Wilfried Gorski from Solingen, a trained engraver and industrial designer, was led by an article about Custom Knives in the USA to the Knife Making. Since 1985 he has been active as a Knife Maker, and only a year later he became a member of the German Knife Makers Guild. Wilfried Gorski specializes in Pocketknives, has received several awards and has patents on specially developed locking mechanisms.