I started forging knives in 1989 and in 1993 I found out that they made high carbon flat bar. I did stock removal for a while and now do mostly forging. I forge most of my knives from a round bar of 52100 that is 1 3/4" dia. I also make my own damascus using the 52100 and 15N20. I have passed my MS performance test and won the first cutting contest at Mesquite with knives made from this mix. I also will make custom orders of damascus using the 1084 and 15N20 mix.

I am a member of the American Bladesmith Society, The Arkansas Knifemakers Association, the Alabama Forge Council, the Knife Group Association, and the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. I also attend many of the hammer-ins and seminars on bladesmithing during the year. I have taught a forging class at the Indian Capital Technology Center since 1996 and am in the process of getting some of the area's knife makers together for an exchange of ideas and techniques.