I enjoy hunting small game and have a passion for hunting birds over German Shorthaired Pointers, which I have been breeding for several years. I am President of the German shorthaired Pointer Club in my State of Victoria and also a licensed Championship Field Trial Judge.

I was employed by our State Government as a photogrammetrist for over 35 years. This experience taught me to analyze jobs into separate tasks and gave me an eye for details. Fortunately, my job was overtaken by technology and I retired in 1994. Since then, I have been making knives full-time.

I started making knives in 1987, initially fixed blade hunters using the stock removal method, but found after a while that I needed further stimulation and progressed into making folders. About this time, I became interested in Damascus and started making my own in 1990. Today, I endeavor to combine all these facets into all of my knives. I have tried my hand at engraving, but soon discovered that, in order to become any good in this field, I would have to spend an enormous amount of time in practicing and that meant time away from knifemaking. I also occasionally make my own mokume and have produced several knives using this material.

I am a member of the Australian Knifemakers Guild of which I was Vice-president for 6 years, and a member of the Victorian Blacksmiths Association since 1990. I have been fortunate enough to gain several awards at both the Australian Guild Show and at several other knife shows held in Australia.

I am not a prolific maker and make mainly Lockback folding knives, although I do make a certain percentage of straight blade hunters. I make one knife at a time, as that way can guarantee the quality of each individual knife. No knife leaves my shop unless I am totally satisfied with the end product!

I do my own heat treating as that way I have total control over the hardness I require for each individual knife. The steels I use include 440C, ATS34, 52100, stainless damascus and of course my own damascus, I offer both hollow and flat grinding to my customers, although I recommend hollow grinding for most applications.

Each knife that leaves my shop has a unique serial number, and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity as my personal guarantee to the quality of the finished product.