TARTADUM - Big "Gaucho bowie" inspired knife, 10´´ blade, wild W pattern, integral bolster - PM

[Petr Melicharek]

Hey everybody.

I present the first completed knife this year. I've been working on it basically since Christmas and I had to interrupt the work several times so it took longer than I expected... Oh yeah, kids..

It's a Gaucho "bowie" inspired knife or so-called "cuchillo criollo" and it's quite big . It's also my first proper integral, so I focused on that bolster this time. So enjoy it, and see you soon with the next one ...

TARTADUM
Blade - damascus steel 1,2842 (O2) + 75ni8 Uddeholm (15N20)
Guard - integral guard - damascus steel 1,2842 (O2) + 75ni8 Uddeholm (15N20)
Handle – Tetraclinis articulata
Average length - 39 cm (approx- 15,3 inches), Blade - 25,5 cm (approx- 10 inches), blade width at widest point 47 mm (approx 1.8 inches), blade thickness – 4.5 mm-3.5 mm - distal taper (0.177 - 138 inches )

 

[Shotgun37]

Beautiful knife & sheath both, well done!

 

[i4Marc]

Beautiful. Love the sheath details.

 

[jfk1110]

EXQUISITE DETAIL....

 

[Guilherme Mantovani]

So many ways we can run on that kind of integral bolsters… and this one was stunning!!!!

 

[dsw0557]

Love that blade geometry, and the handle is exquisite! The sheath greatly enhances the knife and is gorgeous on its own. Great work, be proud!

 

[CVamberbonehead]

This is incredible. Very cool!

 

[Petr Melicharek]

Thanks a lot, everyone for the nice comments and "thumbs-ups" I'm glad you like it!