My bows are completely handmade in all parts for precision and artistry. The Pernambuco that I use has been aged for decades. I cut the billets into boards and the boards into sticks to give me that maximum control over layout of the grain and to give me a 'feel' for the structure of stick even before I start. My ebony comes in the form of hand hewed logs from the island of Madagascar. It is the among the world’s finest quality of ebony. From these logs I cut frog blocks that I age for several years before I use them. Aging insures that the wood is stable and the parts will fit for decades to come. The gold and silver mountings are hand fabricated from sheet metal. I use a rolling mill to set proper thicknesses and hand draw my gold wires to custom gauges. Ferrules are kiln hardened for maximum strength. My screws are die cut from tempered tool steel. And of course the hair and leathers that I use are the finest available and carefully chosen to best match the characteristics of my bows.