ABOUT ME

 I was born in 1950 and brought up in Newcastle upon Tyne until the age of 11 when we moved to the Lake District village of Burneside near Kendal. I moved to the outskirts of Manchester (Sale) at the age of 16 and later within Cheshire and to Shropshire with my wife, Stephanie and daughter, Hollie. We emigrated to the Limousin in South West France in 2004, staying there for 3 years before relocating finally to the Gers in the Midi Pyrénées.

I have been involved in the design, making and selling of crafts of various kinds all my life. Such diverse crafts as Antique Renovation, Wood Turning, Dried Flower Design and Arrangement, Furniture Design and Manufacture, Professional Photography. Since school, where I was always top in Metalwork and Forging and had extra lessons in non ferrous work, I have always had a mind to get back into Forging as I enjoyed it so much.

I got the chance to realise my ambition by attending a full time BETEC ( Merit) in Blacksmithing and Metalwork at Warwickshire College including a City & Guilds certificate in Mags welding. I have been awarded a Journeyman's Certificate from The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths and now operate my forge from here at our home. I am always keen to learn different techniques and have attended a course on making Damascus and Mokume Gane with Mark Constable as well as getting a great deal of help from Greg Novovitch on knifemaking and lost wax process.

My special interest is in Knifemaking and I produce all kinds of fixed blade knives both in 'one off' stock items and customer special requests.

My work is available for sale directly from myself and through galleries. I am always looking for new galleries and outlets to display my work and would be interested by any offer. I would also be pleased to hear from any potential clients or stockists anywhere in France or the UK, so feel free to contact me for further information.

I am happy to design and create anything that can be made from Iron, using Traditional Forging Methods either in contemporary or traditional styles. Please have a look at my online gallery for some ideas; this will be added to on a regular basis.

In addition to my metalwork, I also make Lampworked Glass Beads that I incorporate into jewellery and create hand made Greetings Cards using my own photographs.