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INTERNATIONAL KNIVES REVIEW

INTERNATIONAL KNIVES REVIEW

THE MAGAZINE OF EXCELLENCE IN KNIVES AND BLADES

‘ OUR TESTS Extrema Ratio Skar Viper Odino Maserin Onefold and Dump

Spyderco by Janic

WorkSharp Sharpener by Ken Onion

EVENTS Achi Show in Parma Celebrating knives in Maniago

CUSTOM Rising Knives Massimo Gizzi Knives as an Hobby Enrico Corradini Kiridashi Jesper Voxnaes Master Knifemakers Leonardo Frizzi - Sergio Ramondetti Sardininan Blades Giuseppe Galante - Giuseppe Cabras

Dalla collaborazione tra lo scrittore Nicolai Lilin e Coltellerie Maserin è nato il 987 Siberian knife.

Pugnale dalle forme tipicamente siberiane, ha lama e fodero con disegni che riprendono temi e simbologie della tradizione siberiana presenti anche nelle opere figurative e nei tatuaggi realizzati dall’autore del libro best seller Educazione Siberiana.

Coltellerie Maserin snc via dei Fabbri, 19 - 33085 Maniago (PN) Tel. +39 0427 71335 - Fax +39 0427 700690 www.maserin.com - info@maserin.com

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Filippi's back lock

This foldable pocket knife has its origins in Piombino, the city where Ivo Filippi works. He is a knifemaker who we appreciate for his precision and his "complicated simplicity". The blade is made of CPM154CM, the handle of treated buckeye, the liners of annealed steel AISI 301 and for the bolsters the AISI 416 has been preferred. We also like the red spacers that separate the liners and the scales.

For information: Ivo Filippo mobile 329 426.36.78, ivofilippi@gmail.com (photo by Gianluigi Guiotto)

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Achi Show in Parma

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While continuing to support and develop our local Italian paper magazine, COLTELLI, we decided to act globally. We intend to create a bridge between different cultures, styles and crafts that up until now has not seen the light.

It is our intent to support the share of knowledge, passion and ideas through this digital magazine. Our aim is to offer an outlook on the excellencies of the knife trade – both Italian and international – to professionals and industry savvy as well as to anyone that wishes to get a better grasp of this incredible world.

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We've got mail Knives opens its pages to all the readers in order to let them contribute to the growth of the magazine with their ideas, suggestions, advises, critics and requests. Anyone interested in asking us questions can send their letters to the Knives Staff (C.A.F.F. Editrice - Knives, via Sabatelli 1, 20154 Milano) or send an email to: coltelli04@caffeditrice.com

A very strange razor

Howdy! First of all I would like to compliment you for your magazine which I read since a long time.

Recently I came across this very strange razor: on the side it shows the gears that tip over the blade from a side to the other and the only written words I can read are "Valet" engraved on the top of the razor. Are you able to give me more detailed information about it? Thanks a lot Ivano - by email

- Articoli da Taglio ed Accessori - Centro Affilature Specializzato - Assistenza Tecnica Tosatrici di Mimmo Cavallo

via Armando Diaz, 11 - 72017 Ostuni (Br) - Italy tel./fax: +39 0831 338771 - mobile: +39 338 2888278 info@coltelleriacavallo.it - www.coltelleriacavallo.it

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Dear Ivano, the Knives Staff thanks you for the compliments.

The model that you own is a Razor Valet Auto Strop. This kind of razor, manufactured mainly in the first half of the last century, has the peculiarity of being "automatically" sharpened over and over. By placing a thinner and narrower than usual strip of leather (razor strop) in the mechanism you were mentioning, all you have to do to correctly position the blade was to move it backwards and forwards a few times. In this way you can quickly sharpen the blade, without worrying about the right angle and direction.

On the web you can still find some blades (manufactured in Germany o Japan) compliant to this particular type of razor, which, until today, it is usable. To have a better understanding on how it operates, on YouTube look for "using a valet auto strop with its strop". Congrats on your discovery.

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Serrated blades... how to?

Dear Knives, I am an enthusiast of blades, and as such I want to have the best also in my kitchen and on the dining table.

Thanks to your reviews, it has been quite easy finding myself with products of the highest quality and to keep them always sharp, I have also bought the right stones.

The problem that I face is when I need to sharpen my serrated blades. Even though the majority of the knives I own are mainly plain, some works need a serrated blade, and I found great difficulty to sharpen such kind of blade, especially when it comes to very thin serrations. Can you give me some advises on products that can solve my problem and possibly don't cost a fortune? I have already tried out the paper wheels, but the result was not satisfactory. Thank you in advance for your help.

Antonio - by email Dear Antonio, in order to work with very thin serrations and spending a reasonable amount of money, a good choice would be Eze Lap Model ST. This little sharpener - when closed looks like a pen - is made of a diamond bar and its diameter lessens towards the point in order to be adaptable to any kind of width of the gullets. With just few strokes, the diamond surface will give back a new life to the worn out edge. You can find it in the best knives shop. For more information: http://eze-lap.com/ (T. R.)

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SHOW YOUR BLADES...

