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Commitment to Excellence ... 1993 - Oregon Knife Collectors Association: Best New Maker 1993 - Oregon Knife Collectors Association: Best Art Knife 1993 - Oregon Knife Collectors Association: Best in Show 1993 - Bay Area Knife Collectors: Best Fantasy Art Knife 1994 - Oregon Knife Collectors Association: Best Hunter 1994 - Professional Knifemaker's Association: Best Fighter  1994 - Professional Knifemaker's Association: Best Hunter 1995 - California Custom Knife Show: Achievement for Combined Talent on Art Knife 1996 - Oregon Knife Collectors Association: Best Hunter 1996 - Blade Magazine Handmade Award: Best Hunter 1997 - Las Vegas Knife Classic: Best Hunter 1998 - Bay Area Knife Collectors Assoc: Best Utility Knife Fixed Blade 1999 - Oregon Knife Collectors Association: Best Hunter 1999 - North Carolina Knifemaker's Guild: Best Hunter 1999 - North Carolina Knifemaker's Guild: Best Miniature 1999 - Blade Show West: Best Hunter 1999 - Blade Magazine Handmade Award: Best Hunter of 1999 2000 - Las Vegas Classic: Best Hunter 2000 - Arkansas Custom Knife Show: Best Hunter 2001 - Las Vegas Custom Knife Show: Best Hunter 2001 - Spirit of Steel Show/Dallas: Best Miniature 2001 - Greater Ohio Valley Knife Show: Best Hunter 2002 - North Carolina Knifemaker's Guild Show: Best Fantasy Knife show 2002 - North Carolina Knifemaker's Guild Show: Best Scrimshawed Knife 2002 - Greater Ohio Valley Knife Show: Best Hunter/Utility Knife 2003 - Las Vegas Classic Knife Show: Best Tactical Fighter 2003 - Las Vegas Classic Knife Show: Best Hunter 2003 - Southeastern Custom Knife Show: Best Scrimshawed Knife 2004 - Las Vegas Classic Knife Show: Best Hunter 2005 - Ohio Valley Knife Show: Best Utility Hunter I no longer attend the Spirit of Steel Show, The Arkansas Show, The Bay Area Knife Show, The PKA Show, The Oregon Show, The Blade Show West, Also the North Carolina Show has been shut down, the California Custom Show no longer exists, The Las Vegas Show no longer offers Knife Competitions.