Ban's a very talented knife maker and has been my biggest influence/mentor not just in knife making, but knives in general. I wouldn't even have attempted to make knives if it wasn't for him. He does some exceptional work in my opinion, and it's a shame he doesn't have more time to grind. I'm really grateful to have met him and become good friends.

On another note, do you guys like black or green canvas micarta better? I will be ordering black linen micarta as well and want to get the green canvas to add some color, but it cost 30%-40% more then the black stuff.