Background
My Inspiration
Background
I started blacksmithing at the age of 12 in 1986 working with various smiths around the country including my mentor Joe Humble. (pictured) I attended the Colorado Rocky Mountain School my senior year to work with Master Blacksmith Francis Whittaker. I went on to get a degree in Mechanical Engineering and worked in Engineering education fo
I started blacksmithing at the age of 12 in 1986 working with various smiths around the country including my mentor Joe Humble. (pictured) I attended the Colorado Rocky Mountain School my senior year to work with Master Blacksmith Francis Whittaker. I went on to get a degree in Mechanical Engineering and worked in Engineering education for several years. In 2001 I began making tomahawks for US Special Forces and continued to make tools and weapons for troops during the Global War on Terror. I founded RMJ Tactical with Richard Carmack in 2005 to help expedite tools to the military and law enforcement. Now Richard and I have three related companies in the tool making world and I work out of my personal shop Gold Point Forge.
My Medium
My Inspiration
Background
The Gold Point shop is part blacksmith shop, part knifemaking shop, part woodworking shop and part machine shop. Oh yeah with a little leatherworking as well. I prefer working in steel, wood and leather. I use tools that are over 120 years old and I use state of the art CNC equipment. I love mixing old and new processes together.
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
My parents met through a love of Native American History and Archaeology. So I grew up in a house full of awesome books covering the histories of many cultures, especially that of the Southeastern Indians. Those weapons and motifs left a strong impression on me that is still strong today. I like drawing inspiration from ancient cultures a
My parents met through a love of Native American History and Archaeology. So I grew up in a house full of awesome books covering the histories of many cultures, especially that of the Southeastern Indians. Those weapons and motifs left a strong impression on me that is still strong today. I like drawing inspiration from ancient cultures and from frontier America. I believe that weapons of the past demonstrate an art and simplicity of purpose and design that we should strive for today.