Eduardo Berardo
Eduardo Berardo JS
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I was recently in the beautiful mountains of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). It was a planned trip because I needed to get away from the Military Police, my other job (I'm Captain). The goal was an advanced stage with the first Brazilian Mastersmith Rodrigo Sfreddo.
This name needs no introduction as the world of custom bladesmith know very well their incredible knives. I intend to show you what most do not know.
Rodrigo founded his school of bladesmith in January 2009. Since then he has trained some 35 bladesmiths. It is important to say that this number means a large percentage of custom bladesmiths of Brazil. Our country is still in early stages of culture of this art.
The Mastersmith serves 3 students per stage, what we call it the VIP treatment. The school offers courses in levels basic, intermediate 1 (integral carbon knives), intermediate 2 (basic damascus knives and mounting frame), and advanced (integral knives in composite damascus), and one day of class.
Rodrigo Sfreddo is undoubtedly a genius of modern bladesmith.
He can unite perfectly all the knowledge left by the previous generations of bladesmiths to a new and original concept. Perfect design and innovative construction techniques are its main feature. There is no limit to your creativity and daring.
But their professional skills are not just these. He has great teaching technique and patience. If possible learn .... he teaches. The stages of learning are exploited fully. Nothing is left behind. No one leaves the course without mastering the full contents.
Recently renowned bladesmiths recognized their ability and advanced stages scheduled for early 2011.
He will certainly be a bladesmith that will make history and leave a new and impressive legacy to custom brazilian bladesmith and to world.
For those who want to venture into Brazil, I guarantee you will have the following: hard work, an exceptionalism reception and very knowledgeable in luggage.
All the best.
The contact of Rodrigo Sfreddo is r.sfreddoknives(at)gmail.com
Phone number 55 54 3033 0390
PS: I do not speak English. So I need a softwear to write to you. Forgive me for some inconsistency in the text.
Rodrigo playing with one of his favorite toys.
The most beautiful and scary nose of Latin América.
Sfreddo twisting the damascus bars.
The interval class: Berardo doing a demonstration of Karate, Kung Fu and some more secret and ocult style of fight.
Ricardo soldering of the damascus bars.
Berardo helping Ricardo Vilar to retire early.
A barbecue: because bladesmiths are not made of iron.
Note: The beautiful girl in the background is Glenda Hermann. She is controlling the business and the heart of Rodrigo Sfreddo. The ugly boy on the left is the bladesmith Victor Farias.
Making the flat grinding. The machining of a full integral knife requires a special sequence to achieve precision and symmetry.
The machined knife.
The finished Berardo’s advanced stage knife.
This name needs no introduction as the world of custom bladesmith know very well their incredible knives. I intend to show you what most do not know.
Rodrigo founded his school of bladesmith in January 2009. Since then he has trained some 35 bladesmiths. It is important to say that this number means a large percentage of custom bladesmiths of Brazil. Our country is still in early stages of culture of this art.
The Mastersmith serves 3 students per stage, what we call it the VIP treatment. The school offers courses in levels basic, intermediate 1 (integral carbon knives), intermediate 2 (basic damascus knives and mounting frame), and advanced (integral knives in composite damascus), and one day of class.
Rodrigo Sfreddo is undoubtedly a genius of modern bladesmith.
He can unite perfectly all the knowledge left by the previous generations of bladesmiths to a new and original concept. Perfect design and innovative construction techniques are its main feature. There is no limit to your creativity and daring.
But their professional skills are not just these. He has great teaching technique and patience. If possible learn .... he teaches. The stages of learning are exploited fully. Nothing is left behind. No one leaves the course without mastering the full contents.
Recently renowned bladesmiths recognized their ability and advanced stages scheduled for early 2011.
He will certainly be a bladesmith that will make history and leave a new and impressive legacy to custom brazilian bladesmith and to world.
For those who want to venture into Brazil, I guarantee you will have the following: hard work, an exceptionalism reception and very knowledgeable in luggage.
All the best.
The contact of Rodrigo Sfreddo is r.sfreddoknives(at)gmail.com
Phone number 55 54 3033 0390
PS: I do not speak English. So I need a softwear to write to you. Forgive me for some inconsistency in the text.
Rodrigo playing with one of his favorite toys.
The most beautiful and scary nose of Latin América.
Sfreddo twisting the damascus bars.
The interval class: Berardo doing a demonstration of Karate, Kung Fu and some more secret and ocult style of fight.
Ricardo soldering of the damascus bars.
Berardo helping Ricardo Vilar to retire early.
A barbecue: because bladesmiths are not made of iron.
Note: The beautiful girl in the background is Glenda Hermann. She is controlling the business and the heart of Rodrigo Sfreddo. The ugly boy on the left is the bladesmith Victor Farias.
Making the flat grinding. The machining of a full integral knife requires a special sequence to achieve precision and symmetry.
The machined knife.
The finished Berardo’s advanced stage knife.
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