I have spent many, many years collecting tools and machines and I use a wide variety of hand and machine tools to make my knives.

Probably the oldest machine tool I have in service is my ABBA surface grinder which was made in July, 1942. Without that old workhorse it would be very difficult to make folding knives so I hope it keeps going a while longer.

Among my more modern machinery is a TM-1 Toolroom Mill from Haas Automation in California. The TM-1 is a 3-axis CNC milling machine that has become invaluable in making not only knives but the tooling, fixtures and other machine parts constantly needed in my shop. Many knives I currently offer would not be possible without the Haas machine. I use a computer and appropriate CAD/CAM software to convert my design ideas into precision parts.

Owning machines is one thing; using them properly and effectively is a much more difficult problem to master. I still learn something new just about every day. However despite an excellent machine park, the largest amount of time going into any knife is still taken up by good old fashioned handwork. Every knife is an individual creation and no two are ever exactly alike.

The most important aspect of any knife is a sound design. I do my best to come up with innovative designs and produce them in the most appropriate way possible – whether that involves CNC programming or sitting at the workbench and using a file.

I have been fortunate to have received a great deal of help and advice from friends and colleagues from around the world – often via the internet. Many of these friends I have yet to meet in person! So I'd like to take this opportunity to say "Thank you" to all who haven given so generously of their time and knowledge.