JIM SIGG

Jim lost his knife. In trying to replace it, he couldn't find one he was happy with. He decided to make his own. Several friends asked Jim to make them a knife. Jim's love of nature and animals, along with his artistic abilities (oil painting, water colors, pen and ink sketching), lead him to start engraving, scrimshawing, and carving fish, birds, and animals on his knives and knife handles. He soon found a high demand for his work. He began making knives as a hobby. He started selling them at different art and sport shows to pay for yearly vacations. The demand finally reached the point where Jim, along with his wife Linda, had to make a decision. In 1989 Jim quit his 13 year job as a maintenance supervisor for a chemical company. He went into the knife making business full time, with Linda responsible for the office and bookkeeping duties. Jim's knives have been featured in Knives Illustrated, Small Business Opportunities, Sundance Catalog, and several other small local magazines and newspapers.

WILLIAM YAZZIE

William started making pottery in 1979. Since then, he has become one of the Navajo Nation's foremost potters. In 2002 William met Jim Sigg, (Siggma Knives) at an art festival in Moab Utah. As their friendship developed they realized they both had something to offer each other. Jim could teach William the craft of knifemaking, and William could embellish the knives with his original Navajo designs. A joint effort by William and Jim blossomed into a unique subsidiary of Siggma, "Siggma Yazzie Knives". By incorporating wildlife with Navajo designs, Siggma Yazzie Knives offers a product no one else can. As with his pottery - William has become a knifemaking craftsman and engraver. William's fine pottery along with Siggma Yazzie Knives can be seen at various shows throughout the U.S.