If you're a knife fan you've probably heard of USA Made Blade. Their mission is simple - support knife makers from the United States of America and those that want to make their knives in the U.S.A. When we heard they were going to have an open house with a handful of well-known makers and brands in attendance we thought the time was right to make the trip to Salisbury, North Carolina and see the store.

Mike Hoefer, former EVP of Sales & Marketing at MIZU and EVP of Business Development at Nixon Watches was recently appointed as the CEO of The James Brand, a boutique knife and tool company based out of Portland, Oregon.  Mike took some time to talk with us here at Knife Informer about the move and plans for the brand in the future.