After continually encountering extremely expensive knives in the marketplace, with long production times always attached to them, Connor Toor decided to take matters into his own hands. He started by building a forge in his San Diego backyard and then began crafting blades with a hammer and anvil. "AT THAT MOMENT, TOOR KNIVES WAS BORN AND FOUNDED ON THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF MANUFACTURING HARD USE BLADES AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE."