ABOUT
ME
I have served in the U.S.Army and Army Reserve and as a small-town
Police Officer. I have also worked in executive security, armed
security and as a private investigator. In between I worked as a
meat-carver in a restruant, a pizza delivery driver, and executive
assistant to the presidents of Corporate Banking at Citicorps, a
courier for an international currency exchange, an illustrator, a
receptionist, a tobacconist, and IPSC shooter, a fight-choreographer, a
writer, a self-defense instructor and studied (and now teach) historic
European martial arts. Since 1992 I have been a full-time maker
of swords, knives and daggers primarily in the style of the European
Middle Ages and Viking era. (I come by the nick-name 'Tinker' honestly!)
I am active in animal rescue, collect classic sports cars (though that
collection has sadly become the victim of hard times,) read
science-fiction, fantasy, mysteries and techno-thrillers. I
continue to research swords and nearly everything to do with
them. I have written a book about modern swords (which you
nshould buy and read naturally) called, 'The Medieval Sword in the
Modern World.' Available from Lulu.com.
I currently live in Seattle Washington with my lovely and infinitely
patient wife Linda and our many- mostly rescued- dogs and cats.
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