Gary was preparing to start making knives, a near life long desire. After attending a “hammer in” the question occurred to him, “Could composite material be made with colors and patterns that would mimic damascus steel?” One experiment later, he discovered that the answer was “Yes”. He also noticed that apparently no one was making true “Custom” composite materials for knife handles.

After approximately 1 year of part time experimentation Gary began offering fabric reinforced composite handle material under the trade name Fibermascus to custom knife makers. The company Pattern Composites was formed in early 2003.

Most natural fibers as well as some synthetic can be used in the making of Fibermascus in almost any imaginable color. Flat laminates, as well as many damascus patterns such as ladder/fiddleback, pool and eye, and rag/random are possible.

Fibermascus is not a mass produced product. Each Billet is hand made.
Custom pen turners have begun to use it and custom handgun grips are also a possibility.

Silver and gold are refined in the fire (steel too) but God refines men’s (knifemaker’s) hearts. Prov 17:3