“The Bladesmiths“ (2014)

In an era of outsourcing and declining “Made in America“ products, Ruana Knives has been making and selling its wares in the same shop in Bonner, Montana for over 75 years. Rudy Ruana began making knives in the 1920’s when he was a farrier in the United States Cavalry. He made his first knives for Blackfeet Indians in need of a better tool for skinning horses. He continued to perfect his process, and opened his first shop in Bonner in the 1950’s. After he passed away in 1986, he was posthumously inducted