PRICE DROP: $130 off! Hand Forged Twist Damascus Knife with Leather Sheath

[Forged in Patagonia]

Hello all,

This twist Damascus steel knife handmade by Oskar is normally listed $500+ but we've brought the price down to $389. Any takers?

Total length 9.6 inches, 5 inch blade, handcrafted bronze guard, hand carved walnut wood handle. Comes with a leather sheath and arrives in a protective wooden box.

Thanks for looking! Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you want to see how these knives are made.

Best,
Oskar and Kristin

 

[jfk1110]

Nice work!

 

[Forged in Patagonia]

Nice work!

Thanks! We keep getting likes and encouragement yet - unlike many other knifemakers that seem to post here - no one seems interested in purchasing. Is there something we're missing, do you think? Maybe Oskar's type of knives aren't what people are looking for right now - or people don't know us well enough? Just wondering since we've been posting his work for months now but obviously something is holding people back (if it's the economy, that's cool--just trying to figure it out). Since you always comment supportively, maybe you have some thoughts? We are totally open to advice and constructive criticism Thanks in advance for any thoughts !

 

[Sagandavis]

Without knowing your work extensively, from what I can see everything seems very custom and one of a kind (which is beautiful and a total work of art.) My experience with the current market is people want a pattern that is repeatable. Then when some one who uses it and gives a stellar review, they can buy the same knife and have the same experience. Customizing the same pattern is what the current market is after in my view.

Your work is amazing! Keep up the good work

 

[RokJok]

Thanks for posting this blade for our consideration. I'll offer another vote toward the beauty of your design & apparently high level of craftsmanship executing it. IMHO your reduced price is in the window of other non-celebrity maker valuations of their work. So that's not out of line. If I were in the market for a hunting style knife, I'd have no issue paying your asking price to try your wares out to see if their performance matches their appearance.

What follows is what I like to see when analyzing a knife for it's utility, applicability, or desirability to me.

Maybe more specs on the knife like:
- intended use for the knife (woodcraft, skinning/butchering, kitchen, combat, rugged worksite use by gorilla workman, fishing boat, etc). With that said, "all purpose" or "do it all" type descriptions don't give prospective buyers any discriminating info and seem to be massively over used to market knives in my view of the market.
- steel(s) used to made the blade.
- grind profile (flat, hollow ground, sabre, convex, hybrid of some kind?).
- thickness at ricasso/spine.
- shoulder thickness immediately behind the cutting edge to give some idea for ease of penetration of material being cut.
- some indication of distal taper or not.
- tang style & taper, if any.
- shape or cross section profile of handle.

And lots of photos of the actual knife offered from different perspectives. I'm a very visual person and this is an efficient approach for me. Pictures help me visually see how the numerical specs relate to each other & add up to create an overall impression of the knife. Minimally, I like to see left & right side flat on side profile shots. However, I also hope for close ups of blade/tip/spine(crowned?flat?), jimping(if any), ricasso (checking for radiused transitions & rounded edges), plus any distinguishing elements or features the maker wants emphasized.
- handle butt-on shot so I can see shape of blade grind & thinness of edge, assuming there is blade drop like for knuckle clearance as on some kitchen knives sufficient to expose the edge in a butt-on photo.

I don't utilize Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, etc. So I'll have to catch you here. Not sure how many other BF members are the same. I say that simply to sensitize you to that portion of your prospective audience who aren't terribly comprehensive in their media usage.

I hope this will give you some data points on your radar as you consider your marketing going forward. Again, thank you for sharing your craftsmanship here on Bladeforums.

 

[Forged in Patagonia]

Thanks for posting this blade for our consideration. I'll offer another vote toward the beauty of your design & apparently high level of craftsmanship executing it. IMHO your reduced price is in the window of other non-celebrity maker valuations of their work. So that's not out of line. If I were in the market for a hunting style knife, I'd have no issue paying your asking price to try your wares out to see if their performance matches their appearance.

What follows is what I like to see when analyzing a knife for it's utility, applicability, or desirability to me.

Maybe more specs on the knife like:
- intended use for the knife (woodcraft, skinning/butchering, kitchen, combat, rugged worksite use by gorilla workman, fishing boat, etc). With that said, "all purpose" or "do it all" type descriptions don't give prospective buyers any discriminating info and seem to be massively over used to market knives in my view of the market.
- steel(s) used to made the blade.
- grind profile (flat, hollow ground, sabre, convex, hybrid of some kind?).
- thickness at ricasso/spine.
- shoulder thickness immediately behind the cutting edge to give some idea for ease of penetration of material being cut.
- some indication of distal taper or not.
- tang style & taper, if any.
- shape or cross section profile of handle.

