Tell us a little about yourself.
After spending decades immersed in the study of plant life as a professional botanist, I have transitioned into retirement and unearthed a passion for metalworking. While my earlier years were consumed by research, teaching, plant collection and surveys, I’ve now traded my microscope for a soldering torch and an anvil. This new chapter allows me to into fabricating tactile, hand-forged art, jewelry, or tools.
Wrought iron san mai chef’s knife – leaves a distinctive, rustic, and organic pattern charactererized by fibrous, woody, or swirly textures on the blade’s cladding, often with a darker, gray, or high-contrast etch compared to the modern high carbon steel, which is only visible at the edge. These patterns arise from silicate stringers within the iron, which, when, etched, reveal grain structure that flow with the shape of the forged blade. G10 liner with green linen micarta handle. This knife was somewhat fashioned on the French sabatier knives from 1846-1878, but more so on the hand-forged Wazirabad chef’s knives of the Punjab region of Pakistan.