At the moment, I am a part time knife maker specializing in liner lock folders. I also make a fair number of moderately fancy chef's knives and cleavers and the occasional fishing or hunting knife. Most of my knives are made by stock removal but I am starting to forge a few. My favorite stainless steel is BG-42 which I use mostly on folders and some fixed blades. I do my own heat treating and cryogenic processing.

For folders, I favor synthetic handle materials because they allow me to make my knives very thin and light weight. Carbon fiber, G-10 in several colors, and various phenolic resins are commonly found on my folders.

The handles of my kitchen knives and hunting knives are usually made of natural materials. The majority of these knives will have beautiful, highly figured woods used in the handles such as ironwood, various burls, and some of the incredible Australian hardwoods that I import.

Each knife I make is unique. I work from patterns that I have made for some models so you will see that knives of the same model will look very similar to each other. But, each part is hand made and individually fitted - even on knives that appear identical the parts are not interchangeable.

In addition to the usual guarantee against defects in workmanship and materials (but not abuse) my knives are accompanied by a personally signed Certificate of Origin . This document details the date of completion, the materials used, and any special characteristics the knife might have. The document also has my signature on it which means it carries my standard guarantee of satifaction: If you are not satisfied with your knife when you receive it - for any reason - return it unused and in the condition it was shipped for a full refund. Period.