[dan pfanenstiel]

Hi all, name is Dan Pfanenstiel. Some of you may know me. I let my membership lapse some years ago for various reasons and I'm back to the forge and the ABS.

I reside in central california, Modesto, a veritable wasteland for knifemakers. Not a lot of makers to visit within a few hours drive. Hope to change that.

I started grinding and forging western knives around 15 years ago, with the intent to learn the craft and apply it towards my first steel love, the japanese sword. I now am specializing in japanese style and the learning continues. I have recently taken up an appreticeship with a sword polisher, an eye openning experience.

I still appreciate the westerns and what these ABS guys are doing with them. I hope to be diverse enough to do it all, we'll see. I just returned from the california hammer-in in Visalia, which I've attended for several years, and am even more inspired than usual by the likes of Tom Ferry, Bill Burke, Dave Lische, Jim Rodebough, and others. Guess I want to be a part of the representation of the west coast ABS.

Anyway, hope all are well and I'm back.

Dan

[ABS Webmaster]

Dan

Welcome back to the ABS! Enjoy the ABS Forum and let me know if we can assist you in any way.

[BrionTomberlin]

Welcome back Dan. I always like to see a fellow Japanese sword enthusiast. I look forward to meeting you in person in the future. If you have any questions that is what we are here for.
Welcome again.
Brion

[Lin Rhea]

Dan,
I'd love to see some of your work. Glad you back. Lin

[Steve Culver]

Hi Dan,

Welcome back to the ABS and the ABS Forum!!! I look forward to seeing some of your work!