NOAH BASS

From a very young age I had been fascinated by knights in shining armor and stories of heroes slaying dragons. throughout my childhood I had tinkered with cardboard, duct tape, foam, and wood in an attempt to equip myself in the arms and armor of the heroes of my imagination.

At 15 I decided I was going to try blacksmithing, so I built a forge out of an old lawnmower and some pipe with a hairdryer as a blower and a chunk of train rail as an anvil. After a couple months of hammering on railroad spikes, I was lucky enough to learn from Roy Miller, a very skilled bladesmith and with his tutelage I made the decision to a pursue metalworking as a career.

I went to trade school for welding and learned a great deal from Joe Curtis my instructor. after welding school, I went out and worked on pipeline jobs as a welder’s helper while still making knives as a hobby, until the guys I worked with found I made them and that’s where I realized that people were willing to buy my work. at that time, I was working off the tailgate of my pickup, but orders were piling in faster than I could handle so I bought an enclosed trailer that I turned into a mobile workshop.

Now I'm blessed to have an actual workshop at my home, and I’ve been afforded the opportunity to do what I love full time. you can see me now at events throughout Oklahoma demonstrating my craft along with the Saltfork Craftsmen