Frizzi, living in the country at the doors of Florence and having a family of great hunters, has learned to love open air life and the knife as an essential tool in everyday use since his younger years. At that time he would have never thought knives would became one of his prominent activities.

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aster of the Italian Knifemakers Corporation, Leonardo Frizzi has a very interesting production, never taken for granted and always based on a careful researched materials, profiles and treatments. In the last edition of Cic Show we've met him, and we had a chance to chitchat and to capture on photo four of his knives he had on the stand.

When and how did you star t creating knives?

As a young boy, I lived in the country and in my family everyone was a hunter. I therefore started hanging around the woods and fields with my foldable hunting knife that had its bolsters shaped to extract the shell casings of the cartridges. This has been the nicest gift received by my grandfather, who was a hunter and a walker. Then I discovered knives magazines and the book by Sid Latham "Knives and Knifemakers" which introduced me to Loveless.

By 18, I was creating two knives with a stone grinder and files. The steel probably was already tempered, since it happily bounced on the stone and I usually ended up covered in stone and water after hours of grinding.

Between us: I still have those two knives with a cocobolo handle, but I never show them around. In 2002, I decided I had to get serious about it, and I built a laboratory and bought a belt grinder, specifically produced for me by a company in Bologna.

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Where do you find the inspiration for your knives?

My source is the never ending interest in researching knifemakers and knives from all over the world.

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1. Four knives by Leonardo Frizzi: from the top, Cupido, Templar, Big Five and Barbanera

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2. The right side of Barbanera, frame-lock with a damascus stainless steel "ladder" blade by Mike Norris, titanium 6AL4V scales engraved by Luca Braschi. The thumb stud is a small skull. Total length: 195 mm 3. Cupido's detail, liner-lock with a damascus carbon steel blade

by R. Calcinore, gold pins, blue anodized filework titanium spine, gold 24 carats screws. Alabama damascus bolster, scales made of mammoth teeth.

Constructor name engraved on a small 18 carat gold plaque. Total length: 195 mm

nothing out. I prefer producing knives on my own design, unique and exclusive, custom indeed, and not copies of knives already seen even if customized. I believe that in this way I can better express myself in the

objects I create, and therefore my designs are per sonal some modern, some "antique" but never a copy.

What kind of materials do you prefer?

I like very much all natural materials, fossil ivo r y, b o n e s . I don't particularly love high tech materials even if I use carbon fiber, G10. In this case I'd rather try to make some daring matches with natural materials. For the blades I love to experiment the new steels looking for the one that encloses the best characteristics

5. The Big Five left side carries an elephant and the right one has engraved a leopard. The knife is a liner-lock with a steel CPM154CM blade, scales of Alabama damascus steel and a turtle on a 24 carat gold leaf. The artwork of the spine and liners are filework, screws are 24 carat gold.

18 carat gold cable ring. Total length: 185 mm

among cut and aesthetic. I mainly use stainlesses of quality such as RWL 34, cpm 154 and so on and damascuses created by artisans of the highest level, such Chad Nichols, Devin and Rob Thomas, Mike Norris and of course the Italian ones.

Wha t s t an d s ou t f r om your works?

I concentrate myself in a recognizable design, mechanical precision and finishing of the details. My knives are different from the industrial ones since they are a unique creation, aiming to be a real and proper artistic creation. And then, I believe that mechanism, grindings and finishings determine the difference between a common product and one of excellence.

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4. Templar is a liner-lock with a D. Thomas damascus blade and a titanium 6AL4V handle engraved by master Antonio Montejano from Albacete with templar seals created with the etching technique. Total length: 194 mm

SHOW YOUR BLADES...

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Born in 1958, Ramondetti lives in the province of Cuneo where he creates the knives that granted him the appointment of Master of the Italian Knifemakers Corporation and on 2011 the recognition of Artisan Excellency by the Piedmont Region. Here are four of his creations which show the kind of quality he puts in his works.

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ergio, how did you approach the knives world?

The reason can be found in a spring storm the time my wife and I were visiting an artisan exhibit in MondovĂŹ. The sky was dark and menacing the first big drops started to fall. Standing in front of us there was a glass showcase and we helped the owner putting it into shelter. Only at that point we noticed that inside the showcase there were some marvelous knives, so different from the ones we were used to be seeing in hobby and sports shops, and that got us very curious.

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And who was the knifemaker?

It was Santino Ballestra. The storm ended, but we were so fascinated that we decided to spend the rest of the afternoon talking to such an open knifemaker. We agreed that I was going to visit him in his laboratory.

Ballestra welcomed me with great availability and showed me all his tools, the parts that make a knife and eventually he started to show me how to create one. I wanted to try to create my first knife, but I didn't have a belt grinderl. I decided then to design one and tried to build it. And I managed

to do it, in fact I still use it, even if now I own a more professional one.

When did you create your first knife?

