Argentine knife makers

[Lorien]

Hello
I am wondering if anyone could direct me towards contact and general information for Argentine knife makers. A friend of mine is heading to Mendoza and I want him to keep his eyes peeled for...
As always, I kindly appreciate any and all help!
Thanks.

 

[Marcel54]

Lorien, here is link. Click on "knifemakers" and then on "world" and you will see some links to argentine knifemakers.

http://www.knifelinksportal.com/

Marcel

 

[BrB]

There are great guys in Buenos Aires, and to go to Mendonza your friend must arrive through BA airport I guess, so he might have a chance.

Look for Marcial here on the forums. He´s a gifted maker and can hook you up with other good makers from Argentina.

Jeff Velasco

 

[Will Leavitt]

I dream of going dove shooting in Argentina..... as soon as a I get callouses big and thick enough on my trigger finger.

 

[BrB]

And Boar hunting! They have excelent Boar there.

 

[Lorien]

thanks Marcel and BRB

 

[Marcial]

I dont speak inglish, sorry.
In Mendoza: http://www.kdscuchillos.com.ar, http://www.rdgcuchillos.com.ar
In Merlo, San Luis, Diego Attwell: http://www.dattwell.com.ar
In Córdoba, Osvaldo Aguilera http://www.aguileracuchillos.com.ar
In Rosario, Forja Fontenla: http://www.forja-fontenla.com.ar/
In Buenos Aires city:
Miguel Pennacchioni: http://www.cuchillosmp.com.ar
Alfredo Kehiayan: http://www.kehiayan.com.ar
Nicolás Salonia: http://forums.dfoggknives.com/index.php?showtopic=11933&pid=107635&st=0&#entry107635
Miguel Gugliotta: www.gugliottatoko.com.ar , www.forjagugliotta.com.ar
Mariano Gugliotta:http://www.mgugliotta.com.ar
Leonardo Daneluz: http://www.ccespadas.com.ar/menuprincipal.htm
Mariano Yannoni: http://www.knives-magazine.com/my/
Fernando Caridi: http://fcargentina.com.ar
Javier Vogt & Marcial dos Santos, VdS: www.photobucket.com/cuchillosvds

BrB ou Jeff Velasco, por favor vejam se podem dar uma traduzida nisto: Avisem que os de Mendoza sao cuteleiros semi industrializados, o resto é artesanal mesmo mas é conveniente que antes de viajar entrem em contato com os escolhidos para ver que tem em existência ou fazer alguma encomenda.
Obrigado pela recomendaçao. Grande abraço e felicidades para todos.
Marcial.

 

[BrB]

Marcial asked me to translate this:

"tell them that the guys from Mendoza are semi-industrial makers, but the rest of them are real custom hand made knife guys. Before traveling it´s good to contact the makers to check what they might have available or maybe place an order." - free translation, keep that in mind.

On the top of my mind I would recomend VdS (Marcial and his partner Javier) nad the Gugliotta´s. Excelent people with excelent knives. I am not familiar with the others.

If your friend is into cowboy stuff (sadles and such) he will also find excelent stuff for a reasonable price in Argentina. Leather goods are really great there. And of course, he MUST bring you some wine from Mendoza.

I have been to Buenos Aires in vacation last february with my wife. We had a great time! Tell him to spend some time there if he can.

Jeff Velasco

 

[Lorien]

Thank you very much, Jeff and Marcial.
I really appreciate it!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Morrow]

Ariel Salaverria (ArielSalaverria is his bladeforums name) is from Argentina. He posts some great tutorials here. Here is his website.

http://www.aescustomknives.com/