Les de Asis, the founder of Benchmade, passed away yesterday. I don't know any details...but it was on the Facebook feed, from BM.
Rest in Peace, Les. I've enjoyed many of your knives.
Les de Asis passed away
Les de Asis passed away
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Re: Les de Asis passed away
I've never owned a Benchmade but it's still sad news for knifers.
As Jim said, may he Rest in Peace.
As Jim said, may he Rest in Peace.
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Re: Les de Asis passed away
I love Benchmade knives.
Hopefully the company continues on.
RIP Les.
Hopefully the company continues on.
RIP Les.
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Sorry for the loss more info on Les de Asis there's a article in Knife world
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Les de Asis was a strong presence in the knife world and I regret his passing. It is regrettable that his final days were marred by controversy.
RIP.
RIP.
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I missed this topic until I got an email from Goldie Russell saying that Les had passed away. I searched for Les's name and found the topic. I figured someone head heard about this already.
That is really shocking, I believe he was quite a bit younger than I am.
I was privileged to know Les and be able to hang around when he and Jody Samson and a couple other guys were setting up the original Benchmade Factory in Clackamas Oregon.
There are two guys that I knew pretty well from that time and in that area, Al Mar and Les de Asis. I have known a lot of really outstanding individuals associated with the cutlery industry, Al & Les are two that stand out in my mind as top quality individuals!
Rest well my friends!
That is really shocking, I believe he was quite a bit younger than I am.
I was privileged to know Les and be able to hang around when he and Jody Samson and a couple other guys were setting up the original Benchmade Factory in Clackamas Oregon.
There are two guys that I knew pretty well from that time and in that area, Al Mar and Les de Asis. I have known a lot of really outstanding individuals associated with the cutlery industry, Al & Les are two that stand out in my mind as top quality individuals!
Rest well my friends!
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