Three knives I've recently finished (kard, criollo, long clip point)

ArielSalaverria

ArielSalaverria

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I apologize for the pictures, these were all local orders and I didn't have time to get them properly photographed before delivery.

San Mai Double Edge Kard
San Mai damascus in 1010/1070 with a 5160 core.
Overall length is 18" with a 12" blade. Turkish walnut root handle with guard and pommel in Turkish star patterned twisted damascus.
Heavy duty hand made leather sheath (not pictured)

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San Mai Integral Criollo Knife
San mai damascus from 1010/1070 with a 5160 core.
10 1/2" overall length, 5 1/2" blade. Red deer stag handles with a guayacan wood bolster decorated with bronze and stainless steel pins. Mokume (nickel silver and copper) buttcap. Hand made leather sheath.

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No Hammer Marks Cable Damascus
Cable damascus (1085)
10" blade (including bolsters), 7 1/2 cutting edge. 16" Overall length. Handle in deer stag with handmade decorated cable pins (1", 3/4", 1/2" and 3/8") Leather and bronze spacers. Hand stitched and worked leather sheath.

This was an order based on the knife I made for David Darom's, "100 Custom Knives in the Making"
I've made a different cable pin pattern to make sure both knives remain original in design.

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Thanks for looking!


Ariel
 
wow! those both of those sanmai are beautiful.. and your cable pins are amazing as usual.

I really like the side of the Kard with your makers mark; the dark break midway through the pattern is especially striking.
 
I like them all a lot. Hard to say which of the kard and the criollo is my favorite. Agree with Mark on the makers mark side of the kard, that line really makes it.
 
Ariel,you are the Cable Master,I always love to see your latest,and you never fail to come through---Beautiful work-------Regards Butch
 
I just started laughing when I saw that san mai. You always deliver original art!
 
Ariel, the San Mai damascus double edged Kard is a one of a kind , the turkish walnut root handle really sets off the fine Turkish star patterned twisted damascus pommel and guard. Some of the small tin bladed kards that I brought back from the desert cannot hold a candle to your worksmanship. Superb. But then I guess the tribesmen in the sand only had camel bone to use for handles and whatever metal they could find to make blades out of. Your customers really did purchase fine "AES" knives.
Sgt P.
 
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