Catalog Program Ending, But We're Still Here For You!
Many of you remember the “golden era” of catalogs, when your mailbox
always held at least one book that brought the store right to your door, and
Christmas shopping depended heavily on the “big book” from Sears.
Smoky Mountain Knife Works was part of that adventure. With our first
catalog in 1978, we brought knives of every brand, size, and fashion right
into your home. From the beginning, we were humbled by your response and
encouragement. We Americans love our knives, and we loved printing this
monthly (mostly) showcase of the latest from the cutlery world, just for you.
As we end 2024, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue
production of our mail order catalog. Our Christmas catalog will be our last.
For more than 46 years, we have produced the SMKW catalog in-house,
with our own product experts, designers, writers, and photographers. Using an
outside agency that did not know the industry, and certainly did not know our
great customers, was NOT an option. It has been an honor to bring it into your
homes and be a part of your dreams.
The advent of the digital marketplace, using desktops and then mobile
shopping, has changed the way we all buy goods, including knives. It has
enabled SMKW to bring the latest knives and cutlery innovations to all of our
customers, faster than ever. A far reach from the days when I placed orders for
Kissing Crane knives from Germany, and waited for written confirmations using
a Telex machine and later, FAX (google “ancient communication devices”!).
Many, many of you already use our website, SMKW.com, and I hope you
are enjoying all the advantages, selection, and constant knife information you
have at your fingertips. Our catalog days may be ending, but we are still here for
our customers with bigger and better deals, new knives, outstanding customer
service, and everything that makes the cutlery industry great and exciting.
- Kevin Pipes, Founder / Chairman of the Board
We are no longer accepting signups for our last catalog . We encourage you to make sure you are signed up for our emails and text messages for news about new products and specials.