W2 steel hardened with clay to form a hamon, hot blued blade, 3D printed cast bronze fittings, mosaic and copper pins, and dyed stabilized burl scales.
A Maker who has been a valued part of this community for several years.
Customers say that this Maker ships promptly after completing a project.
This Maker has consistently demonstrated excellence in craftsmanship and customer service.
Born and raised in the city, I am a New Yorker to the core. I’ve seen this island at its worst and made it through in one piece; so it’s reasonable to say I would like to continue living and working in an urban environment for years to come. In the past I have freelanced as a 3D computer artist and animator, ironwork designer, and product designer/developer. Today I am a full time teacher and bladesmith.
2017 I won Forged In Fire (a competition knife and sword making show on the History channel) twice, becoming the third Forged In Fire champion of champions. The winnings from the show allowed me to grow my tiny shop into a small school, and 2019 we moved into Industry City to grow the school and add the storefront.
erin
For Letter OpenerTheo was wonderful! His work is beautiful and I cannot wait to give the beautiful letter opener he made for me as a Christmas gift to my husband this year.
joseph Kelly
For Kitchen knifeThis was such a great project. I have a couple just got married and they love cooking. I thought a custom kitchen knife would be great. What i loved about buying this was that i felt like i was part of the process. I saw the forging, could ask questions about how the process worked etc.
Also- Need to mention that the picture does not do this justice. This is just beautiful!
Thanks!
jason
For Cloud Strife advent children shoulder pieceExcellent blacksmith! Followed my instructions to the tee. Kept me informed throughout the entire process with emails, pictures, even videos! Gave me exactly what i wanted! If i have a project involving metalwork… i would go back to this guy!
Theresa Martinez
For Knife for Step SonTheo was a delight from beginning to end. He offered suggestions, provided his opinion on the direction and aesthetics of the knife, kept me updated with progress. The knife is a gift and altho I have not presented it yet, I feel it will be a hit. Proceed with confidence with this artist -- you have chosen wisely :)
John Richmond
For Richmond FighterHe had excellent communication skills and gave me updated pics of my project often. He also gave me suggestions to improve my project as well. He went above and beyond with customer service and made my Knife exactly the way i wanted it.
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