Tory Klonius

YouTube Star

Birthplace United States

#350,214 Most Popular

About

Bladesmith, entrepreneur, and digital creator also known online as @gunstone_creations and known for his custom knife brand Gunstone Creations where he produces small-batch and one-of-a-kind blades with highly distinctive designs. He is especially known for his YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok accounts where he showcases his unique knife builds with over 220,000 YouTube subscribers, 200,000 Instagram followers, and 50,000 TIkTok followers.

Before fame

He developed an interest in creating and building from a young age. He was involved in outdoor and competitive activities including downhill mountain biking before he became known for his bladework. He joined Instagram in 2014 and began sharing early blade smithing content online around 2016. He began appearing at events including Blade Show West 2018 which helped boost his online following. He expanded onto YouTube in 2018 and on TikTok in 2020. He transitioned into becoming a full-time knife maker and content maker in 2022.

Trivia

He has created knives using unusual materials such as wasp nests, honeycomb, bullets, coffee beans, and clear resin. He is a dog owner. He has showcased his work at industry events such as Blade Show West. He collaborated on projects connected to Black Rifle Coffee including builds that incorporated stabilized coffee beans and ammunition into knife handles. He has appeared on knife-making and creator podcasts including Hustle and Grind in April 2024.

Family life

He is from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He has featured his wife in his social media posts under the handle gunstone_wifestyle.

Associated with

He created Black Rifle Coffee-connected custom knife work in 2022 which is a company founded by Evan Hafer.