Columbia River Knives - Innovation, Quality, and Value. Columbia River Knives are practical, purpose-driven knives, high in quality, innovative in design and tops in value. The Columbia River Knife and Tool Company knows that there are many ways to fold, lock, draw, and sharpen a knife. That's why they spend so much time at knife shows talking with the most innovative custom knifemakers in the world to translate their ideas into affordable production knives that you can enjoy. As a result, the line of Columbia River knives is filled with many unusual shapes and breakthrough mechanisms, all of which result in benefits to you.