It was the end of 1997, the blade came from an old and broken butcher knife and the handle was made of boxwood. Since I am inclined to challenge myself with new situations, I tried to forge some blades from leaf springs of cars and combine them with exotic woods, deer antlers and buffalo horns, which ended up being some decent hunting knives. In 1999 I took the exam for the admission

1. Four knives by Ramondetti, all with a RWL34 steel blade: from the left, foldable liner-lock with mammoth fossil ivory handle, mosaic damascus bolster and titanium liners (176 mm long); fix blade with desert ironwood handle, stainless 416 guard and mosaic pins (203 mm); Roteor with rotating lock, mammoth fossil ivory handle, titanium liners, stainless steel spine and screws (170 mm); foldable lock-back with mammoth ivory fossil handle, stainless 416 joints, gold screws and anodized titanium bolster(170 mm)

to the Italian K n i fe m a ke r s Corporation which I passed and got qualified.

What was your impression of the room in the Marriot at the CIC Show?

In 2000 I did my first show. It was a Saturday morning and I wa s e n t e r i n g this big hall full of important knifemakers arriving from every part of the world, and at that point I asked myself what was I doing there, I really wanted to leave. But my wife, who's been always very supportive in this

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3. The peculiar rotating lock of the Roteor: Ramondetti has been inspired by an old knife of the sixties called "Coli" 4. Detail of the lock carrying titanium liners 5. Spine of the lock-back; highlighted the artwork on the anodized titanium liners and the gold screws

adventure, helped me to overcome this situation and this ended up being a unique and unforgettable experience. Many years have passed since that first show. Now I am Master of the Italian K n i fe m a ke r s 5 Corporation, and still my enthusiasm and excitement remain the same.

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I build my knives starting from the development of my ideas through a drawing, actually with multiple drawings for the same project, till I reach what satisfies me or at least I think it can.As soon as I start building one, I already have other ideas on how to make it better based on the choice of the materials I will use. This choice is always made in collaboration with my supporting wife.

What kind of materials do you use?

I always try to combine functionality to refinement. I like RWL 34 stainless steel, but I use also damascus preferably not industrial - and in particular those of Santino Ballestra (I can also request special designs and shapes). For the handle I use mammoth fossil ivory, treated woods, and exotic antlers, I am always looking for new materials. 

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2. Perfection is in the details: starting from the area where the logo is engraved and getting through the beauty of the mosaic pins until reaching the precision of the combination

For information: Sergio “Ramon” Ramondetti, Chiusa di Pesio (CU), phone n° +39 0171 734 490 www.ramon-knives.com 11

SHOW YOUR BLADES...

ENRICO CORRADINI The knifemaker of Seregno, a little city near Milan, started producing knives in 2000, after years spent in collecting them. This led him to fill in the knowledge gaps he had and to make true his dream of creating knives.

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their quality.The four knives you see in the pictures are linked between them by the type of steel used for the blade, 01 steel, and by the precision and attention with which they have been created. We took the chance to shoot some pictures and have a little chitchat about his hobby.

How did you star t cr eating knives?

Around 2000 I came across an impor tant show of a great knifemaker, Bruno Trombin, who gave me the first advises and basics on how to set up a small laboratory a n d b e g i n t h e " t h e rap e u t i c " production of blades.

1. Four nice examples of Enrico Corradini's work carrying mirrored-finish steel 01: on the right SubHilt Integral - treated giraffe bone handle and mosaic pin (total length: 350 mm). On the left, from the bottom SubHilt with giraffe bone handle and mosaic pin (length: 240 mm); Persian foldable backlock knife carrying a mammoth fossil ivory and gold screws (length: 210 mm); and Caccia, integral with gold walnut brier root, mammoth ivory fossil details and mosaic pin (length: 250 mm)

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3. The two SubHilt, with mammoth ivory fossil and gold walnut brier root handles 4. Detail of the guard of Caccia, with the finger groove where you can insert the index finger to work more precisely 5. All Integrals by Corradini have at the bottom of the handle a loop to secure the lanyard

What do you think about your hobby?

The nice part of this fantastic hobby is the sense of brotherhood and cohesion that is in all of us, which keeps us united. I have met crazy, serious, playful, unselfish personalities that would exchange i n fo r m at i o n , s t ra n g e s e c re t s , experiments that makes you laugh.

But the common denominator is the pleasure of staying together and sharing the culture, and this

is culture, of the construction of the archetypal knife, functional tool but at the same a jewel, a continuous hunt for beauty. I shall stop here so not to get into abstract forms of dialect that will detach me from reality.

Which materials do you prefer for your knives?

Each one of the knifemakers for hobby use what the market offers, therefore the best steels, woods, fossil ivor y, amber. Generally speaking, among the steels, I love the most CPM420V: it has the magnificent ability to keep the edge and resists to oxidation; RWL34 for its uniform composition at a molecular level and also because it can be mirrored-finish (easier to obtain compared to CPM) even if its duration is of a flower, but I love it. Another steel I find extremely valid is the O1 used by the great James Schmidt, 0,9 of carbon and mirrored-finish look

after a heat treatment which does not allow oxidation. A carbon steel I really like is the Pizzi's Damascus.

As for the handles, I use a lot wood because I feel and love it a lot. I appreciate very much the veining o f wa l nu t b r i e r- ro o t a n d t h e Arizona ironwood. And mammoth and walrus fossil ivory, sperm whale teeth, give the knife an antique look.

