John is an advanced journeyman artistic blacksmith and knife maker, and pass all the requirements from ABANA the national artist blacksmith association of North America. He has been blacksmithing since he was twelve (1998), studying, as his apprenticeship, for six years in historical iron, tool making, and other historical crafts through Tiller's International in Kalamazoo, MI. In 2004 He went to Penland School of Crafts and studied the artistic side of iron. Starting that same year, through 2009 he spent his summers in New Mexico teaching Blacksmithing, historical crafts, and historical living at Philmont Scout Ranch. From the fall of 2005 through 2008 he studied Fine Art and Metal Working through Lansing Community College. His greatest talent is visually thinking through all the skills that his hands have, all the experiences that he has seen, and all the "projects" he has completed. You Dream It - He'll Make It!



Because of the high demand for his work and to be fair to all his clients, he will no longer be excepting deadlines nor rush orders. Projects will be completed in the order that payment is received. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of his craft - John

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