severedthumbs
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lots of discussion over one less than desirable knife design. i just dont get all the hype over these SF knives.
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San Francisco in damascus... why not?
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Kohai999
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It's not hype, Doug....they are extremely complex and difficult to make knives, as well as pushing a maker's creative and technical abilities to the max....the formed metal sheath alone is a nightmare to produce.
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
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And you obviously never will. But it doesn't mean the rest of us can't enjoy not only the aesthetics of the knife but it's historical significance.
EDIT: And all that STeven said, too. Because's he's as right on as you get about the construction.
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Hello Guys! Wow, I'm really amazed by the discussion this tread started... And I'm very happy with that!:thumbup:
In my view, the SF knives are superb, both in design and execution. Steven Rapp is my neighbour at the Blade show, and I think his work is unbelievable! I made an integral damascus SF knife, with that handle inlay, just because I can't make 50% of the work he does on his knives! The Integral construction and the designs I make are just the way I found to compensate my limitations with other forms of embelishment...
I understand you Bob, as I hate all those western interpretations of Japanese swords. Most of you may not know it, but I'm deeply devoted of Japanese swordsmithing, so much that I started learning japanese when I was 13 years old. (most of it is gone
)
And even being a fulltime Bladesmith, I don't plan to mix this two worlds; I'll make an traditional japanese forge and bellows, make my own tamahagane, forge my swords, but I'm not sure if one day I'll sell one sword...
Well, I gess I got a little off topic here, but I just want you guys to know I agree with almost everything that was said on this post.
cheers!
In my view, the SF knives are superb, both in design and execution. Steven Rapp is my neighbour at the Blade show, and I think his work is unbelievable! I made an integral damascus SF knife, with that handle inlay, just because I can't make 50% of the work he does on his knives! The Integral construction and the designs I make are just the way I found to compensate my limitations with other forms of embelishment...
I understand you Bob, as I hate all those western interpretations of Japanese swords. Most of you may not know it, but I'm deeply devoted of Japanese swordsmithing, so much that I started learning japanese when I was 13 years old. (most of it is gone
)And even being a fulltime Bladesmith, I don't plan to mix this two worlds; I'll make an traditional japanese forge and bellows, make my own tamahagane, forge my swords, but I'm not sure if one day I'll sell one sword...
Well, I gess I got a little off topic here, but I just want you guys to know I agree with almost everything that was said on this post.
cheers!
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Rodrigo, my friend,
A hell of an amazing way to "compensate" for your "limitations"...
I wish you many many years of pursuing such "compensations"!!
All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
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Hello Guys! Wow, I'm really amazed by the discussion this tread started... And I'm very happy with that!:thumbup:
In my view, the SF knives are superb, both in design and execution. Steven Rapp is my neighbour at the Blade show, and I think his work is unbelievable! I made an integral damascus SF knife, with that handle inlay, just because I can't make 50% of the work he does on his knives! The Integral construction and the designs I make are just the way I found to compensate my limitations with other forms of embelishment...
I understand you Bob, as I hate all those western interpretations of Japanese swords. Most of you may not know it, but I'm deeply devoted of Japanese swordsmithing, so much that I started learning japanese when I was 13 years old. (most of it is gone
And even being a fulltime Bladesmith, I don't plan to mix this two worlds; I'll make an traditional japanese forge and bellows, make my own tamahagane, forge my swords, but I'm not sure if one day I'll sell one sword...
Well, I gess I got a little off topic here, but I just want you guys to know I agree with almost everything that was said on this post.
cheers!
Rodrigo-
You started one great thread here. I really like the threads that make me think deeply about the issue involved, and this one really did. Because I am a devotee of art knives, it gave me something - in my own special area of interest - to really dig into. The analogy between Japanese swords and SF knives really brought this one home. Best, Bob