Work in Progress
As the title says, you will find pictured here knives that are in some stage of completion. Some are for a specific customer order and some may be available for purchase. If you see something you like, please inquire.
1948 Cuauhtemoc Cinco Pesos Coin Knife
This is a beautiful, large - 40mm - diameter coin, only minted in 1947 and 1948. The obverse shows Cuauhtemoc, the last king of the Aztec Empire. At the customers request, I added a loop in order to attach a silver chain. The coin knife could then also be worn as a necklace. The coin knife is shown here fit together with temporary pins so that I can adjust the blades and spring before riveting. COMPLETED
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10" Chef Knife
10" Chef Knife
This is a LARGE 10" Chef Knife rough ground to sixty grit after heat treatment. The blade is constantly dipped in water to keep it cool and protect the temper. I'll next grind at one-hundred twenty grit, then two-hundred twenty. Then I'll start hand polishing - back down to one-hunred fifty, then two-hundred twenty, then four-hundred, then six-hundred grit. There is about fifty percent more steel in this knife than an 8.5" Chef Knife! COMPLETED
Hand Rubbed Utility Finish
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After a day of grinding without gloves!
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Kitchen Knives
Scribing the grind lines with a vernier height guage.
A large group of kitchen knives in progress - two 8.5" Chefs Knives; two 7" Cuchillos de Asador (these will have leather Gaucho-style sheaths worn tucked into the front or back of the waistband); four 3" Paring Knives; a 4" Utility Knife; and a massive 10" Chefs Knife with a 2.5" wide blade. To the left is one of the 7" Cuchillo de Asador blades being scribed with a precision height gauge on a granite surface plate. Two parallel scribe lines are made to give a .020" edge thickness before heat treating. COMPLETED
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Folder Blades
Six folder blades, rough ground, fitted to springs and ready for heat treat. The two larger blades are 1/8" thick, the four smaller are 3/32". They will be finished with a variety of horn, bone and wood handles and coin silver escutcheons. And, I'll be using bronze for liners in addition to nickel silver. COMPLETED
3.25" Folding Knife - 3/16" Steel
A heavyweight, for sure! and a real handful. Blade and back spring of 3/16" thick 440C stainless steel. Length closed - 4.5" The blade has beautiful vine file work and thumb serrations. Handle scales are black buffalo horn with some of the rough outer surface left on. COMPLETED
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3" Folding Knife
3" Wharncliff blade of 1/8" 440C stainless. Serrated thumb rest. Natural tan canvas micarta handle. Length closed - 4.5" COMPLETED
Navajas
Two Navajas in progress. Both with front and rear bolsters and liners of nickel-silver. 1/8" 440C blades and springs. File worked spines. One with ivory micarta, the other with a combination of Yucatecan deer antler and guayacan (lignum vitae). Lot's of file work and nickel silver pins on these two! COMPLETED
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12 Piece Kitchen Knife Set
A set of knives for a Merida customer - 8" and 6" Chef knives, 7" slicing knife, 2.5" paring knife and eight steak knives, all with Yucatecan Tzalam handles. That's part of the plank of Tzalam from Maderaria Moreles on calle 47. COMPLETED