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Well, I must admit that I am developing a dangerous fever for these outstanding handmade knifes made in damascus steels ... I tried to find any anniversary to justify this latest purchase I did for myself, but I found none ... so I bought it just because I liked ! Bought aswell a good parfum and some flowers to give to my wife (I have learnt that it is much better to have her happy  with at least a representative present rather than to try her to understand the true value as an investment of a quality rifle or knife that would surely outlive me  ) and gave myself this wonderful knife, with peace and armony reigning in my home and both her and me very happy  ...Its handle is made from ebony, and the damascus blade (san mai) made from nickel and 1095 steel... I do really like it !!     ------------------------------------------  Μολὼν λάβε Duc, sequere, aut de via decede. | ||
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That was a beautiful knife, very good handcraft on it. | |||
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I want one. What does "san mai" mean? _________________________________ AR, where the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history become the nattering nabobs of negativisim. | |||
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"San Mai" means very expensive.....  But this one is a beautiful work of art. All it needs now is a bit of boar blood....  Martin. Who made this one? Is it Argentine? If you like damascus, look at Steketee as well.....  "When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all." Theodore Roosevelt | |||
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You are quite near the practical definition, Bill , in fact is was quite expensive, but worth ... and happily, I bought it for less than it really costs  I understand than "San Mai" means "three layers" in Japanese... in fact this technique is a sort of sandwich of three layers of different steels, the one of the center is a hard (usually high carbon) steel and the layers of the sides are lower carbon (but tough) steels, thus the san mai blades are supposed to offer a hardened edge to maximize edge holding ability aswell as tough steel on the sides for flexibility, to whitstand impact and lateral stresses ... and also in this particular case the components used offer a high contrast that makes the pattern very visible as you can appreciate from the photos I posted ... I must admit that I would never test the mechanical properties (edge holding & lateral and impact stresses performance) in the field, but the damascus is in fact very beautiful ... also it is a great work since apparently the nickel is very difficult to forge, even worse to paste it with other steels (so this knife have a great skill applied in it, which increases even more its value  )It was made by a local (I mean argentine ) and young bladesmith, named Manuel Tacus  ... I am afraid it is rather short for boar hunting,, my friend ... for that special task I have two different knives: a muela podenquero made in Spain, and an argentinian made Yarara Chanchero ------------------------------------------ Μολὼν λάβε Duc, sequere, aut de via decede. | |||
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Yes, san mai are Kanji symbols derived from Chinese meaning 3 layers. Here is an interesting link that shows how it is done http://sjaqua.tripod.com/sanmai.htm HTH | |||
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It was made by a local (I mean argentine ) and young bladesmith, named Manuel Tacus ... I am afraid it is rather short for boar hunting,, my friend ... for that special task I have two different knives: a muela podenquero made in Spain, and an argentinian made Yarara Chanchero [/QUOTE]I would enjoy meeting this man someday. His work is truly an art. My boar hunting knife is also a Muela...not sure what the model is, as it was a gift from a pal who bought it in Spain. It has an 8.5" blade and does the job very well. Time now for an afternoon  lot of rain this past week and today. We need it and it is most welcome, but a good reason to stay home and read. Sea bien, amigo"When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all." Theodore Roosevelt | |||
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Argentina will surely show you all those good things she could offer, my friend ... specially to someone who shows that much satisfaction upon our idiosincracy and culture ... and of course it will be my pleasure to guide you (thou perhaps I am not the ideal one to that task )There are lots of excellent bladesmith in here, being myself discovering them, as I purchase their work (and art), while hearing their techniques and motives applied on those creations... you know what ? It still amazes me to discover that, thou these guys might know everything about forge, they might also ignore everything about the best shape a certain knife might have for a given task (hunt, for what concerns me) ... I have to tell them how would I use it, and then they will design that knife specifically for those tasks ... and those special characteristic considered make me feel part of that knife, whose value incresases a lot since it is also somehow my creation (shared, but it has my design in it) Here is a pic of my podenquero (mine is almost like the one on the right, being the handle of my knife much better finished) http://www.muela.org/img.asp?imagen=g19.jpg&id=1 ------------------------------------------ Μολὼν λάβε Duc, sequere, aut de via decede. | |||
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And here is a link to a pic of my yarara chanchero... in fact is very similar to the podenquero, just more "rustic" http://www.filofiel.com/tienda/popup_image.php?pID=1574 Enjoy those peaceful moments reading by the fire, my friend ... I can't remember when was the last time I could actually enjoy the pleasure of reading for more than two hours at a time  ------------------------------------------ Μολὼν λάβε Duc, sequere, aut de via decede. | |||
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The Spaniards has always hd good knifes and swords. It was the backbone of the roman armyas the gladius hispanicus . the Spanish sword. They look wonderfull for various uses thoe Yarara and Pondenquero. I must get one of each some day. How much will an fine knife like that cost in Argentina? | |||
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There are some very fine knife makers in South America but sometimes they don't get enough publicity.A search of some of the knife forums will find them such a s www.knifenetwork.com | |||
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You meant Craig Steketee ? In fact he makes very nice damascus !!! ------------------------------------------ Μολὼν λάβε Duc, sequere, aut de via decede. | |||
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Both Muela and Yarara are factory knives, so they are cheaper than a custom one ... My Podenquero was a gift from my father, but its price might be around some 130 USD (the cheapest model), the yarara might be half that price... custom knives value varies depending the chosen metals and components, the needed handcraft, the skill (and fame) the bladesmith has, the chosen technique... you decide the quality & originality of that particular custom knife, and that quality also decides the resulting price ------------------------------------------ Μολὼν λάβε Duc, sequere, aut de via decede. | |||
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Look here for other amazing argentinian bladesmiths, ariel salaverria, mariano gugliotta and ruben calo, all of them posting in this site with certain regularity www.ramanon.com Search them in the forums , knives, custom knives creations ------------------------------------------ Μολὼν λάβε Duc, sequere, aut de via decede. | |||
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puma offers their white hunter model in 120 layer damascus .... price has been reduced $1,000 so now you can buy for only $4,000 such a deal !!! they also offer a model with 540 layer damascus you can probably buy a small house for what that must cost ! no price was listed TOMO577 DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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I have two of Mr. Salaverria's knives -- he is quite the artist -- and took one of them to Zimbabwe with me this summer. I have also admired Mr. Calo's work. Both of them post on Bladeforums. ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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http://forum.ramanon.com/showthread.php?t=48137 Nice one ! ------------------------------------------ Μολὼν λάβε Duc, sequere, aut de via decede. | |||
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