Rodrigo Sfreddo Art Nouveau

jklein7401

jklein7401

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I am sure most of you viewed and commented on Rodrigo's latest offering. I was fortunate enough to respond quickly and snag the piece. There is really not much more to be said than Rodrigo did already. However, Buddy as taken another fantastic photo that I thought should be shared. Thanks for the great pic and rush job on this Buddy!! :cool:

(As described already by Rodrigo)

Full integral gaucho knife, with 7" blade, forged in explosion
composite damascus of O1/ 15N20 steels. The knife was carved in Art
Nouveau style, with graceful curves. The collar section resembles two
hearts touching each other, and the grooves at the spine and the tang
was mirror polished, creating a beutiful contrast to the etched
damascus. The top of the false edge received the same finishing, and
was carved at it's base, turning this unexpressive spot into a
delicate detail. The premium snakewood handle was carved ressembling a
moving skirt, that add some feminine elegance to this knife. The water
buffalo leather sheath was carved in the same style.

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Rodrigo only knows how to make spectacularly wonderful knives. Not a bad rut in which to get stuck. :) This is a terrific piece - the carving of the integrl bolster really takes things up a notch. REALLY nice pic, too.

Roger
 
Offered to bet Peter Gill $100.00 that you would be the one purchasing this knife the day it was offered for sale, Jon.

May you be very happy!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Or water flowing....This entire work expresses flowing material to me.

Super Congrats, Jon.

John
 
Very, very nice. I really like Rodrigo's work. Always spectacular!

Kind regards,

Jos
 
I saw this knife in the flesh yesterday. The artistry of the whole package is simply superb. :thumbup:

Rodrigo's selection of snakewood fulfilled the visual requirements of the project perfectly, but its inherit lack of stability does present a clear issue.

STeven has suggested that Rodrigo would be well served by only employing stabilized handle materials, and I completely concur.
 
ptgdvc said:
I saw this knife in the flesh yesterday. The artistry of the whole package is simply superb. :thumbup:

Rodrigo's selection of snakewood fulfilled the visual requirements of the project perfectly, but its inherit lack of stability does present a clear issue.

STeven has suggested that Rodrigo would be well served by only employing stabilized handle materials, and I completely concur.
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Thanks for the update, Peter. It is only because I have experienced failure of the untreated material in experimentation that caused me to bring this possibility to the conversation.

Did you notice movement?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
I saw the knife too yesterday, great stuff! But I can see the wood being a problem. We'll have to hope for the best on that one. If there was a gap on the butt it was the slightest thing and hardly noticeable.
 
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