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By doing so, I took an interest that I have had since childhood a step further. A few years passed before I decided to take the final step and actually start making knives. I began an apprenticeship with Japanese sword and knifemaker Scott Slobodian and worked as his assistant for a year and a half. I now have my own workshop and am able to devote all my time to my own projects.
From a three year education in fine cabinetry, I acquired a strong sense for detail, which is essential when creating high quality knives. I create only my own designs. The knives that I make are all one of a kind, so when asked to recreate a particular piece, I will change the design a little in order to make each creation unique. I make mainly daggers, fighters, and aikuchi style knives with a Nordic flavor. I am in no way bound to these styles - I simply prefer them. Most of my blades are made from 1050 carbon steel or ATS-34 stainless steel. On occasion I use other steels, for example Damascus or 440C. For the handles, I use only natural materials. I carve all my fittings in wax and then cast them using the lost wax casting method. For a few select knives, I make a hardwood display box to complement the uniqueness of that particular piece.
Awards
"From the Forest" Kwaiken |
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50-50 Dagger |
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Amboyna Burl Fighter |
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Ancient Walrus Bone Slender Dagger |
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Ancient Whale |
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Antiqued Copper and Sallow Root Kwaiken |
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Back Bone Bowie |
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Beaker Punch Dagger with Ancient Walrus Ivory |
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Birch Root Boot Knife |
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Black and Satin |
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Black and Tan Fighter |
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Bleu Desir |
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Bocote Stiletto |
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Boot Dagger with Ringed Gidgee |
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Boot Dagger with Walrus Ivory and Antiqued Bronze |
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Boot Knife/Utility |
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Border Town Bowie |
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Bow & Helmet Leg Dagger |
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Box Elder Kiridashi |
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Box Elder Kwaiken |
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BronzeBack Friction Folder |
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Bubinga and Blackwood |
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Bubinga Kwaiken |
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Bull Nose Kwaiken |
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Bullnose Kwaiken |
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Cactus Hunter |
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Caramel Rays Amulet |
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Celtic Leg Dagger |
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Centurion |
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Chinese Gold Masur Boot Utility Knife |
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Cloak Dagger with Ebony |
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Damascus Boot Dagger with Australian Lace Casuarina Burl |
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Damascus Chisel Boxed Set with Striped Ebony |
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Damascus Kwaiken with Ancient Walrus Ivory |
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Damascus Snakewood Kwaiken |
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Deck Hand Dagger |
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Desk Knife |
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Desk Knife |
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Desk Knife with Madrone Burl |
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Double Edged Kwaiken with California Buckeye |
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Double Hamon Upswept Buckeye Utility |
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Double Tempered Dagger |
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Elliptical |
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Emerald Guardian |
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Field Chef Knife (4-1/8 in) with Madrona Burl |
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Fire Pit Artifact |
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Fire Pit Boot Dagger |
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Fossil Mammoth Boot Dagger |
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Fossil Walrus Kwaiken |
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Fossil Walrus Kwaiken |
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Gidgee Boot Dagger |
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Gladius |
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Green Oak Kwaiken |
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Green Walrus Ivory Fighter |
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Honyaki Boot Dagger with Buffalo Horn, Walrus Ivory, and Sterling Silver |
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Hunter Stabilized Curly Ash |
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Instigator Swedish Bowie |
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Italian Stiletto |
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Ivory Persian Fighter |
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Kiridashi |
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Kiridashi with Ringed Gidgee |
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Kwaiken |
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Kwaiken with Amboyna Burl |
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Kwaiken with Beechwood Burl |
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Kwaiken with Green Birdseye Maple Burl |
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Kwaiken with Masur Birch |
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Kwaiken with Redwood Burl and Copper |
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Kwaiken with Spalted Swedish Birch |
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Labrador Artifact |
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Le Grand Sweeper |
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Leg Dagger |
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Leopardwood Burl Kiridashi |
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Long Ship Viking Dagger |
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Madrone Burl Kwaiken |
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Mammoth Bone Dagger |
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Mammoth Bone Dagger |
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Mammoth Bone Yari |
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Mammoth Bone Yari |
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Mammoth Ivory Kwaiken |
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Mammoth Molar Amulet |
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Maple Burl Boot Dagger |
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Maple Burl Kwaikan |
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Maple Kwaiken |
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Masur Birch Dagger |
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Masur Birch Kwaiken |
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Masur Birch Leg Dagger |
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Musk Ox Dagger |
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Musk Ox Horn Swedish Bowie |
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Musk Ox Sgian Dubh |
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Nordic Dagger |
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Nordic Dagger |
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Norse Times |
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Oak, Ash and Brass |
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Off-Set Alaskan |
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Offset Boot Dagger with Mammoth Bone |
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One Eyed Jack |
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Oriental Bowie |
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Persian Fighter |
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Persian Wave |
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Poignard |
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Quetzalcoatl |
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Rask Tanto |
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Redwood Burl Kwaiken |
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Redwood Kwaiken |
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Redwood Lace Burl Kwaiken |
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Rib Boot Dagger |
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Ring Fighter |
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Root Kwaiken |
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Ryoma Japanese Leg Dagger |
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Sallow Root Kwaiken |
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San Francisco Ring Dagger |
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Seaman's Dagger |
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Short Sword |
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Silver and Masur Nordic Dagger |
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Silver Birch |
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Sleeve Kwaiken |
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Snakewood Kwaiken |
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Spalted Birch Kwaiken |
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Spear Point Dagger |
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Spear Point Kwaiken |
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Spearpoint Boot Dagger |
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The Ceremonial |
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The Druid Sickle |
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The Gambler |
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Thor's Helm |
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Three Fingered Fighter |
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Thumb Ramp Kwaiken |
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True Artifact |
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Two Faced Kwaiken |
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Upswept Fighter |
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Upswept Fighter with Cross-Cut Spalted Birch |
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Utility Kwaiken |
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Viking Dagger |
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Walrus and Masur Leg Dagger |
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Walrus and Silver Boot Dagger |
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Walrus Boot Dagger |
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Walrus Ivory Boot Dagger |
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Walrus Star Amulet |
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Walrus Starburst Amulet |
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Walrus Utility |
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Wharncliffe Kwaiken |
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Zebra Wood Splinter |
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