Ken Onion - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!
Explore Ken Onion net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! 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. In this article, we will discover how old is Ken Onion? Who is Ken Onion dating now & how much money does Ken Onion have?
| Name | Ken Onion |
| First Name | Ken |
| Last Name | Onion |
| Occupation | |
| Birthday | January 16 |
| Birth Year | 1963 |
| Place of Birth | Wellington |
| Home Town | Ohio |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Noel Onion |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
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.
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.
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.
Ken Onion Net Worth
Ken is one of the richest Celebrity from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ken Onion's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
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.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Celebrity |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Who is Ken Onion Dating?
According to our records, Ken Onion married to Noel Onion. As of January 13, 2024, Ken Onion’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Ken Onion. You may help us to build the dating records for Ken Onion!Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Facts & Trivia
Ken 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?
| 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.
You may read full biography about Ken Onion from Wikipedia.
