WILLIAM BELANGER DESIGNS LLC

MY NAME IS WILLIAM BELANGER, AND I'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN BUILDING AND CREATING VARIOUS FORMS OF ART SINCE I WAS YOUNG. I ENJOY CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, MACHINE WORK AND THE FINE DETAIL IN CREATIONS BOTH PRACTICAL AND EXPRESSIVE. I'M VERY DRAWN TOWARD ANYTHING TACTILE, AND LOVE WORKING WITH MY HANDS.

I STARTED MAKING KNIVES WHEN I WAS ABOUT 26 YEARS OLD. MY OLDER BROTHER GOT ME INTERESTED IN THE ART OF BLADESMITH PROJECTS WHEN WE WERE WORKING COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION TOGETHER. I'M GRATEFUL HE DID, AND FOR HIS ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. IN JULY OF 2022 I JOINED THE AMERICAN BLADESMITH SOCIETY, AS AN APPRENTICE, AND HAVE NOT SUBMITTED ANY WORKS AS OF YET, BUT HOPE TO SOON. I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED THE PROCESS OF CREATING KNIVES AND TOOLS THROUGHOUT THE PAST 14 YEARS.

I RECENTLY MOVED FROM THE SEATTLE AREA TO NORTHERN ARIZONA, WITH THE INTENT TO START PRODUCING KNIVES AND OTHER WORKS OF ART TO SELL ONLINE. I HAVE NO PLAN TO MASS PRODUCE ANYTHING, BUT YOU'LL FIND VARIOUS, ONE OF A KIND WORKS, AVAILABLE HERE ON THIS SITE.

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THANKS!