Level Up

Hello Folks,

I have made over five hundred knives or the last few years and I feel like I am approaching a level where i am confident and increasingly happy with the final outcome. As such I feel that the sentiment of, journey before destination, is truly appropriate here. While I have struggled in the past to call myself and artist and have always leaned towards crafts person, I find that now my journey is one of the artist. Seeking inspiration, challenging my capabilities and finding greater excitement in the creative process. What this means for me is that while my knives are indeed functional, I am now seeing them more along the lines of something that is purely artistic. This is coming about as I have been exploring organic-inspired blades that I develop through different forging and grinding techniques. I have applied this organic technique to my steel as well and I have created what I call my turgid coast steel. It's a combination of three layers. The central cutting core is a damascus steel that is then clad in nickel sheet and finally wrought iron. The finished effect so one that I feel elicits the coastal areas of Vancouver Island.