Daniel Marshall, M.A.
Craftsman • Owner of Bison & Blade

I’ve never fit neatly into one box — and eventually I stopped trying.

My professional life has been built around leadership, business, and earning people’s trust. But some of the most satisfying work I’ve found happens with my hands at a workbench.

I’ve always been drawn to things with grit n’ soul — things made to work, made to last, and made better by the life they’ve lived.

Leather does that beautifully.

A good pair of boots records where you’ve been. A well-used bag develops character. A handmade leather piece shouldn’t spend its life on a shelf. It should be carried, worked, scratched, broken in, and eventually become unmistakably yours.

That’s the spirit behind Bison & Blade.

The bison represents grit, resilience, and endurance. The blade represents one of the oldest tools of the craft — taking raw material and shaping it into something useful.

And usefulness matters here.

I believe good things are worth making well, and good things already owned are worth taking care of. Wear isn’t always damage. Age isn’t always a flaw. Sometimes the marks are what make something worth keeping.

Bison & Blade is my workshop for doing both: making useful things and keeping good things going.

When you work with Bison & Blade, you work directly with me. No sales counter. No handoff. I’ll tell you what I think your piece needs, what it doesn’t, and whether I’m the right craftsman for the job.

No runaround. No unnecessary work.

Just careful hands, honest craftsmanship, and a little grit n’ soul.

Craft • Restore • Preserve
Built by hand. Made to be used.

If you’ve got something worth making, restoring, or preserving, I’d be honored to help you keep it going.