When I can afford to buy them, I fly to Norway, the beautiful country of the Vikings. This, on the other hand does not mean that I don't use poorer materials as buffalo horns and deer antlers. î ľ

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2. Spine detail of the Persian, with the classic lock-back mechanism

For information: Corradini Enrico, Seregno (Milano) Tel. +39 0362 222.464 enrico.corradini@fastwebnet.it

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SARDINIAN KNIVES

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Giuseppe Galante used to be a carpenter - in Sardinian dialect "su fusteri" and when he was forced to leave this job, decided that what was a passion - knife making - would become his new job.

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t's the truth when people say that destiny plays strange tricks and it is also true that in this story destiny has played a major role, giving us a skillful artisan like Giuseppe Galante. Till 15 years ago, Giuseppe never created a knife, simply because he was a carpenter: a s S a r d i n i a n s ay " s u f u s t e r i " .

Blades at that time were only a from time to time great passion.

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what was a mere passion would become his new job. Manual skills, inventiveness and good taste never lacked in Giuseppe, as a matter of fact they were all an essential part of his professional expertise since his time as a carpenter. It does not come as a surprise that just after three months in his new job as a knifemaker he got invited to a very important regional show. This was the first of many other events in Italy where our friend participated (this October you'll find him at the Rocca Giovine show, in the province of Rome).The show, of course, was a great success.

Su Fusteri, as he likes to be called now in honor of his old job, always g e t s h i s i n s p i r at i o n f r o m t h e Sardinian tradition by interpreting the different models of the islander regional knives. Together with the pattadesi, dorgalesi, and arburese, he introduced models of his own creation and range from mozzette to rustici, which carry a very light and well defined horn handle.

We m u s t a c k n o w l e d g e t h a t Giuseppe, in each model or type o f bl a d e c re at e d , h a s a lway s been able to put something which ended up in the addition of a better shape or functionality, creating his personal style which is now

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only one to carry a blade part. He introduced various modifications.

On the aesthetic side, there is the protruding curl of the tang - which

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his trademark. The Logudorese is the best example. Giuseppe put great care in this knife which is, among the Sardinian knives, the

is the trait that characterizes and distinguishes Giuseppe's Logudoro - or the elaborated file work on the spring. On the technical side, the valuable invention of the blade unlocking "a paletta" which allows the unlock from the side against the classical unlock "a ricciolo" which unlocks the blade from the front.

High levels of finishings ch a ra c t e r i ze a l l h i s k n ive s i n which he often introduces his own mokumĂŠ. Even the materials used for the handles are selected with great attention - we can find combinations of ram or mouflon horns and fossil ivory, selected brier roots and exotic woods. î ľ

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The strong passion for the knife and for archeology and by experimenting the techniques of the making of obsidian and flint give Cabras a deeper insight of the origins of Sardininan blades.

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here are those who work the steel on the fire of the forge, and others, like Giuseppe Cabras, who shape the rock with their hands and using very small and simple tools. Yes, it's correct, you read "stone", and to be more precise, I should have written obsidian and flint, since these are the raw materials that Giuseppe uses in his creations. Like many other knifemakers of the island, he started creating knives as an hobby, and inspired by the standards of the Sardinian tradition, he managed to obtain important results. In participating in all of the most important knives shows on the island, Giuseppe managed to let himself known and appreciated as a skillful knifemaker. But the motivation towards another of his great 16

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passions combined with the one for the blades will bring him to start a thorough study of the origins of the knife by finding documentation on prehistoric chipping techniques which will take him to the creation with his own hands of obsidian knives.

The passion I am referring to is archeology. Giuseppe has always been captured by it. He studies it and put it into practice through experiments and all of this brought him to have an extremely deep knowledge of the obsidian chipping technique - from the Neolithic Sardinian way to the more researched of the native Americans - and of the prehistoric bronze casting.Thanks to all this experience

Giuseppe teaches in various schools of the island and collaborates with many important museums in Sardinia, Italy and Spain, where, adjacent to the almost destroyed antique artifacts, you'll find his exact reconstruction which allows the public to see the real form of such relics. When you enter his house is like opening a door on the past or entering a museum. So many are the objects that during time he has managed to create (always abiding to the prehistoric techniques). It is almost impossible not to empathize with his stories or with the life of that time as you find yourself surrounded by knives or arrows with obsidian points reproduction of the most different forms - according to their destination of use (fishing or

1. Reproduction of a Nuragic dagger bronze casted with ram handle 2. Snowflake obsidian with rockrose handle 3. Black Sardinian obsidian Hatchet with wild olive tree handle 4. Flint blade with juniper handle

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hunting) - and among hatchets and arches of different makings and dimensions.

But Giuseppe is able to express his best with knives. He sits with a thick leather sheet on his legs, chipping with a small point of deer antler to create his blades. It is truly astonishing watching him, especially when you focus on the speed and precision of his work.

He will tell you that it is simply by understanding the stone that he knows where and how to chip.

