Russell A. Montgomery

Business Owner | Knife Maker

A Timeline of Professional Milestones

1980

Born on Dec. 19 in Hartford, CT.

1996

Is the head shift manager and cashier manager at Sharpstown Ice Center until 2002.

2000

Is a store manager within Starbucks Corporation until 2011.

2001

Marries Elizabeyta on January 5.

2002

Attends the University of Houston for two-and-a-half years and later studies criminal justice at the University of Phoenix.

2010

Makes his first knife; Later attends workshops with the American Blade Smithing Society and learns the Appalachian Mountain way of knife making.

2010

Establishes Serenity Knives in Houston, TX.

2010

Becomes the owner, knife maker and blade smith at Serenity Knives in Houston, TX and continues in these roles.

2012

Is commissioned to make steak knives for the restaurant Oxheart in Houston, TX.

2021

Has made over 550 blades to date including, but not limited to, straight razors, machetes and oyster and chef’s knives.

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