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Knives, swords and Daggers in the styles of the European Middle Ages and Viking Era
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 I became interested in swords in the mid 1970s under the influence of fantasy fiction and games like Dungeons and Dragons.  During the time I spent in the army I got to handle actual antique swords for the first time and I was hooked.  In the early 1990's I became a full-time custom knife-maker and it was only a matter of time until I began making swords as well.  I spent a lot of time studying swords (decades) to figure out how they work and why they are designed the way that they are; to understand the underlying priniples of sword design.

My goal in becoming a sword-maker  was to make swords that felt, handled and looked like the originals but with modern methods and materials.  Over the years tastes have changed and the market has become vastly better educated about swords.  Naturally my work has evolved along with the market.  We've learned a lot and my work reflects that.

Some things haven't changed though- I remain committed to making the best swords that I can and selling them at the most reasonable price that I can.  I remain committed to making swords that reflect reflect the design principles that out ancester's learned over the course of centuries of sword-making.  I will not ever make a sword that doesn't work as it should, to the best of my understanding of what that sword type is for.  All of my swords and knives are still warranted for the life of the maker, regardless of wether or how many times they change hands.

The final thing that has not changed is this- I make swords because I love making them.  I make swords for a living because if I didn't I couldn't afford to make them at all.  Because of that I'll keep making swords until I am no longer physically capable of doing so.  That love and commitment goes into every sword that I make.