“Mah is a first rate designer of custom knives. His emphasis is on the functional knife, working with some of the top names in custom knives to bring his vision to life."

Liong Mah was born in Malaysia in 1974 (year of the tiger in Chinese astrology). His family immigrated to the US when he was 9 years old and he grew up in New York City.

Mah has always had a interest in knives. He would see a production knife and ask himself, “Why isn’t this design different? or “Could this be done in a better way?” After reading the legendary book, “How to Making Tactical Folding Knives” by Bob Terzuola, he took his designs a step further. He made design templates to insure practical functionality. He now uses autocad software to draw designs and visualize them before working with a knifemaker. His designs are influenced by the overall flow and functionality of a knife, in a merger of form and function.

His first knife design was made by Eddy Baca of New Mexico. Mah has since worked with some of the top names in custom knifemaking; Allen Elishewitz, Howard Viele, Sal Manaro, Jeff Hall, Phil Boguszewski, Mike Obenauf, Warren Thomas, John W. Smith among others.

Most Mah designes are limited editions of 10-20 knives marked with the both the makers logo and his special design logo. The Mah logo is a variation on the Japanese god of war symbol.