A blacksmith and ABS apprentice bladesmith who’s been working professionally in the field since 2018. Before the pandemic, he taught regular classes through Marsha Trattner’s She-Weld shop in Brooklyn, where Leon developed a love of introducing other people to blacksmithing, the king of crafts.

Education

Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Experience

Smoketree Forge, Owner and Operator — 2018-present
Makes and selsl high-end kitchen knives and art knives in both monosteel and hia own handmade pattern-welded Damascus steel, as well as other kitchen implements and household items and ironwork such as coat hooks, trivets, bottle openers, etc.

– New England School of Metalwork, Western Sword with ABS Journeyman Smith Matthew Parkinson — April 2023
An intensive workshop on the forging and construction of historically accurate Western European swords.