"In the painted desert lands of central "tseehwahkteetlan",
in a valley between Zuni and Navajo where there
are no paved roads, no power lines, no electricity, no water lines
or road signs. 2 hours away from the nearest city,
there is a humble forge and a blade-smith, artist, knife-maker
hand-crafting one of a kind beautiful fine heirloom knives
out of recycled irons, metals and high quality recycled
steels that litter the scars left on the New Mexico, Arizona
desert landscape. A small collection of
hammers, a single vice, iron C-clamps, a small primitive wood fired
forge, a handful of old detail gun-smithing hand files, a steel hacksaw,
a railroad track anvil, and a handful of large bastard hand files
that are used to forge and manifest his knives in place of modern
heavy machinery and power tools that require electricity, power plants,
power lines, and waste, clearly limit the maker from making many
knives per year. And demands great amounts of time, physical
and mental sacrifice just for the manifestation of a single finished knife
and sheath that can take up to months to manifest, but also
clearly illustrate the makers dedication and discipline to old world
craftsmanship, and traditional values that put the health the wealth
and symbiotic balance of the natural world and it's many natural aspects
before money, profit and industry. If you are looking for fine, hand-made
one of a kind heirloom knives who's rarity, beauty, style and performance
are only matched by the strength and antiquity of the
grassroots based values that is the foundation of the makers knife
making philosophy, then you have found what you have been
looking for."-Except from article by David Reyes
in a valley between Zuni and Navajo where there
are no paved roads, no power lines, no electricity, no water lines
or road signs. 2 hours away from the nearest city,
there is a humble forge and a blade-smith, artist, knife-maker
hand-crafting one of a kind beautiful fine heirloom knives
out of recycled irons, metals and high quality recycled
steels that litter the scars left on the New Mexico, Arizona
desert landscape. A small collection of
hammers, a single vice, iron C-clamps, a small primitive wood fired
forge, a handful of old detail gun-smithing hand files, a steel hacksaw,
a railroad track anvil, and a handful of large bastard hand files
that are used to forge and manifest his knives in place of modern
heavy machinery and power tools that require electricity, power plants,
power lines, and waste, clearly limit the maker from making many
knives per year. And demands great amounts of time, physical
and mental sacrifice just for the manifestation of a single finished knife
and sheath that can take up to months to manifest, but also
clearly illustrate the makers dedication and discipline to old world
craftsmanship, and traditional values that put the health the wealth
and symbiotic balance of the natural world and it's many natural aspects
before money, profit and industry. If you are looking for fine, hand-made
one of a kind heirloom knives who's rarity, beauty, style and performance
are only matched by the strength and antiquity of the
grassroots based values that is the foundation of the makers knife
making philosophy, then you have found what you have been
looking for."-Except from article by David Reyes