Bob Kramer
American bladesmith
About Bob Kramer
Born 1950. Bob Kramer is a bladesmith and knifemaking.
Apprentices Mareko Maumasi, also from the Olympia-Tumwater area, worked for Kramer in the 2010s and went on to become a noted independent knifemaker himself.
Awards and media Kramer appeared on Top Chef: Seattle as a judge in January 2013. He was named an American Craft Council Rare Craft Fellow in 2015.
Personal life Kramer lives in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife, Leanne.
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American bladesmith
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Bob Kramer was born in 1950.
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Bob Kramer is a bladesmith and knifemaking.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bob Kramer. https://biography.guide/bob-kramer-bladesmith/
MLA: "Bob Kramer." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bob-kramer-bladesmith/.
Chicago: "Bob Kramer." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bob-kramer-bladesmith/.
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