Ken Onion

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ken Onion
Date Of Birth	Jan 16, 1963(1963-01-16)
Age	61
Birthplace	Wellington
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ken Onion Biography

Ken Onion is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on January 16, 1963 in Wellington, Ohio, United States. Ken Onion (born January 16, 1963) is an American custom knifemaker based in Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States who invented the “SpeedSafe” assisted opening mechanism for Kershaw Knives. Ken Onion was the Premier Knife Designer for Kershaw Knives.

Onion holds 36 design patents on different items including locks, mechanisms, and knife designs. Most notable of these is the Speed-safe mechanism used by Kershaw Knives. For these many designs and his work throughout the cutlery industry promoting the art of knife making, Onion was inducted into the Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame at the 2008 Blade Show in Atlanta, Georgia as the 45th and youngest living member.

Ken Onion Net Worth

Ken Onion is one of the richest from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ken Onion 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As a US Marine, Onion devised a helicopter mechanism that was adopted for use by the military. In 1989, Ken’s wife, Noel, made arrangements through a friend for Onion to meet custom knife maker, Stanley Fujisaka. The two became friends and Onion learned his basic knifemaking skills from Stanley, building his first knife in 1991. Five years later, in 1996, Doug Flagg, then with Kershaw Knives met Onion while calling on an account for Kershaw and the two discussed an arrangement for the assisted-opening mechanism, which led to a contract. This contract led to Kershaw expanding its factory and number of employees to accommodate the demand for these knives.

In 2005, Onion collaborated with Spyderco on the Spyker knife design. In 2010 Onion parted ways with Kershaw Knives to start his own production company and to collaborate with Columbia River Knife and Tool on several designs.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ken Onion Dating?

According to our records, Ken Onion married to Noel Onion. As of December 1, 2023, Ken Onion’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Kenji Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ken Onion celebrates birthday on January 16 of every year.

Does Ken Onion still make knives?

Onion has since moved on to design knives for Columbia River Knife and Tool , and most recently a knife sharpener with Work Sharp.

What knives did Ken Onion design?

Blade Length:3.375″
Grind:| Flat
Handle:| Stainless Steel
Lock Type:| Frame Lock

What is SpeedSafe?

Opening with a Flipper, Assisted: SpeedSafe opens the knife quickly and easily , and the blade locks into place.

Who designed the Kershaw Leek?

The Kershaw Leek, designed by respected knife guru Ken Onion , is without doubt one of the best selling pocket knives of all time. Kershaw ships eye- popping volumes of the Leek each and every year to the envy of big-time rivals Benchmade, Gerber and Spyderco.

Where are Kershaw knives made?

Kershaw proudly makes a wide selection of our pocketknives in our state-of- the-art manufacturing facility in Tualatin, Oregon, USA.