Gallery - Page 2
These are some examples of the knives I've made through the years. |
Nessmuk Style Knife
Acid etched O1, differentially hardened, 1/8" thick.
3.75" blade, 7.75" overall length. Handle was made from
red deer stag and the bolster is polished leather and green enameled
copper, same as the butt cap. Sheath is handstitched green cow leather
with a loop up to a 2" wide belt. |
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Damascus Kitchen Set
All three knives have a San Mai damascus (1010 and 1070 with a 52100
core) blade and matching sheaths in dark brown thick leather.
Santoku
San Mai damascus in 1010 and 1070 with a 52100 core.
8" blade, 12.5" overall length. Handle in Itin wood with
a copper handmade pin. Spacer in leather and copper.
Chef's
Knife
San Mai damascus in 1010 and 1070 with a 52100 core.
8" blade, 12" overall length. Handle in stainless steel
with a copper handmade pin. Spacer in micarta and copper. Customer
wanted his initials prominently displayed on the blade.
Paring
Knife
San Mai damascus in 1010 and 1070 with a 52100 core.
4" blade, 8.5" overall length. Handle in red deer stag with
a damascus buttcap. Spacer in leather. |
Damascus Small Cutter
Coppered San Mai damascus made of 1010 and 1070 with a O1 core.
4" overall lenght. Lanyard in leather and copper. Hand stitched
leather sheath with pocket clip. |
Cable Damascus Push Dagger
Cable (1085) Damascus
3.15" blade (without bolster), 7" overall length. Handle
in carved Guayacan wood. Sheath is handstitched cow hide with clips
for a chef's apron. |
Cable Damascus Skinner
Cable (1085) Damascus
3.15" blade (without bolster), 7" overall length. Handle
in carved Guayacan wood. Sheath is handstitched cow hide with clips
for a chef's apron. |
Small Cable Damascus Utility
Coppered Cable (1085) Damascus
4" blade (including bolster), 7.5" overall length. Handle
was made with Padouk (African Vermillion) and it's polished and laqued.
Sheath is handstitched cow hide. |
Damascus and Snakeskin
Damascus made of 5160 and O1.
4.5" blade (including integral bolster), 8.5" overall length.
Handle was made from curupay wood with brass bolster and pommel,
which has an sun detail from a coin. With a 9/16" wrench you
can unscrew the pommel and get the knife in three parts, the blade/bolster,
the wooden handle and the pommel. Sheath is handstitched cow leather
covered in anaconda skin. |
San Mai Damascus Ringed Fighter
Damascus made of 1010 and 1070 with a O1 core.
5" blade, 10" overall length, 3/16' thickness. Handle slabs
were made with sheep horn and the bolsters are coppered damascus.
Sheath is handstitched cow leather with an anaconda skin insert and
damascus coppered point. Presentation box was made from pine wood
dyed and splashed with transparent poliurethane droplets.
Process
of making this knife - Process
of making the sheath and box |
San Mai Damascus Fighter / Small Sword
Damascus made of 1010 and 1070 with a O1 core.
12" blade, 16.5" overall length. Handle was made with home
made micarta in black, OD green and tan. Handstitched sheath in thick
dark brown leather cow, with color/texture details on the front. It
has a loop for a belt up to 2.5" wide.
This is a custom
rehandling of an already made knife, as the customer preferred micarta
instead of wood.
Process
of making this handle |
Kerambit
Hand forged 9260, diferentially hardened, matte satin finish with
hammon line.
Cutting edge is 3.15" (measured diagonally), 7.3" overall
length, 4mm thick. Handle was made with home made micarta in black,
OD green and tan. and is 4.7" long. The ring has a 1" diameter.
Handstitched cow leather sheath with green details on the front. |
Pirate Skinner
Hand forged 52100, rustic and mirror finish.
5.5" blade, 11" overall length. Handle was made from a red
wood called "Quebracho" and it has a brass skull crusher.
Guard is brass with some simple work. Sheath is handstitched cow
leather. |
Rope and Cable Drop Point
Cable damascus (1085)
4.5" blade, 8.5" overall length. Handle was made from a
boat rope soaked in epoxy resin, with a copper guard. Handstitched
(copper strings) cow leather sheath.
Process
of making this knife. |
Small Damascus Skinner
Damascus made of 1030 and 5160
5.5" blade (1/4" thick), 10.5" overall length. Handle
in matching micarta. Handstitched cow leather sheath following the
patterns of the damascus and a heavy duty leather one for secure carry. |
Thanksgiving Carving Set (Blade
Art Exclusive)
Hand forged 5160, differentially hardened, satin finish.
7.5" blade, 12" overall length for the big knife and fork
and 4.5" blade, 9" overall for the small knife. Handles
were made from palo santo dyed to obtain a darker tone, but preserving
the original wood veins and they have copper and stainless steel details.
Bolsters are stainless steel, as well as the pommels, which have a
palo santo insert. Envelope style sheath is handstitched cow leather
and palo santo wood. |
Integral Damascus Kitchen Knife
Damascus made of 1010 and 1070 with a 52100 core.
8" blade, 13" overall length. Handle was made from a piece
of stainless steel and the spacer is brass. Sheath is handstitched
leather cow. Line under the mark is a residue, not a crack on
the blade.
Process
of making this knife. |
Damascus Integral Dagger
Damascus made of 1085 and 1030
5" blade, 11" overall length. Handle and guard was made
with copper covered in glass from powdered enamels. Pommel is a knot
from a cohiue tree. Sheath is handstitched black cow leather. This
is not a 50/50 dagger, as I wanted one of the sides to have more predominance
as the other. The line that looks like a crack on the blade is
not, it’s just one of the layers of the steel that’s thicker
than the others. |
Nessmuk Style Knife (Custom ordered)
Blued cable damascus (1085)
3.75" blade, 7.75" overall length. Handle was made from
red deer stag and the bolster is polished leather and enameled copper.
Pommel is polished leather and cable damascus. Sheaths are handstitched
cow leather and one of them has enameled copper as a detail.
Process
of making this knife. |
Integral Criollo Verijero
Hand forged 52100, differentially hardened, satin finish.
3.75" blade, 7.75" overall length. Handle was made from
a piece of walnut root. Spacer and pommel in mirror finished copper.
Sheath was made in handstitched cow leather to the buyer's needs at
no extra charge. |
Three Criollo Knives (Blade
Art Exclusive)
Hand forged 5160, differentially hardened, satin finish.
7.5" blade, 12" overall length. Handle was made from palo
santo dyed to obtain a darker tone, but preserving the original wood
veins and it has copper and stainless steel details. Bolster is stainless
steel, as well as the pommel, which has a palo santo insert. Sheath
is handstitched cow leather and palo santo wood, with details in stainless
steel and brass.
Process
of making this knives. |
Torsioned Damascus Claw
Damascus made from 2 files (W1) and ball bearing parts (52100)
4.5" blade, 9" overall length. Handle was made with black
and white acetate. For the sheath I used leather with a detail of
the same handle acetates.
Process
of making this knife. |
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