I hand forge my monosteel blades out of 10 series steel mostly 1075 and 1084, and my pattern-welded blades are forged out of 1075 and 8670m. I harden my blades by quenching in heated canola oil from 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. I then reduce the stress in the hardened blade by triple tempering at between 475 and 500 degrees for three cycles of 1 hour each. Before hardenning my blades I relieve the stress in the steel by doing a tripple descending normalization cycle. The heat treating techniques I use for hardenning and temperring my swords are a combination of historical research and state of the art metalurgy,
Handle materials can vary widely. I tend to use silicon bronze fittings and use a wide variety of exotic woods as well as some fine local hardwoods for handles. I take the time to make swords that are both beautiful, durable, and well balanced; using more time consuming techniques such as hand filing often allows me to produce more precise balanced work. I will not sacrifice quality for speed of completion in my work.

The swords pictured on this page are examples of my previous works, each piece is one of a kind and made entirely by hand.