My first shop was a car wheel I had made into a forge using an old vacuum cleaner as a blower, a group of files and a hand drill. The Wampum strap was madeīy the same maker that did the strap for Daniel Day-Lewis in “Last of the Mohicans” The knives in this early stage of my career were forged. It was a lot of fun and as I got more involved I made more trips and started to make a little extra money. I went to events and Black Powder shooting matches where folks saw the items I had made and were interested so I made a few more and either used them as blanket prizes or to sell to make a little money for gas and food for the events. I wanted to outfit myself with the historic accessories that were correct with the guns so I started making Shooting Pouches, Powder Horns and Knives. I really liked the feel of the more primitive guns so I got more involved with the hobby. I made the Club and the blade and Karen did the decoration and paintingīack in High School in Boone North Carolina in the late 1970’s I started shooting Black Powder guns to extend my hunting season. Gunstock War Club patterned after some features from original 18th and 19th century originals. I was born in 1956 in Boone North Carolina. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.įor those that are familiar with Winkler Knives and those that are not, I thought it might be important to tell a little about where Winkler Knives all got started. Although he’s told me his story in person, it’s always fascinating to hear it again, and, some of it’s pretty darn funny, especially if you know Daniel and Karen. If you can’t tell, Daniel Winkler is a man I admire. Afterwards, I think you’ll have a better understanding of where he’s coming from. Believe me, you’ll get to see plenty of his more primitive/native/early American work in this post. But it’s his traditional designs that really interest me and how they’ve influenced the modern stuff he does for SOF. I’ve written about him multiple times and he does awesome work. We are fortunate enough to be able to share this bio of Master Bladesmith Daniel Winkler.
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