What really leaves you speechless is seeing the finished blade. Not only its beauty is incredible thanks to the different kinds of obsidian he uses - red and black, transparent or the splendid snowflake (white dots on a black background) but mainly for the exquisite finishings that he is able to obtain with such a small and simple tool. Giuseppe is very careful in choosing the materials for the handles of his knives since they have to comply with the history of the work. Together with the classic animal bone or the ram or sheep horns, Giuseppe uses a series of woods that, according to his studies, were employed also in the Neolithic.

Some of these woods grow in the countryside of Monastir - the village where he lives and works. These are the rockrose, wild broom, wild olive tree and the juniper that after a long seasoning he will use to create that unique and once-off obsidian knife.

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RISING KNIFEMAKERS

Massimo Gizzi Among the young people that have just started to appear in the custom knife world, we met Massimo Gizzi, 27 years old from the province of Frosinone, who, in the last few years, has taken on steels, files and polishers.

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assimo Gizzi is 27 and lives in Picinisco, a small village in the Comino valley, in the Frosinone province. In the last few years Massimo started producing handmade knives. Everything began with his passion for hunting and blades and continuous research on magazines of the trade. This led him to the construction of his own knife, extremely useful in those boar-hunting days.

Ultimately this led Massimo to cherish a more strong interest in these kind of handmade objects and the stages of their creation. While 18

time passed, his interest, his will of directly experiment, his creative capabilities made him draw a knife with a pencil on a piece of paper.

Through the drawing Massimo starts the creation of his knives and exactly from the initial drawing he can choose the right shapes and can decide the materials to be employed. His works are limited and destined only to collectors: "I create my knives completely by hand, with no help of machineries or automated tools" tells us Massimo.

The knifemaker produces his works in his garage, with the few tools at his

disposal. The outlines of the knives are finished off with a file and the polishing is made with a self built grinding tool.

D u r i n g t h e cre at i o n , Ma s s i m o doesn't count the hours he spends in the work but he cares more about the final result, therefore his products are few, since he is still young, but they all reflect the qualitative standards set by the author. Massimo, as a matter of fact, in every knife gives everything he has. "Sometime I stop my work to check or correct possible little imperfections that I may have let

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1. Here three of the works of Massimo Gizzi, young knifemaker from Frosinone: Bowie (Sambar deer handle with scrimsaw created by himself, 440c blade, MA5M and file finished brass guard; total length of 448 mm); Thund (treated maple brier-root, MA5M blade, length of 280 mm), and Traforato (MA5M blade, file pierced MA5M handle with brass and rhinestone mounted pins, file finished outline with pins on the scales; length 235 mm)

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2. Detail of the engraving in the Bowie handle and guard in MA5M with file finished brass inserts and red spacers.

3. The Thund treated maple brier-root handle and the tang that carries on the spine a decoration 4. The Traforato handle: the work has been carried out with a file 5. Massimo Gizzi in his lab in Frosinone province

looking for new artistic expressions and forms". It is on the handle that Massimo focuses his style, taking the time he needs and researching a contrast between plain and rough surfaces and experimenting different finishing off methods. On the blades you can see his symbol "M.G." typical of his first knives.

Massimo Gizzi is enrolled at the Unione Coltellinai Hobbisti and wishes to keep up with this hobby in his spare time, to further develop his technique to create and to build up his own and more artistic style. slip during the creation" Massimo admits. This love for precision let us hope for the best for his future, since

Massimo is only at the beginning and has not yet found a clearly defined style. "That is why I try to be original,

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Achi Show

At the beginning of September, at the Hotel Parma & Congressi, took place the fourth edition of the show organized by an association that groups many Northern-Center Italian knifemakers for hobby. There were at least forty knifemakers with works created on their spare time, all of them carrying a great passion for blades.

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s per tradition, Achi (Associazione Coltellinai Hobbisti Italiani, www.achi.it) has chosen the first weekend of September to host their trade show in which 36 of the 108 associated have participated this year. The event took place in the spacious room of the Hotel Parma & Congressi where the knifemakers could display their works. Aside the possibility to show

Enrico Corrad ini, Caccia , carryin g an Integral 01 Hrc60 blade, mammoth ivory fossil handle and mosaic pin. It is stored in an hollowed out single block mexican bocote.Total length: 245 mm

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the works, the knifemakers took the occasion to meet face to face and share their experiences. The latter is exactly the association aim "to promote the exchange of information between the associated and their development in artisan". Knives was there too, with its own stand and these pages you'll find the review of the best blades seen in Parma.

Pi er o Pe tr on zi o, Pr ot o 1, lin er carr ying a satin finished RWL34 -lo ck titanium liner on blade, scale on the othe one side and carbon r.Total length: 12 0 mm

sep pe Mar cell o Inc ons i, Dag ger, Giu de, bla us asc dam on losi exp Ten gat with ted ora dec dle, ant ique ivor y han silver 240 grams of lost-wax casting 925 the on hyr zep te whi ; aco

by Ivano Ienn Bra sch i. pom mel . Eng ravi ngs by Luc a mm 310 th: leng Total

on the spine and carlese chiudibile, lock Moreno Vannelli, Monteunlocking lever made of rose damascus, d action pump, blade an t handle. Bronzed titanium spring.Total roo er bri ple ma d ate tre length: 200 mm

Franco Sempr blade and ow ini, My Deser t, liner-lock n produced m carr ying a da handle . The spring is mad okumè bolster, desert mascus iron length: 150 m e of blue anod m ized titanium wood . Total

Gius eppe damascu Oneto, Zuava c o s lt 740 mm blade , laburnum ello , simp le s prin handle . T otal leng g lo ck, ebony th when open:

Alessandro Belletti, Coltello da caccia, forged aogami steel, ebony handle with laburnum and walnut inserts; bronze guard.

