These is before going into the oven, a perfectly satin blade.

Here the pice has gone bad but it still remains a great D2 blade

It’s quite time consuming to give this kind of finish but always rewarding. Always!
Yes guys, next step is to put these baldes into the oven for heat treat.

Cheers!

I’m very happy and pleased to so thiese projects since they are very niec and the D2 carbon steel is one of my favourite since it is an excellent cutting steel. Usually people that demands of this D-2 steel is a user that loves to use the friction folders for cutting and for great performance in these kind of tasks.

Btw this is the first one that will have more than 9cm (3.54″) of cutting edge, a beast.

And this is a folder that is for my friend over the atlantic sea. I slightly modified the point to have better strength and more cutting power.  Because it’s  quite compact, about 7.5cm (around 3″), moreover  in this design I can make a swedge .
I hope that my customer will like it!

One will be about 9,5cm edge (3.8″ about) with a santoku inspired shape. A small monster.
The other is about 7,5cm (3″) blade based on my other Nemo Friction Folder. Since I love to make unique projects and  I love to always improve this one has a slightly different point shape. More classic and I think more utilitarian, hope will like to my friend.

I’m very positive, and if I think about colours, flavours, sensations aboout the 2011 I think it will be great. I have great ideas about making always unique and only projects. Without compromises.
Just some good wishes for this year.
For folders:
I will try to continue in making excellent friction folders first.
Then I’m studying and experimenting in making slipjoint in the old fashionable way and also in my way with new solutions and materials. Maybe also some folders with a lock. I prefer back locks… Time will come and will tell.
For Fixed blades:
i will try to use even more care and quality, searching always the best woods and composites materials, using the best steel around the world. I love, really love to do fixed blades that are working and that are unique, rare, fitting like a glove in the hands, and cutting like a laser.
For more:
my anvil is awaiting to forge some damascus. Soon I will go to take suggestions from a master baldesmith that will help me also in this research. Making damascus, even the simpler one or a simple san-mai, is always something exciting and beatiful. And of course it adds more unicity to every project of mine.

For the past year I only say thank you to my girlfriend and nextcoming wife. She’s the one that had given to me unlimited support in every effort of my life and all I have and all I am now is dedited to her.

Love.

“Received this wonderful friction folder from Stefano, BB member mostho this morning and just thought I’d show a few pic’s. It’s a fabulous working knife, very very well put together, and built well, like a tank”

Picture courtesy of my friend Pete!

Here the full review

Thanks!

It’s love, no doubt!

Blade is an excellent 5mm (.196″) 1095 carbon steel sporting a gorgeous hamon or temper line. It is scary sharp, pop off hairs with ease. Still is strong with his high sabre ground. Handles are in Jade G1o, with Orange G10 backspacer and stainless steel pivots and pins.

Size is 7,6cm blade (3″), handles are 10cm (3.93″).

Will come out with a jeans sheat as my usual.
Hope you will like it!

Cheers!

Here it is.

Blade is 12C27 steel, length is 9,5cm (3,74″) , 3mm (.118″) thick. Finish is satin mirrored.
Handles are 11,5cm (4,5″) in Red G10.
Teflon Washers and stainless hardware.

Cheers