About Morse

Working as a manufacturer’s rep, M. Kenneth Morse faced mounting frustration when the products he sold were continuously plagued with backorders and slow delivery. To align his standards with what he was selling to customers, The M. K. Morse Company was born in 1963 in Canton, Ohio, USA.

M. K. himself began manufacturing saw blades – all proudly made in the USA – to ensure his customers got the quality and fast delivery times the industry had been lacking. These priorities remain tenants of the business today – 60 years later – and have helped turn the ideals of M. K. into a global manufacturing powerhouse serving more than 80 countries worldwide.

M. K. and his wife, Marie, built the company from the ground up while raising three daughters. A World War II Navy fighter pilot and a math major in college, M. K. prided himself on delivering on his word and understanding the financial complexities of balancing a successful business.

Manufacturing started with hack saw blades and one-piece hole saws and has grown over the years to include industrial and portable band saw blades and accessories, reciprocating saw blades and circular saw blades – all of which are developed in our global manufacturing facility that still calls Canton, Ohio, home.

M. K. led his company for 33 years until his death in 1996, and saw it grow from a business first housed in his family garage to a more than 500,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art operation with nearly 500 employees globally.

Today, Morse is led by M. K.’s two daughters, Nancy Morse Sonner and Sally Morse Dale, and the value of family is at the heart of every employee and customer relationship. The third generation of M. K.’s family, Lisa Dale Holbrook and Meagan Sonner-Martino, work side-by-side with Nancy and Sally to ensure the company will remain family owned and carry the same values for generations to come.

It starts with Morse. Proud to be made in the USA.

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