J Neilson is an American reality TV star who is famous for playing the role of the judge in the History Channel competition show, Forged in Fire. Furthermore, he holds the rank of Master Smith in American society.
Get to know more about the great knife maker and master craftsman, J Neilson through the following bio which includes accident, surgery, Knives, wife, net worth, married and many more.
Who is J. Neilson? Wiki, Bio
James Neilson or famously known as J.Neilson, was born on Towanda, Pennsylvania. There is no information which relates to his date of birth. However, he is of America nationality belonging to a white ethnic background.
Furthermore, he has not disclosed his parents and siblings name as well as their background details. Moreover, Neilson has also kept his educational information in secret.
Neilson once said that he had a passion for forging blades since his early childhood days and wanted to become a professional bladesmith. To develop his lifelong goal into a full-time profession and he started to work in his workshop in the woods of Towanda, Pennysylyvia in 1995.
He began to work as a professional knifemaker in 2004. J Neilson is an expert in forging Bowies, dagger and other historical replicas. Moreover, J. Neilson also owns and runs his private company known as Shop in the woods in his tome town of Towanda.
J. Neilson from the History Channel reality TV show, Forged in Fire
He debuts in the TV in 2015 when he was selected to be the judge of the History Channel reality TV show, Forged in Fire alongside co-stars like Jason Knight. The show which is hosted by Wil Wills featured four contestants who go through several trials and procedure to forge a quality blade.
J. Neilson Net Worth
Neilson has earned a fair sum of net worth through his career as a famous blacksmith and reality TV star. The History channel has not disclosed his salary per episode, which is significant to determine his overall net worth.
TV Personality, J. Neilson net worth is currently not available
Even though J. Neilson’s net worth is still under review, it is assumed that his net worth is estimated to be around hundreds of thousands of dollars. Besides, he also receives a reasonable sum of income from his custom knife shop, Neilson’s Mountain Hollow.
J. Neilson Married Life with Wife and Children
Moving towards his personal life, J. Neilson is a happily married man. He married his lovely wife, Beckie Allen-Neilson on January 2, 2013. J. Neilson has been married to his wife Beckie for six years. Their love and affection between are growing stronger with the time.
J. Neilson with his wife Beckie Allen-Neilson
The lovely duo has not been involved in an extramarital affair as the bond they shared between them is built on trust and loyalty. In due course of time, J. Neilson and his wife, Beckie Allen-Neilson also became the proud parents of two children, daughter age 15 years and son age ten years. The name of J. Neilson’s children has not been revealed as of now.
Why did J. Neilson Leave ‘Forged in Fire’?
Neilson was a regular judge in the first two seasons of Forged in Fire. But in the third season, he took a brief break from the show to have surgery on his hand. He was replaced by master knifemaker, Jason Knight as a judge.
Later he returned in the fourth season and reprised his role as the judge. However, towards the end of the season, Neilson disappeared from the show and was replaced by two times Forged in Fire Champion, Ben Abbott.
After disappearing from the show for the second time, many fans wonder why he left the show? J. Neilson nor History channel has remained quiet on the matter.
J. Neilson Accident and Surgery Updates
Mentioning J.Neilson accident and surgery update details. After suffering a horrible hand injury during the third season of Forged in Fire. He underwent critical hand surgery in 2016. Forged in Fire also revealed on 31st August 2016 that J. Neilson has successfully recovered from hand surgery that same week.
Where is J. Neilson now?
The master knife maker. J.Neilson is originally hailing from Towanda, Pennsylvania. He is currently busying in making several knives and blades in his workshop, Shop in the Woods.
Fun Fact
- Neilson stands at the height of 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 80 kg.
- The master knife maker was among 115 people worldwide who received the rank of Mastersmith in 2008.
- He is active in social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
J. Neilson height is 5 feet 9 inches
J. Neilson Wiki, Bio, Net Worth, Married
| Full Name | J. Neilson |
| Age | N/A |
| Birthdate | N/A |
| Birthplace | Towanda, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Reality Star and bladesmith |
| Spouse | Beckie Allen-Nielson |
| Net worth | N/A |
| Height | 5 feet 9 inches |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Martial status | Married |
| Children | 2 |
| Zodiac | N/A |
| Social Media | Instagram, Twitter |
