This page is to keep you updated on changes to my website and to post things of interest.

Aug. 9th 2007 - I have added a few things to the website. I added a movie to my movies page. the movie was filmed in 2005 so some of the specific info is dated, but they did a really nice job with it. It was filmed for a show called 'hand made' by Micheal Diot and runs about 15 minutes; you can see it here. I will be adding some other updates soon

Oct.23d 2006 - I just added a new page to my progress section here It is a narative pictorial of the making of the Black UlJake and Anam a sword and knife collaboration I did with Uli Hennicke a German bladesmith and friend of mine. I have also updated my Jake Abraud page, I finally added a picture of me recieving my award this spring; I recieved the provincial emerging Artist of the year award for 2005, wich was a really big honour. At the award ceremonies I met Allisa Palmer who was Directing "the Lord of the Rings" stage production in Toronto, and she invited me to go see it there, so at the end of April I flew to Toronto to see the play and get a tour backstage, and see the stage swords that they where using. Very interesting. The play was very grand, and the hobbits where excellent, as well as the orcs and crazy pupet horse black riders, it was all a bit overwhelming for me, having been a huge tolkien fan since I was a baby and my mum read me the LOTR. Anyway still have quite a bit of work to do on the website, but little time. I have to get back to the forge where I am working on a five bar composite viking sword with a 30 some inch blade that is two inches wide at the hilt. thanks for checking in.

March 2nd 2006 - Bora da, happy St. Davids Day to all you fellow Cymru! I have just added a new piece to my available page, it is the blade that was featured in the Masters of Fire exhibition in Macau, I'm also including an exhibition catalogue with it - check it out here.

I'm almost done the scabbard on my wootz sword that i have been working on. It's pretty cool, it is a series of narative friezes, I just have to cast the fittings. Thanks for your interest everybody, I've got more pieces in the works so keep an eye on the available page over the next months.

Jan. 5th 2006 - Happy New Year! I've got an Anglo-Saxon Broken Back Seax up on my available page.

Sep. 18th 2005 - I've got a sword in the first ever museum exhibition of international contemporary bladesmiths. The show will be running from October 2005 to January 2006, at the Macao Museum of Art. The New Brunswick Arts Board very graciously awarded me with my second emerging artists grant to help pay for the time that was required to produce a piece for this exhibition. I have posted a link to more information on my home page, or you can check it out here. I have also added an Artistic Statement to my site.

I just got a copy of the New Blade publication "Blade's Guide to Making Knives" There is an excellent article on sword forging By Don Fogg, which is a great refresher coarse. Don is amazing at breaking things down into easily explained steps. He included several pictures of my swords in his article; this is a real honor for me, not only to have some images published, but to have them published in an article by Don. I don't know of another person who has done more for swordsmithing, or helped more aspiring swordsmiths out. He's a truly humble man and one of the best ambasators for bladesmithing there is.

Sept. 17th 2005 - I just added a new page called Jake abroad with some of the things I've been up to lately. I will be adding a radio piece soon (if i can figure out how) and a short tv piece that where done about my swords.

June 26th 2005 - I just added some images of a new sword I finished on my swords page. I've been extreamly bussy the last six months, I'm working on a page that will have some of the stuff I've been up to that has kept me away from the computer.

Oct. 18th, 2004 - I finished the Scabbard for this Athame I've been working on, check it out witches knife also finished a big pattern welded scramaseax wich I just sold, but you can see it on my available page.

September 10th, 2004 - I just finished a Scandinavian Bastard Sword I have pictures and stats on my swords page. also I have done a tutorial on gripp carving .

June 29th, 2004 - I Put a link o the revamped Neo Tribal website on the homepage. Also I just finished an integral dirk sized knife that is a new direction for me. I have been very inspired by Don Fogg and Tai Goo's work with integral bolsterred knives, and I desided to follow my artistic impulses and get into this elegant form of knife, I have it for sale on my available page. I also have a Scramaseax that I finished this spring for sale on my available page for any of you Vikings out there.

April 22nd, 2004 - I just finished the scabbard for a sgian achlais that I have up on the available page there are new photo's posted there.

April 21st, 2004 - I just finished a dirk and sgian dhu set, I have posted pictures on my dirks page.

March 12th, 2004 - I resently completed a tutorial page on my composite pattern welded viking sword , and I also have a new page on how I pack my work for shipping. I have a new Integral Bolsterred Sgian Achlais up for sale on my Available page. Just found out about a new art knifemakers guild GCAQ Quebec Art Knifemakers Guild / Guild Des Couteliers D'Art Du Quebec.