And lots of photos of the actual knife offered from different perspectives. I'm a very visual person and this is an efficient approach for me. Pictures help me visually see how the numerical specs relate to each other & add up to create an overall impression of the knife. Minimally, I like to see left & right side flat on side profile shots. However, I also hope for close ups of blade/tip/spine(crowned?flat?), jimping(if any), ricasso (checking for radiused transitions & rounded edges), plus any distinguishing elements or features the maker wants emphasized.
- handle butt-on shot so I can see shape of blade grind & thinness of edge, assuming there is blade drop like for knuckle clearance as on some kitchen knives sufficient to expose the edge in a butt-on photo.

I don't utilize Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, etc. So I'll have to catch you here. Not sure how many other BF members are the same. I say that simply to sensitize you to that portion of your prospective audience who aren't terribly comprehensive in their media usage.

I hope this will give you some data points on your radar as you consider your marketing going forward. Again, thank you for sharing your craftsmanship here on Bladeforums.

Hi RokJok, thank you SO much!! This is really helpful. One of the challenges we run into as a bilingual couple doing this is Oskar makes the knives but speaks Spanish (and basic English, but not highly-technical knife jargon English). As Oskar's partner, I (Kristin) am NOT a knifemaker but bring his work to the English-speaking world and it's good to know where I'm falling short. This is a stellar guide for the kinds of specs y'all look for (I will have to Google some of these terms, not going to lie!!) and I will definitely be implementing it going forward. Really helpful to know what angles and specs you're looking for on the photos as well, since I do all that. Ahhh so so helpful. THANK YOU!

 

[Forged in Patagonia]

Without knowing your work extensively, from what I can see everything seems very custom and one of a kind (which is beautiful and a total work of art.) My experience with the current market is people want a pattern that is repeatable. Then when some one who uses it and gives a stellar review, they can buy the same knife and have the same experience. Customizing the same pattern is what the current market is after in my view.

Your work is amazing! Keep up the good work

Hi!! Thank you for your thoughts!! I will pass this observation onto Oskar as I think it is 100% valid. Thank you!!

 

[Forged in Patagonia]

Hi RokJok, thank you SO much!! This is really helpful. One of the challenges we run into as a bilingual couple doing this is Oskar makes the knives but speaks Spanish (and basic English, but not highly-technical knife jargon English). As Oskar's partner, I (Kristin) am NOT a knifemaker but bring his work to the English-speaking world and it's good to know where I'm falling short. This is a stellar guide for the kinds of specs y'all look for (I will have to Google some of these terms, not going to lie!!) and I will definitely be implementing it going forward. Really helpful to know what angles and specs you're looking for on the photos as well, since I do all that. Ahhh so so helpful. THANK YOU!

Actually, I was thinking....I don't know if you or anyone else in this group would be open to this, but I would LOVE to be able to run our knives by someone more familiar with knifemaking lingo than I am and to help answer any questions I might have. For example, the "all purpose knife." I put that when I don't know what else to call it because Oskar will make a knife that has a name in Spanish, for example cuchillo de monte, or mountain knife (not a terribly specific distinction either, but the term is tied to gaucho history here) and I try to find an equivalent in the English-speaking world but since I'm not a knifemaker it's not always obvious to me. Anyway, since this forum is filled with absolutely lovely people I thought someone here might be willing to be my sounding board for things like that!

 

[RokJok]

Since you have knifemaker level membership here on BF, I believe you can post info & pics of your knives in the Knifemaker's Gallery forum (without pricing I believe, which would make it an advert that belongs in For Sale forums) along with solicitation for opinions from fellow bladesmiths. As you noted, BF tends to be a supportive & encouraging locale among the often contentious maelstrom we call the internet.

 

[Forged in Patagonia]

Since you have knifemaker level membership here on BF, I believe you can post info & pics of your knives in the Knifemaker's Gallery forum (without pricing I believe, which would make it an advert that belongs in For Sale forums) along with solicitation for opinions from fellow bladesmiths. As you noted, BF tends to be a supportive & encouraging locale among the often contentious maelstrom we call the internet.

That's a great idea!! Thank you!