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[esseti]

Hello to everybody from Italy, I am an hobbyist knifemaker since 1987-88 and I would like to see how are done the real American knives! A cordial regard to all of you, Stefano :)

[John R. Fraps]

Hello STEFANO (ESSETTI) !
Welcome to the Knifemakers' Guild Forums....
Check out the VKS (Virtual Knife Show) forum to see some fine knives..

There are a number of places to see how "American Makers" make knives.

I'll get back to you with URLs of some of them.....

[esseti]

Hello STEFANO (ESSETTI) !
Welcome to the Knifemakers' Guild Forums....
Check out the VKS (Virtual Knife Show) forum to see some fine knives..

There are a number of places to see how "American Makers" make knives.

I'll get back to you with URLs of some of them.....Thank you John, very kind of you, I will go there! Do you like this? Is one of my knife, an interpretation of a nordic knife; a cordial regard, Stefano :)

http://www.uploadgeek.com/uploads456/0/392USA.jpg

[esseti]

And this, an interpretation of mine of a bowie :)

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2527/380abz2.jpg

[A T Barr]

Two Great looking knives Stefano.

And Welcome,

A.T.

[esseti]

Two Great looking knives Stefano.

And Welcome,

A.T.Very kind of you, thank you A T Barr; and for you, one more one of a kind of mine (if I disturb, please, tell me it!) and my cordial regards, Stefano :)

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7392/st375ei3.jpg

[Murray White]

That is one terrific looking Dagger and I love daggers. Don't see enough made in recent years. The sheath is also outstanding.

[esseti]

That is one terrific looking Dagger and I love daggers. Don't see enough made in recent years. The sheath is also outstanding.Thank you Murray and if you love daggers, do you like this one? A cordial regard, Stefano :)

http://www.uploadgeek.com/uploads456/0/359.jpg

[A T Barr]

Wow That is gorgeous.

A.T.

[A T Barr]

Hello again Stefano, I went to your web site http://www.trentinistefano.it/index.htm. I wanted to see more of your work, so I clicked on your "Gallery" expecting to see more of your beautiful knives. Wow, was I surprised,....BUT not disappointed. You are as skilled as a photographer as you are a knife maker.

Just fantastic work.

A.T.

[esseti]

Hello again Stefano, I went to your web site http://www.trentinistefano.it/index.htm. I wanted to see more of your work, so I clicked on your "Gallery" expecting to see more of your beautiful knives. Wow, was I surprised,....BUT not disappointed. You are as skilled as a photographer as you are a knife maker.

Just fantastic work.

A.T.Thank you very much A T Barr, the same is for you! I have seen your http://www.customknives.com very nice knives! I love to make knives and pics but I am only an impassioned autodidactic :o And I made my knives in a little dan of 147cm x 151cm... A big hello from Venice, cordially, Stefano :)

http://www.uploadgeek.com/uploads456/0/ST1.jpg

[esseti]

I had lost the address of this forum and so...
This is my last knife of the 2009, the VET688 made for a friend, best regards and Merry XMas to everybody! :)

K720 da 6mm, flat and hand satin finish to 600 grit. Total length is 278mm (11"), blade is 145mm (6"). Fittings are brass, handle is ebony and purple heartwood + white and blue spacers. Leather sheath.

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4582/29278788.jpg

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/7610/66313172.jpg

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/1728/93280732.jpg

[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

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http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4267/412i.jpg

[A T Barr]

Excellent work!

A.T.

[Kevin Hoffman]

Stefano,
Merry Christmas and Welcome. Thanks for sharing photos of your very beautiful work with us.

Kevin Hoffman

[esseti]

Excellent work!

A.T.
Thank you A T Barr, regards, Stefano :)

[esseti]

Stefano,
Merry Christmas and Welcome. Thanks for sharing photos of your very beautiful work with us.

Kevin Hoffman
Thank you Kevin, kind regards :)

[esseti]

Stainless steel 440C , total lenght of the blade is 144mm x 5mm (about 6"), handle of snakewood is 136mm (about 5,1/2"), hand made mirror finish.
(the knife I show, are not for sale)

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/2876/409a.jpg

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/6612/409b.jpg

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1369/409d.jpg

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/322/409e.jpg

[esseti]

My first nessy, total lenght is 216mm (about 8,5"), blade is 105 (about 4") x 4mm, ats34; fittings are stainless steel, hand made mirror finished (without electric tools) Mexican kingwood slabs, 4mm leather sheath :)

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/961/406a.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2171/406b.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3210/406c.jpg

[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1402/406m2.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3059/406m3.jpg

[esseti]

ATS34 total lenght is 182mm (about 7") blade is 82 x 5mm (about 3,1/4"); hand made mirror finish, bolsters are stainless steel, scales are erica burl. Leather sheath 3,5mm. :)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/7233/410a.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2947/410b.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3500/410cy.jpg

[esseti]

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8325/410dw.jpg

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[esseti]

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3410/410g.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/6475/410h.jpg

[esseti]

Hello guys!
Stainless steel ATS34, total lenght is about 6" (150 mms) "black oven" finished, slabs are raspberry burl, 1/4" mosaic pins and blu spacers; a leather sheath (3,5 mms) complete the "baby"! Cordially, Stefano :)