Total length: 240 mm

K720 Bohler blade, micarta Massimiliano Fava, Drop Point, l length: 240 mm burgundy handle, brass guard.Tota

Corrad o Gianfe rrari, Monoli tico, 7 layers damas cus blade, burgundy micarta handle.Total length: 300 mm

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Giuseppe Manti, Classico, simple spring lock, MA5MV blade, Thuja, ebony and walnut brierroo t coa ted tita nium han dle.

It wei ghs 75 grams.Total length: 210 mm

44 0C fi xe d , W ild D ee r, ar d, w il d sa ru B to er l gu A lb ai nl es s st ee bl ad e, 41 6 st ot handle , deer engraved d ro prune brier- ricot cap. Handsewed an : ap th , er ng le ac l sp ta .To bone leather sheath pyrographed 125 mm

G ia nc ar lo La ur ili Sa m ba r, lin er-lo o C io fi, ck w ith a ATS 34 blade, sa m an tl er s ha nd le bar deer , st ee l sc rew s. To st ai nl es s ta l le ng th : 148 mm

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Luis Bagnasco, Corsaro Nero semi skinner, Nitro B stainle ss steel blade, Aisi41 6 bolster, Indian buffalo handle, mosaic pins.

Total length: 240 mm

Giann i Donel li, Lama fissa, mosaic damas cus by Feltres i handle, damascus by Luca Pizzi bolster ; maple treated brierroot handle . Engrav ings by Gianni Donelli.

Total length: 300 mm

sa da ca cc ia , ra tt o, La m a fis blade, deer ve Le lo ar C n ro G ia s by Alberto Fave carbon damascu ckel-silver and water buffalo ni , antlers handle produced micarta spacer. Black horn handle, own th hand made double sewing. wi leather sheath mm 0 28 : th ng le l ta To

Simone Tonolli, Modern Trapper, MA5MV blade, Aisi416 guard, treated brier-root by Box Elde r handle. Engravings by Luca Bertella, engraved and handsew ed deerskin fringe.Total length: 300 waterproof leather sheath, mm

Ruggero Rossi, Caccia, own produc ed Sanmai damascus blade.

Reindeer handle, micarta and synt hetic red details.Total length: 265 mm

, N690 blade, buffalo stripe Rinaldo Sedda, Aresolza, clutch lock mm 270 horn, brass bolster.Total length:

blade, own ai damuscus different nm Sa r, ne Li ella, Leopard r sheath with Claudio Tortor micarta handle. Leathe m m te 0 ju 23 l length: produced s inserts.Tota in sk us io ec pr

eel Damast adder� d titanium L “ , k c o ize er L dle, anod dibile Lin za, Chiu tamus ivory han z a n r e V Franco s blade, hippopo gth: 210 mm n damascu d liners.Total le n spring a

Mauro Bonass i, Black Mamba , frame- lock carryin g a CPM 154CM blade with Gun Kote finish. Carbon fiber and titanium handle, stainless steel screws.Total length: 215 mm

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Michele “Cormoran� Sferragatta, Dor with a blade stop; handcrafted dam galese, slip-joint foldable handle, brass bloster engraved by ascus blade; mouflon horn Cormoran.Total length: 240 mm

Ballestra damascus blade, 925 Antonio Emosti, Farfalla, Santino er, mother pearl, gold, 925 silver handle engraved with a grav l length: 180 mm Tota silver, and damascus steel details.

s integral blade, ccia, mosaic damascu mmer. Olive Ca o col Pic ti, lot To lo r ha Ange in Ome (Brescia) powe pivots.Titanium forged with Averoldi ped sha e ros ced du pro n brier-root handle, ow embroided.Total length: 230 mm inner scales needle file

Giuseppe Pala, foldable 416 bolster with filewo liner-lock carrying a RWL 34 blade,Aisi rk, buffalo horn handle file.Total length: 200 carved out witha mm

Igino Ferrarini, Guscio, original shell lock, MA5M blade, pear brier-root handle, stainless steel liners.Total length: 195 mm

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Cristiano Besia, Gentl em

by Art Metal (Reggio Em an Knife, 100 layers carbon damascus ilia) blade, Canadian red silver decorations.To jasper handle, tal length: 210 mm

Giovanni Cristalli, Coltello d’amore, C70 blade without spring and with two rivets, handle carrying bone eyes, small silver nails, hammer and punch engravings.Total length: 230 mm

ith d spring w litano, fixe details.

