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Âchillepattada

Âchillepattada

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I've realized that there was no thread for this great knife-maker .
No there is one :D

This slip joint arrived today.
2.7in RWL blade and a very nice horse hoof handle . A great knife !

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Âchillepattada said:
I've realized that there was no thread for this great knife-maker .
No there is one :D

This slip joint arrived today.
2.7in RWL blade and a very nice horse hoof handle . A great knife !

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Real nice!!:thumbsup: Unusual design!! And you don't see Hoof handles very often!!:eek::)
I wonder if it is more dense and durable than Horn??:rolleyes:
 
Âchillepattada said:
Hello Charlie,
Yes of course the hoof is much more dense than the horn because even if it's the same material it grows under a few hundreds kilos of pressure . But it's also hard to work because it can twist the metal to take back its shape.

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It must require a long "curing" time!!?? So beautiful though!!:cool:
I have noticed that certain horn handles are very stable while others warp
and curl!!:(
 
Usually it depend if the animal is wild or not .
Nature is not nice, the food is rare so the horn grow slowly and so is hard and stable . When the animal grow to fast the horn is less stable. It's the difference, for example, between the ram horn and the mouflon / wild goat horn .
But it's also a problem of treatment . For example my friend Roberto Serra leaves the horn under an hydraulic press for 3 or 4 months. Then he use it . So it's really dense and stable .

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Interesting, I knew that curing is a time consuming and skilled craft. An artisan craft that could be lost in the future.

Horn is very variable and contrary stuff and J-M's explanation about the circumstances of horn growth-wild v domestic makes a lot of sense. When horn is right it's really rewarding stuff with a beauty that seems to change with time.

Horse-hoof I've seen a couple of times before, really beautiful and complex but I'm not surprised by its resilience...liners getting twisted warped :D best use steel not brass then :eek:

Look forward to seeing more of his knives or this type.:thumbsup:
 
Âchillepattada said:
my friend Roberto Serra leaves the horn under an hydraulic press for 3 or 4 months. Then he use it . So it's really dense and stable .
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Roberto really goes the extra mile!! This beautiful Pattada appeared by my plate in a nice family-style restaurant in Paris!!:D
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Roberto's's technique has paid off for these knives, now several years old, and perfect!!:thumbsup: (Thanks J-M!!);)Serra 2.jpgSerra 1.jpg
 
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