Knives I took to Milan

Ah, Rodrigo, I expected nothing less and yet was still amazed
by the beauty, variety and design control - not to mention your
truly amazing Damascus.

I still treasure the relatively "simple" knife that you made in 2005
for my book "The Art of Modern Custom Knifemaking"...
Just look at what you have achieved in a short period of 4-5 years!
Incredible!!

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
Burt Foster said:
...and that is why when people ask me who the best knife maker in the world today is, I don't hesitate to say, "I wish it were me, but it's not. There's this guy named Rodrigo...."

I love your willingness to keep pushing into areas no one else has been. And just being there isn't enough, you do it so well it makes the rest of us cry!

Please, for the sake of the craft and the art of the blade, keep it up. Even though you may not know it, we are all watching...
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Very well said Burt! I totally agree!
Rodrigo is the best!

Regards
/Magnus
 
Absolutely AMAZING display of MANY skills Rodrigo! VERY difficult to pick a favorite from those, but I am drawn to Atlantis. It is cool that you have given them names!

Thanks for posting the pictures. ALWAYS a pleasure to see your work and hope to have more opportunities to see you and your knives in person.

Peter
 
My first thought was almost disbelief that I jokingly wanted to call "shenanigans" on this whole post. :p:p This series of knives just got more and more insane in their complexity and wonder. You are an exceedingly talented man. This stuff is astounding.
 
With the thousands of very skilled knifemakers in the world and many different style knives and methods of construction I don't know that we can successfully designate one maker as "The Best".

IMO, Rodrigo is the best at the style knives he creates and a heck of a sheathmaker as well.
 
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Looks like the ivory is flush on these, hard to tell exactly.

What if anything did you do to prepare the ivory to minimize movement and potential for cracking?

Kevin Jones said:
With the thousands of very skilled knifemakers in the world and many different style knives and methods of construction I don't know that we can successfully designate one maker as "The Best".

IMO, Rodrigo is the best at the style knives he creates and a heck of a sheathmaker as well.
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I agree with what you are saying, Kevin, it is all opinion anyway. I always tell people that R.W. Loveless is ARGUABLY the most famous knifemaker, and that Larry Fuegen is ARGUABLY the most well rounded maker alive. It is an opinion.

Besides which, being anointed "the best" and $5.00 will get you a cup of crappy coffee out in the "real world"....meaning that outside of "our" world, it don't count for much.

Happy Holidays and Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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Wow. What to say? What words to use to describe such beauty?

Amazing. Fantastic.

Kind regards,

Jos
 
Hi Rodrigo

very beautiful knives, a real treat to see them, thanks for showing! It was very nice to meet you in Milan; I was the boy who spoke Portuguese with you :)

Happy hollidays everyone,

Pedro
 
Fantastic, its always a great pleasure to see your work. Thank you for taking the time to post them.

Bill
 
Hi Guys. Thank you so much for your comments, it's just too good to be true!
Steven, if you look carefully the close up pictures, you'll notice that all handle-to-tang fit are rounded. That's the solution I found to shrinking problems with natural materials.
I definitelly don't like the look of most stabilized wood being sold, so if edges are the problem, I eliminate them. I started making this on every knife I made last months.

Cheers!
 
Rodrigo Sfreddo said:
Steven, if you look carefully the close up pictures, you'll notice that all handle-to-tang fit are rounded. That's the solution I found to shrinking problems with natural materials.
I definitelly don't like the look of most stabilized wood being sold, so if edges are the problem, I eliminate them. I started making this on every knife I made last months.

Cheers!
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Sounds like a reasonable solution, Rodrigo!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
One Parigi to go please:cool:;) Rodrigo, you outdid yourself on that one:thumbup::thumbup:

Boy, am I miffed that I wasn't able to go to Milan, even more so after seeing these knives.

Marcel
 
Rodrigo Sfreddo said:
Hi Guys. Thank you so much for your comments, it's just too good to be true!
Steven, if you look carefully the close up pictures, you'll notice that all handle-to-tang fit are rounded. That's the solution I found to shrinking problems with natural materials.I definitelly don't like the look of most stabilized wood being sold, so if edges are the problem, I eliminate them. I started making this on every knife I made last months.

Cheers!
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Don't know if I would call it a solution to shrinkage, but definitely makes the results of such much easier to live with. ;)

Bruce Bump did this as well on the frame liners of my recent Bowie so if by chance the stag drew back slightly it wouldn't be noticeable. Nice preventative process and looks good too. Surprised this isn't a more common practice.
 
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I am totally amazed at Rodrigo's work. I think I have bookmarked every one of his knife posts. Is there any way to nominate him for Living National Treasure in his home country?? He is absolutely deserving!!!!!
 
After reading some words from the best knifemakers here... What can I say!!!
Absolutely stunning work.
I'm always amazed that you are always adding a new technique, and you do it perfect!!!

Big hug,
Javi
 
No surprises here Rodrigo, just more of what we have come to expect from you. You are producing some of the finest custom knives I have seen and it is always a pleasure to see your work. Really phenomenal talent.

Jon
 
Kohai999 said:
Sounds like a reasonable solution, Rodrigo!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Agreed. Russ did the same thing on my full tang integral. I think most realize that there is technically no "solution" to shrinkage in the sense that there is no way to completely eliminate the possibility of it happening with natural handle materials. There are, however, ways to mitigate against it - and this is indeed a good solution in that respect. :thumbup:

Roger
 
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