any one know of this maker?

[J.Marsillo]

I went to my local gun show today with a knife outlook instead of guns for a change.I talked to bruce gillespie from gillespie knives,He told me there was a renowned knifemaker right in my back yard.I should have wrote the name down cause i got a head like a seive ,I think the name was zelasky or zelinsky from walden ny.My inlaws live in walden!i wish i remember some of the names i saw on the knives i saw today i was holding a SWEEEEET chain damascus bowie today and i just wanted to:jerkitI had to use that smilie). hopefully i can acheive a 1/4 of the talent you guys have, those blades are amazing

 

[fitzo]

Joseph Szilaski is listed in Knives 2006 as being from Wappingers Falls, close by Walden. If it's him, yeah, he's got a wee bit of notoriety! Hawkmaker extraordinaire, amongst other talents...

 

[J.Marsillo]

thats his name thats like a half hour from me, thanks fitzo bruce was telling me he makes awesome hawks.

 

[Tracy Dotson]

Joseph,is a class act,you will enjoy meeting him,plus a very talented
knife maker,

 

[J.Marsillo]

Wow I just looked at his website he does do incredible work.hopefully he takes visitors to his shop the weather up here looks real grim for the work week.http://www.szilaski.com/index.html