Sa , ” lo vo ia ’D , brass Pagani “Fra orn handle Gianfranco C70 blade, buffalo h s, three click : 405 mm Total length

com batt ime nto, C45 blad e Gia nfra nco Cas tell i, Acc etta da odile skin coated cypress croc (thickness: 14 mm), snake and handle.Total length: 550 mm

Manuele Messo ri, G10 handle, mos Ares, K720 blade with DLC coat aic pin.Total leng ing, orange th: 235 mm

Aldo Zicolillo, Lama fissa, stainless steel damascus blade, giraffe rib and turquoise handle, nickel-silver details. Ostrich leather sheath.Total length: 250 mm

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Luca Pizzi, G ra fixed blade, m nde Sabba, demountable ade of damas in three twis ted bars with cus consisting sharper nickel brought to a 10 (the onyx ba 00 layers, ram horn handle ll can roll free the screw th ly and covers at details.Total secures the blade), silver length: 200 m m

The Austrian Julia Lausegger showing her ability as engraver, here is a boar engraved on the knife bottom.

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LC Coltelleria was at the Achi Show with a very popular stand visited by other knifemaker exhibitors.

One of the two hallways of Hot el Parma & Congressi that hosted the Achi Show

The constant presence of Titangrinder and his belt grinder very much appreciated by knifemakers.

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Ken Onion In this magazine we have already talked about the WorkSharp sharpener. Now the first release has been given to Ken Onion who managed to modify it allowing anyone to obtain a razor sharp blade.

As a matter of fact, the result is a tool suitable for even a beginner and shall be considered conclusive

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important characteristics are the angle of the edge and its section.

Generally speaking, the industrial knife that we buy - if it's a custom there is no problem, we can always ask the knifemaker to sharpen the edge as we need - can have a flat or concave grind. Even if you have two blade flats near the spine on the two sides of the blade and a concave part which is the cutting side, the solution does not change. In the case of a flat grind, a 20 degree bevel generally is the one used to create the edge; for a concave grind usually you'll find a little thickening on both sides of the blade toward

the edge. If this is not the case, the sharp side would be fragile, like the one of a straight razor, that cuts perfectly but must be used with great care and lightness. Even in the case of a reinforced concave edge the angle shall be of 20 degrees.

Still this angle is not suitable for all knives. Japanese sushi knives, for example, have a edge angle of only 15 degrees, to allow the perfect cut while the blade runs along the material to be cut. As a matter of fact those knives are extremely delicate and the cut has to have a very precise profile.

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certain size, suitable for big hoofed, on the other hand, will not always cut while running along, therefore it needs a more strong edge such the one obtained with a bevel edge of 25 degrees. If you are at the camp, away from shops or knife grinders, what you really need is a blade that never splinters.There is still another angle that has to be defined: the ax's angle. The ax does not cut by running along but through cutting blows which almost never meet an homogeneous material.

Perfection is not required when working with the ax, and the best angle in this case is 30 degrees. We will leave out single bevel Kiridashi blades, since those are the easiest to sharpen on stone and do not require particular tools. Having

defined the different sharpening angles according to the specific needs, we need to ascertain which is the most appropriate profile. We have no doubts: the profile should be flat-convex, which is commonly used by custom knifemakers being the most robust and long lasting and nonetheless not lacking of strong cutting capabilities. As a

1.The sharpener taken out of the box 2.The angle regulating ring nut for the guides 3. The control for centering the belts on the pulleys 4. The support can be used to let the blade of big knives glide 5.The belt set

matter of fact there is more steel in the edge and therefore it is better supported and - thus lasts longer. Moreover, the creation of flat bevels makes possible that in each following sharpening session the blade becomes thicker, leaving unchanged the flat-convex edge.

Industrial producers do not use this profile because it has to be created on a section of the grinder with a free belt and no underlying support that would not allow to follow the curves. Only Spyderco created a knife with a flat-convex profile based on a pre-molded dendritic billet in the casting stage.

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Ken's mods The problem that has to be faced was on how an inexpert person in need of perfectly sharp knife could grind with different types of edges and with the diverse profile of the blades. By assuming that certain works require quite an amount of time, the first action was to increase the power of the motor, allowing the operating time to be 20 minutes longer for each hour than the previous model. In fact, now you can lock the starting key, whereas before you had to keep it pressed during the operation. Together with the increase of the motor power, it has been introduced a regulation of the rotating speed, which is applied through a coaxial ring nut on the starting key. The second, the most important, modification was the adjustability of the supports that bring the blade in contact with the belt at the right angle. Now it is possible to sharpen at a 15, 20, 25, or 30 degrees by simply selecting a ring nut to the desired angle and letting 30

the blade glide against the guide.

Th i s s u p p o r t usually eases d ow n on t h e frontal side of the sharpener and can be rotated to an horizontal position to let the blade glide.

