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Old 12-06-2005, 04:34 PM
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Rodrigo Sfreddo - Camp Knife

I would normally wait to photograph an incoming piece before sharing it with you guys, but this one would not wait until I get time after Christmas.

I met Rodrigo at Blade earlier this year, together with Luciano and Ricardo they had an extremely impressive table of blades. After some discussion, and an exchange of one or two e-mails upon my return Rodrigo agreed to try and bring one of my designs to life so to speak .... and with the wonders of modern technology I sent him the following outline:



Now understandably not every knifemaker is willing to take on such a specific request, it can be constraining and sometimes may not hit the right button for them. I was delighted when Rodrigos response was "Yes". I always give the makers latitude and artistic ####### on everything but the key design points, and with that said Rodrigo was away.

Waiting for the birth of a new knife is always a time of anticipation, expectation and nerves, this is true no matter how much input you have into the piece. However when a maker goes a head with a specific design I am always left with those nagging doubts ... " have I made ths clear, ..... what if that doesn't work. have I given enough latitude .." etc. etc.

Well in this case any concerns I may have had simply disappeared as the following images started to arrive ....

BLADE:



Rodrigos interpretation is superb, he's captured the profile wonderfully, giving the point more of a taper, extending the choil slightly to accommodate choking up and if anything made it look more elegant. He's even given me my hamon

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Look at the profile and coin edge spacers ... this is why hes making and I'm doodling The Ironwood is just stunning.

FULL KNIFE:



The whole is greater than the sum of the parts as they say .... Rodrigos interpretation and execution is to my mind superb, I am delighted with the whole experience of working with Rodrigo and cannot praise him enough.

I will take delivery in the coming week, I will update the specs then, and one day take a photograph that goes some way to matching the calibre of the knife (Not that Rodrigos pictures aren't good :thumbup: )

Cheers,

Stephen
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Old 12-06-2005, 05:15 PM
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Awesome knife that is beautifull Rodrigo did a supurb representation of your drawings.

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Old 12-06-2005, 05:39 PM
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Congratulations!

You have a wonderfull knife going your way, and I could say that, in fact, it?s a great home it is going to.


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Old 12-06-2005, 06:59 PM
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That's simply stunning! Very clean work. Awesome interpretation.


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Old 12-07-2005, 12:57 PM
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Very Nice knife! You did an excellent job in designing something that fits Rodrigos style very well.

I own a few Sfreddo knives and must say that he is one of the best bladesmiths in the world as far as I am concerned. His work is truly perfection, and his skills at the forge are extremely evolved. One of his knives that I use regularly for all sorts of tasks is in 52100, and only has to be sharpened about 2-times a year! Now that is super tough!

Congratulation on this project

Sincerely, Don Carlos
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Old 12-07-2005, 01:37 PM
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Stephen,
That is very cool!


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Old 12-07-2005, 06:32 PM
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exceptionally well done, as we've learned to expect from Sfreddo. Your design is very well executed Stephen, congrats!


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Old 12-09-2005, 10:59 AM
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Hello Stephen,thank's for posting it here! I very glad you're so happy with that. I also would like to thank's all the kind comments about my work,you have always been good with me,thank you guys!
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