank from an ABS Mastersmith and ground himself, all of his knives were sole-authorship, meaning he made and finished every part of the knife including making sheaths and engraving.