William Scagel, can be considered the father of modern tailor-made cutlery, since many of his designs and techniques are still copied and used to this day. The style of Scagel, using leather and deer antler coupled with a hunting blade, became very popular for its quality, elegance and high degree of functionality. Scagel knives were always 100% handmade, as William preferred, making the original Scagel models extremely difficult to achieve and achieving really high prices, which is why Scagel knives are beyond the reach of most people.
Today, a new company has begun to remake Scagel knives to the same exacting standards in Michigan City.