About the Guild

On 03/16/1986 an end to the green knife maker Wolf Borger, Joachim Faust, Richard Hehn, Dietmar Kressler, Siggi Rinkes, Friedrich Schneider, Guenter Spretke and Egon trumpet the "German Knifemakers Guild" (DMG). Egon trumpeter was entrusted with the temporary head of the association. The following year joined the Knifemakers Franz Becker, Frans van den Heuvel and Albert and Thomas Spretke of the German Knifemakers Guild "on. On 03.23.1987 the corporate charter has been adopted. It was decided to register the organization with its headquarters in Stuttgart. As 1 Egon was elected Chairman trumpeter. In the Office of the Deputy Franz Becker was elected. Besides maintaining the knife-making art and the support or holding of the guild exhibitions do the members of the DMG a knife enthusiasts and customers with a guide when purchasing high-quality, handmade knife into the hand. This is true for the quality as well as for a fair business behavior. And that is what the "German Knifemakers Guild" is still active with over 80 members. The Guild distinguishes between ordinary members and honorary members Foerdermitgliedern. • Full members - are active knifemaker • Foerdermitglieder - here, there are knife collectors, Messerhaendler and all who want to support the association's purpose • Honorary members - people who will have made around the hand-made knives or the DMG deserves to be appointed by the General Assembly can be honorary members. Before a knife maker will be included in the guild, he can appoint 3 citizens from the ranks of regular members. It requires 5 knives in-house production will be presented to a host committee for review. The quality of the knife and the loyalty to the customer but also to other guild members opposite examined very carefully. If all the rocks are bypassed, the aspirant member 1 year on probation before, if there were no complaints in that time, is a full member. Should it be unlikely to come but once a dispute between the maker and the customer, then the "German Knifemakers Guild" to make efforts to rid the world of this. The current leadership of the Association shall be as follows: 1. Chairman Joe Poehler, Brettener Str 101, 75438 Knittlingen, Tel: 07043-31607 email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2. Chairman Wolf Borger, Benzstr. 8, 76676 Graben - Neudorf Tel: 07255-72303 email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Treasurer Daniel Renner, Simon Rabl Strasse 11, 85229 Markt Indian village email: renner.knives @ t-online.de Publication editor Juergen Schanz, Rheinstr. 64, 76297 Stutensee, Tel: 07249-952509 email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.