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These are some examples of the knives I've made through the years.

San Mai and Garabato Wood Small Knife
San Mai damascus in 1010/1070 with a 52100 core.
Tapered butt-end. Overall length is 8" with about a 3 1/2" cutting edge. Garabato wood handles and handmade leather sheath.
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San Mai and Micarta Small Knife
San Mai damascus in 1010/1070 with a 52100 core.
Tapered butt-end. Overall length is 8" with about a 3 1/2" cutting edge. white/black micarta (made by myself, as always) handles and handmade leather sheath.
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Psycodelic Knife
San Mai damascus from 1085 and stainless 416 with a 52100 core.
3" blade, 6 1/2" overall length. "Groovy" micarta slabs and copper pins. Hand made leather sheath according to the buyer's needs.
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Cable and Micarta Skinner
Cable damascus (1085) from 3/4" diameter cable.
Overall lenght: 8" About 3 1/2" cutting edge. 7mm thickness, width: 1 1/8". Home made micarta slabs (red and black), with a lanyard in leather and matching micarta. Handmade leather sheath.
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Cable and Micarta Wharnie
Cable damascus (1085) from 1 1/4" diameter cable.
Overall lenght: 6 1/2" - 3" cutting edge. 7mm thickness, width: 1 1/8". Home made micarta slabs (green, brown, black), with a lanyard in leather and matching micarta. Handmade leather sheath.
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Cable and Stag Drop Point
Cable damascus (1085) from 3/4" diameter cable.
9 3/4" overal lenght with a 4" blade. Handle in axis deer stag with a Quebracho wood section and leather spacers.
Argentine non current circulation coin on the butt. Handmade leather sheath.
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Long Integral Criollo
Forged 52100 with a differential tempering (see hamon line)
11 3/4" blade, 17" Overall length. Handle in torsioned micarta made of brown and black clothings. Hand made leather sheath according to the buyer's needs.
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Cable Damascus and Rope Knife
4 1/2" blade lenght in cable damascus (1085), mokume guard with two decorated pins made of cable and epoxyed rope for the handle. Hand made leather cow, sewn with a dyed rope strand. Soft leather inner lining. Mokume decoration.
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Cable Damascus and Stag Knife
3 3/4" blade lenght in cable damascus (1085), 8 1/2" Overall lenght. Stag handles and handmade leather sheath.

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Kiridashi
San Mai damascus from 1010 and 1085 with a 52100 core.
3 3/4" blade, 7 1/2" overall length. Black, red and white micarta handle. Hand made leather sheath.
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All Metal Knife
San Mai damascus from 1010 and 1070 with a 52100 core.
2 1/2" cutting edge, 6 1/4" overall length. Handle slabs and lanyard ball in mokume (1010, 1085 and copper) with cable decorated pins. Hand made leather sheath according to the buyer's needs.
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Semi Stainless San Mai Fighter
San Mai damascus from 1085 and stainless 304 with a 52100 core.
4 1/2" blade, 10" overall length. Handle in home made micarta with mokume (1010, 1070 and copper) guard and decorative pin. Hand stitched leather sheath.
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Awesome Damascus Fighter
Damascus from 1095 and 1030.
6 1/4" blade, 10 3/4" overall length. Handle slabs in micarta and steel pins blued in an inner circle to look like the damascus colors on the blade. Hand stitched/worked leather sheath.
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San Mai Integral Kitchen Knife
San Mai damascus from 1085 and stainless 416 with a 52100 core.
8" blade, 13" overall length. Hand stitched leather sheath.
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No Hammer Marks Cable Damascus
Cable damascus (1085)
10" blade (including bolsters), 7 1/2 cutting edge. 15" Overall length. Handle in deer stag with a 1" handmade decorated pin. Leather and brass spacers. Hand stitched and worked leather sheath.

This is the Finished Knife that I've made for a tutorial that appears on David Darom's 3rd book, "100 Custom Knives in the Making"
The book was introduced to the public on Blade 2006, and shows a tutorial of mine on no hammer marks cable forging.

I'd like to thank David for his interest on my knives and for waiting until the last minute until I got my arm good enough to hammer again.
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San Mai Mini Santoku
San Mai damascus from 1085 and stainless 416 with a 52100 core.
4 1/2" blade, 9" overall length. Hand stitched leather sheath.
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Cool San Mai Chain Knife
San Mai damascus from a motorcycle distribution chain and a 52100 hard core.
4" blade, 8" overall length. Handle in dyed Guayubira with a nickel silver spacer. Hand stitched leather sheath with impressed chain link details.
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American Bowie - Collaboration with Ruben Calo
7 1/2" blade in san mai damascus (52100 core and 1010 and 1070 layers)
Almost 5/16" thickness. 12 1/2" overall lenght. Died Axis deer handle slabs with brass/SS pins (worked to follow the lines of the stag) and nickel silver lanyard hole.
Hand worked damascus guard (1010 and 1095) Small filework on the spine near the handle. Handstitched leather sheath with a securing piece in abalone (wich looks like crap on the pictures, but it's beautiful).
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San Mai Integral Criollo
San Mai damascus from 1010 and 1070 with a 52100 core.
3 1/2" blade, 7 1/2" overall length. Handle in home made micarta with a leather spacer. Hand made leather sheath.
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All Chain Knife
San Mai damascus from a dog chain and a 52100 hard core.
4 1/2" blade, 10" overall length. Handle in dog chain and epoxy resin with guard and pommel in damascus. Hand stitched leather sheath with impressed chain link details and chain.
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