I can't remember a time in my life that knives weren't a fascination for me. And I vividly recall reading the 1980 Sports Illustrated article about renowned knifemaker R.W. Loveless while I was in college. I immediately took a metal working class and created my first knife using very simple tools and equipment. I ended up befriending the late great knifemaker Ron Gaston, an early Knifemakers' Guild member who worked out of South Carolina. Ron was kind enough to allow me to learn the knifemaking craft by allowing me to work alongside him in the early to mid 80's as my schedule permitted. Ron's simple and functional knife designs are still what I strive for with each knife I create.
Knifemaking, for me, is a passion and I enjoy every aspect of creating that special blade. Over the years, my tools and equipment have gotten more advanced and more useful but I still pride myself on completing each knife in-house. Every knife is drawn out on paper, transferred to steel and hand-profiled using no outside resources or water-jetting. I don't use grinding jigs or anything mechanical to complete a knife and I perform my own heat treating to ensure consistent results from my blade performance. Every blade is ground to finish by hand and eye. No two knives will be the same. "Old school" still works for me.
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