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8813/390abe6.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7281/390bpr3.jpg

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/9754/390ceo2.jpg

(not for sale)

[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

After the black claw, the white claw:
the "anguea", it is a small fish that, here from us, it is very pleasant fried and crisp; often, during the frying, it assumes a form to "U" partial (like a karambit) and so...
Stainless steel 440C hand made mirror finished (without electric machineries, as all the mine ended to mirror finish), Corian Dupont detachable scales and red spacers with s.s. screws and a leather sheath with armadillo inlay; t. lenght is 111mm (about 4") blade is 51 x 5mm (about 2")
(not for sale)

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4841/39962271.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/671/49480085.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4229/83605361.jpg

[esseti]

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[esseti]

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7138/76413594.jpg

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http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3826/38029660.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/592/f10t.jpg

[MCarter]

Very imressive work, especially without using poser tools.

[esseti]

Very imressive work, especially without using poser tools.
Thank you MCarter and a Happy New Year from Venice! Cordially, Stefano :)

[esseti]

Stainless steel 440C personally tempered to 59-60 Hrc. T.L. 320 mm (about 13"), blade is 183 (about 8") x 5 mm, hand made mirror finishing (without electric machineries), filework, mini abaki is s.s.416 satin finished; fittings are s.s. 416.
Handle is african ebony and ivory + red spacers, The leather sheath (wanted in this way from the friend) is 3,5 mm.
(not for sale)

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/4552/386aaa2.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4368/386bai4.jpg

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/7073/386cij4.jpg

[esseti]

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[esseti]

Hand made mirror finishing on the flat, (and my home :D )
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9838/386gee0.jpg

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/6355/386hof0.jpg

[esseti]

Utility fullflat, total lenght is 241mm (about 9,5") blade is 110mm (about 4") x 4mm. The steel is vanadis4 extra http://www.uddeholm.com/files/vanadis4_extra-english.pdf ( C 1,4 Si 0,4 MN 0,4 Cr 4,7 Mo 3,5 V 3,7)
(1020°C + twice 525°C = 62 Hrc) Bolsters are brass and ironwood scales for the handle. Happy New Year! :)
(not for sale)


http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/1746/408a.jpg

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/1426/408b.jpg

[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

This is my interpretation of the Tracker: total lenght is 333mm (about 13") blade is 210mm (about 8") x 5mm; stainless steel MA5M pers.temp. to 56 Hrc, black from oven, with 100mm of wood teeth (15 teeth prepared on light bending) + cutting edge for cords prepared to the intersection of the two grinding. Handle is black micarta. Leather sheath (4,5mm).

http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/6844/387apr3.jpg

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/2128/denti387ayu6.jpg

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/7795/dg2sx4.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2590/dg3jd1.jpg

Don't touch my Tracker!
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/91/dg6az2.jpg

Me
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/1805/dg8km8.jpg

[esseti]

Openletters, total lenght is 250mms (about 10") blade, without cutting edges, is 133mms x 5mms (about 5") damascus made by Antonini and colored in my kiln. Fittings are brass and handle is amboina burl + cocobolo wood. Stand is palissander :)

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/1189/402aw.jpg

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3724/402b.jpg

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1655/402c.jpg

[esseti]

Stainless steel 420 HC, total lenght is 325mm (about 13") it weighs around 900gr.; convex blade 72mm (about 3") wide, 140mm (about 5,5") longe, 14mm thick, with back hammer; handle is s.s. 440C and leather. Fitting are stainless steel and pommel is 420HC. 4mm Leather sheath. :)

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9489/4071g.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4938/4073q.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1680/4075y.jpg

[esseti]

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http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1723/40715.jpg

[esseti]

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[esseti]

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http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5632/40728c.jpg

http://www.trentinistefano.it/lame%20d-autore%2011-2009.pdf

[esseti]

Total lenght is 221mm (about 9"), blade is 105 (about 4") x 5mm, 440C; fittings are nickelsilver, hand made mirror finished (without electric tools) Scales are red palm wood + black spacers, wengè + leather sheath. :)

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2176/405a.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/925/405b.jpg

[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9836/417a.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/6828/418ex.jpg

[PigPopper]

Outstanding design and execution.

I love the ST 417.

How did you texture the blade?

[esseti]

Outstanding design and execution.

I love the ST 417.

How did you texture the blade?

Thank you PigPopper, with the Dremel and a little stone disk, regards :)

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9830/417g.jpg

[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

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Done by hand, without electric machineries.

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/970/422o.jpg

[esseti]

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[esseti]

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Always for my private collection; not for sale

[esseti]

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[maxcutter03]

As usual ST your work is excelent!! It is always a pleasure to look at your work.

[esseti]

As usual ST your work is excelent!! It is always a pleasure to look at your work.

Very kind of you Marvin! Cheers from Venice :)

[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[Juniper]

ten characters here

[esseti]

ten characters here

"thought about tapering the tangs? That way they won't look so blocky and it will lighten the handle where the extra thickness is not needed.

Just a thought."

If with" tapering the tangs " you intend this:

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/2789/286u.jpg

because there would not be more sets for the screws... Hi Juniper :)

[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

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[esseti]

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