Gaucho knives and cuchillos criollos of South America

[CelloDan]

 

[cbach8tw]

ready for another adventure.

 

[RayseM]

Trillions of TRILLIUM Those are gorgeous Dan. We have ONE in our yard that the slugs or deer get to way faster than we can ever get to see it bloom. I guess when you've got a trillion of them everyone gets to share.

Knice knife too.

 

[CelloDan]

 

[CelloDan]

Just back from a 4 day solo sailing adventure on my little sailboat "Serena".

On day two I dropped my fishing rod overboard

However this gaucho would not let misfortune get in the way.
A spool of line and a spare bolt from the boat's centerboard saved the adventure

Partners
Verijero made all the cuts behind the head and started along the spine. Fillet knife finished it

 

[Jack Black]

Just back from a 4 day solo sailing adventure on my little sailboat "Serena".

On day two I dropped my fishing rod overboard

However this gaucho would not let misfortune get in the way.
A spool of line and a spare bolt from the boat's centerboard saved the adventure

Partners
Verijero made all the cuts behind the head and started along the spine. Fillet knife finished it

Great pics Captain Dan! Sorry to hear about your fishing rod, but nothing stops you my friend

 

[RayseM]

A spare bolt from the keel .

Later that day, CelloDan was heard to exclaim, all across the canal - "hey, where did the keel go?"

 

[CelloDan]

Great pics Captain Dan! Sorry to hear about your fishing rod, but nothing stops you my friend

Gracias Jack
Like the proverb says "Boredom is the mother of invention" ... or something like that

A spare bolt from the keel .

Later that day, CelloDan was heard to exclaim, all across the canal - "hey, where did the keel go?"

I am almost literally ROTFL

 

[CelloDan]

I thoughtful gift arrived yesterday

A "boina gaucha" made in to complement my Verijero

Muchas gracias RayseM !

 

[RayseM]

De Nada Dude. So next? A fine horse with all the cool horse tack?

 

[Jack Black]

I thoughtful gift arrived yesterday

A "boina gaucha" made in to complement my Verijero

Muchas gracias RayseM !

Wow! Fabulous! Well done Ray

De Nada Dude. So next? A fine horse with all the cool horse tack?

Dan masters everything else! I can just see him riding round with some Gaucho pals!

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[Trubetzkoy]

A couple other antiques, to spice things up a bit:

1. A Victorian cuchillo macho by Deakin Egroys & Co.:

2. An 19th-century Italian hunting knife (at least according to the site through which it was sold) -- not exactly a criollo, but very similar in style and construction and thus worthy of sharing here:

 

[CelloDan]

A couple other antiques, to spice things up a bit:

1. A Victorian cuchillo macho by Deakin Egroys & Co.:

2. An 19th-century Italian hunting knife (at least according to the site through which it was sold) -- not exactly a criollo, but very similar in style and construction and thus worthy of sharing here:

Thanks for sharing
I read a bit on the origins of the first knife and the company that made it c1880.
"Ernest George Reuss (1844-1898) was born in France. In 1868, he came to England .... Reuss partnered Joseph T. Deakin in Deakin, Reuss & Co at Tiger Works, West Street (Deakin, Sons & Co), Sheffield, which exported cutlery to Spain and South America."

De Nada Dude. So next? A fine horse with all the cool horse tack?

Dan masters everything else! I can just see him riding round with some Gaucho pals!

LOL
Gracias amigos for the chuckle

I was very tempted to take a SELFIE of yours truly wearing my new "boina gaucha" to humour you guys however I decided I would rather not
Self deprecating humor has its limits after all

I think my big "noggin" is making it harder to find the perfect fit
Thanks Ray for the one on one tutoring on how to properly wear a beret ( so I don't look like a mercenary )

 

[RayseM]

The 1st photo you sent Dan was actually quite perfect, in a REVOLUTIONARY kind of way. I don't think of anyone having a fatter head than me BUT I have met my match in my Brother Dan.

The beret will stretch- you just need to work the band. Pass it through your hands and pull evenly around the circumference more than a few times with tension each time. What I overlooked is the size of the "plateau", the full dia. of the beret. I don't like anything less than 12" for my head. 12-1/2" perfect and 13-1/2" is not too big. Looks better bigger - to me. Not everyone likes that big of a pizza though. I think yours is less than 12" (30cm) so yes, proportionately too small for you to look balanced. Maybe one of your daughters will take it on. Girls can and do wear berets differently than the men style. Like the 2nd photo you sent me.

Well, if nothing else it is a nice prop in your photos.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks for sharing
I read a bit on the origins of the first knife and the company that made it c1880.
"Ernest George Reuss (1844-1898) was born in France. In 1868, he came to England .... Reuss partnered Joseph T. Deakin in Deakin, Reuss & Co at Tiger Works, West Street (Deakin, Sons & Co), Sheffield, which exported cutlery to Spain and South America."

Tiger Works still stands in Sheffield, and has housed many different businesses over the years, a curry house at one time, a bar more recently

LOL
Gracias amigos for the chuckle

I was very tempted to take a SELFIE of yours truly wearing my new "boina gaucha" to humour you guys however I decided I would rather not
Self deprecating humor has its limits after all

I think my big "noggin" is making it harder to find the perfect fit
Thanks Ray for the one on one tutoring on how to properly wear a beret ( so I don't look like a mercenary )

Brilliant Dan!

 

[screened porch]

I haven't posted this one in a while. Made in the 1960s for a mechanical engineer on a sugar plantation by a gaucho working the associated cattle ranch. I didn't pay much for it on the bay; it isn't very shiny.

Could use a little cleaning.

 

[Prester John]

Thanks Ray for the one on one tutoring on how to properly wear a beret ( so I don't look like a mercenary )

Sometimes you want to look like a mercenary.

 

[Trubetzkoy]

I haven't posted this one in a while. Made in the 1960s for a mechanical engineer on a sugar plantation by a gaucho working the associated cattle ranch. I didn't pay much for it on the bay; it isn't very shiny.

Could use a little cleaning.

Nice -- I really like the handle. What's the blade thickness, if I may ask?

 

[screened porch]

Nice -- I really like the handle. What's the blade thickness, if I may ask?

Thank you.
Near as I can squint, something like 3.5 or 4 mm at the spine right in front of the bolster.
It tapers for about 2/3 the length of the blade, to a tiny step that doesn't amount to a swedge, whence it continues to taper toward the point.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Does anyone happen to have a video that showcases how these sheaths are made? I'm real curious how they are getting that seam so tight and flush.