I was interested in knives from a very young age. I suppose it was because my Dad had a bowie/hunting type of knife that I used to play with and was quite fascinated by this knife wondering who made it, how was it made, etc.
During my growing up years I collected a few magazines with custom made knives in them and every time I looked at them I was in awe at these makers’ knives. I also attended a few knife shows over the years, but it was only in 1999 that I decided to do something about it. I grabbed the red list and contacted the member that stayed the closest to me which happened to be Gavin Dickerson! I asked him to teach me the trade and luckily he agreed. So it came then that in October 1999 I received my first formal lesson on how to make knives. In April 2000 I sold my first two hunting knives to two of my colleagues at work who believed in my skills.
Over the next few years I attended a number of knife exhibitions (Blade Show in Atlanta) and so far participated in one Durban Knife Show.
In 2006 I sent 5 folders to the evaluation committee and was accepted into the Guild in July 2006.
