The Sardinian connection.

Thank you folks.
I like writing in English but my prose and vocabulary are not as good as they used to be, nor as good as I wished they were :p

Fausto
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Beautiful knives! I keep thinking that I may finally be able to get one...and then my transmission went out yesterday. The wait continues....
 
quattromori said:
Thank you folks.
I like writing in English but my prose and vocabulary are not as good as they used to be, nor as good as I wished they were :p

Fausto
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Well Fausto, I most certainly don't want to generalize, but for an Italian you write perfect English.:thumbup:

I don't know what it is with (most) Italians and foreign languages, but I used to work with 2 Sardinian half brother who lived here over 20 years at that time, but were still rather difficult to understand. Esprcially when they were agitated:eek:

Don't get this wrong Fausto, I have absolutely nothing against Italians (or any nationality for that matter).

Just a compliment at your address ;)
 
No offence taken :) as personally I think Italians (on average) have little knowledge of foreign languages, especially considering that my country is a huge international tourist destination. The thing is, people here think they can communicate with anyone with the "universal" (for us :p) language of gestures :D
As for a production version of the pattadesa in the US, maybe it would have a decent market. My personal (and highly biased ;)) opinion is that certain pattern exhalt the (ubiquitous) difference between a factory production and a hand made knife. Production resolzas always feel "soul-less" to me, while handmade ones (even bad ones) feel real. On US made slipjoints, I feel that the "emotional" difference is less evident. Again, it might be because of my own roots, or because production slipjoints are better made.
Anyway, the Sardinian connection is working in shadows ;)

Fausto
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Hello everybody :D,

Here you will see another pattadese of Davide Steri :
It has a 9cm blade in sanmai inox forged by Davide and an ivory handle/












Best all :-)
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After seeing this thread , I wanted to find something similar and with the help of Fausto, I picked this one.

Fausto explained why this is not quite right , but it's a nice gateway.

Thanks again Fausto





 
JPD1998 said:
After seeing this thread , I wanted to find something similar and with the help of Fausto, I picked this one.

Fausto explained why this is not quite right , but it's a nice gateway.

Thanks again Fausto





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Is that a friction folder or a slip joint? The web site for Antonini is a little vague.
 
They're friction folders, sure enough. I picked up a small Antonini version late last year, and there's no spring to speak of. On my example, the blade is about the size of the main clip on a peanut.

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I've been trying to find another one, not made by Antonini, but haven't have any luck whatsoever. If anyone has any leads, feel free to shoot me a message!



-Keith
 
Hello,
Another pocket-knife ( 9cm blade) from Davide Steri. The blade is in sanmai, the handle in muflon and the bolster in mokumé.










Close to his brother for special occasions :-)



Best all.
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Wow Âchile! Just Wow!
I am loving the look of the Mokume and sanmai and damscus blades on those knives. Just beautiful :thumbup::thumbup:
Thanks, as always for sharing these,
Duane
 
Just masterful pieces, Achille!! David's work is stunning. Thanks for sharing these with us, I for one, cannot get enough of these beauties!!
 
Âchillepattada;13573140 said:
Hello Nal0n :D
The handle is made of green micarta, the bolster is in mokumé from Davide Steri, the knive-maker himself, and the blade is in inox ( 12C27).
Thank you :thumbup:

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Thanks for the quick reply Âchille!
Too bad I do not like Micarta that much. I guess I have too keep on looking for natural material with "unusual" colors.

Another quick question: How big are those knives traditionally?
I am a big fan of Peanuts and other small knives and they look kinda big on most photos...

Thanks!

Cheers,
 
Nal0n said:
Thanks for the quick reply Âchille!
Too bad I do not like Micarta that much. I guess I have too keep on looking for natural material with "unusual" colors.
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mmm this green in natural material ... it will be hard to find :-)

Another quick question: How big are those knives traditionally?
I am a big fan of Peanuts and other small knives and they look kinda big on most photos...
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The traditional size is 10 to 13 cm of blade . It's pretty big .
But kive-makers can make them with smaller blade, for exemple 8 or 9 cm .
Smaller it would be not a knife it would be a toothpick :rolleyes:

Best all :-)
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