In the early 1970s I am back working in my back-yard building knives and have been introduced to knife books by Mr. Tison. I made the first of my mosaic blades in late1979 or early 1980. I was invited to join the ABS around that time. My Master Smiths Rating was signed by Bill Moran in 1981 I was officially inducted in 1983. I am currently the oldest continually serving Active ABS Master Bladesmith. I have received every major award from the ABS including the Scagle Award I personally feel is the rarest.

        My passion was developing Mosaics. I built geometric patterns and real images using a Varity of techniques. To this day in 2020 I am exploring paths to new methods. I think incorporating powder metal into Damascus production with the introduction to the material by Gary Runyon is probably the greatest achievement I have added to the modern Damascus knife community.

        After almost 50 years of this craft I still get excited about new projects and techniques. The only limit is in this art is your imagination and determination to make something magical happen.