The knives you see on this site all start in the fire, much like what you see in the above picture. With heat and hammer, each is forged to shape, then it is ground and heat treated. All my blades, even the small ones, are differentially heat treated to give a hard edge and a tough but flexible back, and they will show a "temper line" (in Japan it is known as a hamon). Most of my knives are aimed at men in kilts. A small knife known as a sgian dubh (pronounced "skeen doo) is carried in the stocking top of a man in a kilt as a part of the national garb. As a part of evening wear a large knife known as a dirk is carried on the waist belt. At one time, when the Clan system still ruled Scotland, the dirk was a part of everyday attire.

The handle carvings of my dirks are done in a traditional style. It's mostly Celtic interlace, but there is a little bit of leeway given to "artistic license."

The jewelry you see is an outgrowth of my over twenty years of having been a custom order jeweler. Most of the designs are my own, but most of the knotwork motifs are ancient.