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Hello fellow knife lovers, Ive been a member of this forum for quite some time but never showed my work here. Maybe the time is ripe now.
Since about three years under the artist name of aliaswonder (also my alias name on a few forums) I essentially work with bamboo root and bamboo stem to create higo no kami inspired friction folder. I draw my inspiration from Nature to give to the bamboo an aged and worn out appearance through means of sculpture and patina. I call my little things Take no Kami, meaning lord of the bamboo as an homage to the classic higonokami which by the way I collect passionately.
I dont do the blades myself but instead do collaborations with renowned makers from Europe and Japan who agree to create blades according to my designs.
Here is a small series of folders I did this summer.
A friend, Achilles from the French forum NCZ initiated this special project. He, himself is an avid collector of Sardinian Pattada folders and when he proposed me to make a collab with two Italian masters of the genre, Gigi Stechi and Davide Steri, I of course said immediately yes.
I always thought that Pattada blades have an elegant bamboo leaf shape and that it will go well with a bamboo handle, so I jumped on the boat with enthusiasm.
I made a slight redesign of the traditional shape, adding a lever to it and about a week later started to receive these beautiful damascus blades. Our Sardinian friends are not only talented they are also passionate, ready to engage in any adventure if it is creative enough.
Upon getting the blades and seeing their great quality I decided to make something special and embarked in the challenge of making all 9 knives with entirely sculpted handles.
So here is the result : Japanese inspired folders with Italian blades and Chinese bamboo handles sculpted by a French maker ! A true international joint venture, east meets west, Marco Polo style !
But lets stop the talking, pictures are worth a thousand words...
Since about three years under the artist name of aliaswonder (also my alias name on a few forums) I essentially work with bamboo root and bamboo stem to create higo no kami inspired friction folder. I draw my inspiration from Nature to give to the bamboo an aged and worn out appearance through means of sculpture and patina. I call my little things Take no Kami, meaning lord of the bamboo as an homage to the classic higonokami which by the way I collect passionately.
I dont do the blades myself but instead do collaborations with renowned makers from Europe and Japan who agree to create blades according to my designs.
Here is a small series of folders I did this summer.
A friend, Achilles from the French forum NCZ initiated this special project. He, himself is an avid collector of Sardinian Pattada folders and when he proposed me to make a collab with two Italian masters of the genre, Gigi Stechi and Davide Steri, I of course said immediately yes.
I always thought that Pattada blades have an elegant bamboo leaf shape and that it will go well with a bamboo handle, so I jumped on the boat with enthusiasm.
I made a slight redesign of the traditional shape, adding a lever to it and about a week later started to receive these beautiful damascus blades. Our Sardinian friends are not only talented they are also passionate, ready to engage in any adventure if it is creative enough.
Upon getting the blades and seeing their great quality I decided to make something special and embarked in the challenge of making all 9 knives with entirely sculpted handles.
So here is the result : Japanese inspired folders with Italian blades and Chinese bamboo handles sculpted by a French maker ! A true international joint venture, east meets west, Marco Polo style !
But lets stop the talking, pictures are worth a thousand words...
