First Integral fixed blade

[RJ]

I just received my first Integral knife from Steve Filicietti who live in Australia. I was a little nervous to deal with someone outside of the country, BUT he put my mind to easy quickly. He is a great guy to deal with. Now about the knife:

The blade is about 5 1/4" satin finished, 10 1/4 OAL,52100, triple quenched and tempered. The handle bolts and thong tube are 316 stainless. The guard and high points of the blade a mirror finished for a great contrast.
For the life of me I can not remember the handle material (I think that it is Australian Firewood). And it came with a custom leather sheath.

Steve was great to deal with. His delivery time was only a few months. I would definitely recommend his knives.

If you are interested I have a nice pic of the knife but no way of posting it.

Rich

 

[Gus Kalanzis]

Here we go, for a larger image click on the thumbnail. Thanks Rich, nice knife and it is good to see work from makers we do not hear alot of in the States. How did you two get together?

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[MaxTheKnife]

Wow, that's a beauty RJ. I like his style. It has grace and style. And even from here, I can see that the fit and finish is excellent. I love that knife. Thanks for postihng the pic Gus.

 

[Sid Post]

That sure is a pretty knife! I must say, its nice to see the work of someone outside the United States/North America. Does he have a web site? How are his prices? How about some contact info!

Thanks,
Sid

 

[RJ]

Gus, Thanks for posting the pic. I really need to lean to do that myself.

His prices are very reasonable. For a knife like mine it should be around $500 (US). He has a website I think, but I can not find the address. Email him and he can answer any questions. He is great to deal with. He had emailed me when I posted that I was looking for an integral fighter and the rest is history.

Here is Steve's email address: forge1@powerup.com.au

Rich

 

[C4]

For the life of me I can not remember the handle material (I think that it is Australian Firewood).

I always wondered what the used for firewood down under...

 

[steve f]

Thankyou everyone for your encouraging comments. About 80% of the work knives I produce are of integral construction, forged of either carbon steels or damascus. My website is at http://unitedbladeworx.com.au
Thanks again Steve Filicietti.

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