Coming from a background in bronze casting and sculpture, Don is the quintessential artist and maker. His aesthetics, style and quality of execution in performance of his knives are why I selected him to be a part of the Artisans of Steel calendar featuring culinary knife makers. He's a great guy, with a varied background, and I hope you enjoy our chat!

You can see more of Don's work on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/california_custom_knives/

Or on his website here: https://californiacustomknives.com/

Thanks so much to this month’s Super Sponsors:

🌟 Eric Kidwell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/district202LLC

🌟 Josh A. Weston on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshaweston and https://www.instagram.com/dragonforgeexp

🌟 Michael Poor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reddragonforge

🌟 Russel Tinsley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oozlefinchbeers

🌟 Dan Hubbs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/66MountainKnives

🌟 Lawrence Lake on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maritimeknifesupply

🌟 Ben Butcher on Instagram: https://instagram.com/amobladesmithing

🌟 Gabe Fletcher on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anchoragebrewing

🌟 Tony Sazma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tntforge