Jim Craig grew up in a tool and die family working with steel and lathes and milling machines, and always enjoyed creating a complete product with his hands. He gave the corporate world a try, but never had the satisfaction of being creative. Looking for a knife for his wife one Christmas, he was lead to Hal Ferren, a local knife maker who studied under a master, Mike Wilson. Upon visting his shop, he became interested in using his machine skills again, even when warned by Hal, " Don't make the first knife, if you don't want to make a second".  Jim has never looked back, and spends his time creating works of art with exotic handle materials, file work and collaborations with blade makers and local masters.