O b v i o u s l y, a larger belt requires the regulation of the position on the pulleys and there is a dedicated control. All these characteristics are more than satisfying, but Ken Onion has provided another accessory that, up until now, was never found in household sharpeners. Basically, it is possible to dismount the belt support and attach to the motor a mini-belt grinder to sharpen flatconvex blades. To use it in this manner, the sharpener has to be

mounted on a flat surface. The belt position on the pulleys can be adjusted, just like with professional machines, and it is also possible to give the belt different positions according to the angle. A reference plate is used to place the blade and by exercising a small pressure on the belt, the profile of the blade will change. After that, the edge can be adjusted as much as needed on a short free part of the belt. The

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Producer: Darex, Usa www.worksharptools.com Distributor: Coltellerie Prezioso, www.preziosocoltellerie.com Model: Ken Onion Sharpener Type: Sharpener for any type of blade Belt set 6 different grits Suggested consumer price: 230 Euro Price for the spare belts set: 23 Euro 6.The belt grinder add-on 7. The angle is adjustable even on the grinder 8.With a light pressure it is possible to create a convex profile 9.The sharpening shall be finished with finer grit belts

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standard equipment belts found, starts with a grit of 120 and extend to 240, 700, 1500, 3000, and 12000 - the latter has the finest grit, it's thinner than the others since it's designed also to internally polish a gut-hook, and, anyhow, has a finer grit than the already fine 6000 which is the primary belt.

After every stroke it is important to stop with the point of the blade at the center of the belt and wait until a burr appears before starting with the other side of the blade.

When again a burr appears on the second side, it's time to use the following higher grit until all belts have been used. The result will be a razor sharp blade. Right now you have in your hands a tool suitable for a beginner but able to produce professional results, and what shall be the next step? The possibilities of the belt grinder, even if the power is not enough to work on a primary grinding of a bevel, are infinite and the belts - as per the sharpener - last long. What you see on the picture is a pre-production model. The requests for this object are really a lot and to see it in Italy you'll have to wait a while, but not too long. î ľ

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Maniago celebrates the knife

In Maniago, between the 25th and 27th of July - during the commemoration of Saint James - the knife and its long town tradition has been celebrated with the yearly edition of the "Knife festival". Knives was there too to "steal" few pictures for those who couldn't attend.

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The latest models presented by Viper this year didn't allow us to put into the right perspective the new version of Start - now entirely made of stainless steel damascus, lever included.

It's available with carbon or cocobolo handles

In the Maserin shop, a special edition was displayed, celebrating the 10 th gathering of Vanishing Point in Modena.This festival mustered the fortunate owners of Pagani cars

The scuba knives catalog by Mac, worldwide specialist of this trade, grows with the new Atlaua- here in the Apnea version by Scarpa.The knife, shown us sometime ago as a prototype, is now available in its final release

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At the Ausonia stand you could find a wide assortment of professional cutting tools sold by the company, testifying that quality does not make a difference only in the sport arena, but also in any cutting tool branch

The Lanius line by Olivetto in its renewed style.

Among the blades of the collection, now we can find boxwood handles with geometric shapes hand pyrographed.

Ae coltellerie, with its Farm line, carries on the production of the classic folding pruning hooks, graft knives and other small pocket tools. Many are the handles used: from the left, ox horn, bubinga wood and kotibè.

Very original and nicely crafted is the steak set by Ottonello. The blades are N690 mirrored-finish, the handles carry a twined buffalo horn with detail in turquoise and nickel-silver spacers.

The handle of this Wilson utility knife is made of narwhal. The single guard is made of stainless steel, whereas the blade is made of RWL, perfectly satin-finished. The swedge is extremely beautiful and gives the blade more personality Another product that this year was not properly put under the spotlight is the Escape by Lionsteel. It's a robust steel tool, carrying a tungsten bottle-opener and glass breaker which works perfectly as key chain

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Antonini brought in Maniago his complete line “Onda” carrying POM handles. Here is a basic set of kitchen knives. This year, the company celebrates 85 years of activity.

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FOLDING SPORTING KNIVES

Odino is the new folder born in the encounter between Viper and Vox. It is a perfect mix of design, executive quality and practicality and it is ready to triumphantly debut in the international market.

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he first collaboration between Viper and Vox, disclosed at the last Blade Show, raised a lot of interest. Many enthusiasts, that already appreciate the unique style of Jesper Voxnaes and acknowledge the high executive level of the Italian company, are impatient to put their hands on Odino. By courtesy of the producer, we managed to have a sneak peak for Knives' readers.

It is part of the line presented in Atlanta, which will differ from the production line for only few little details, irrelevant for the sake of the article. The design is unique: you don't need to check the logo on the bevel to recognize the author.

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everyday even if we dress casual.

It's a 4 mm stone washed titanium framelock mechanic, with the elastic laminate cut at the right half of the handle. On our model, also the second liner is made of titanium, but it will be offered in other materials.

When the knife is closed there are no bulges and you carry it in your pocket on a tip-up position thanks to the reversible metal clip. The scales have a milled slop profile, except when it reaches the three pairs of posterior screws, where it lightly protrudes to better lodge the heads of the screws, resulting in a wellfinished and pleasant final effect.The posterior spacer, with its quite large lanyard hole,has been left uncovered

giving the design more character without being annoying. The clippoint blade has quite a remarkable belly and a ratio between hight and length that suggests great robustness.

To open it, you point and rotate the thumb on the oval hole. The blade will rotate on the ball bearings to grant the maximum uniformity of the movement.Viper didn't put them in direct contact with the titanium, but with a tempered steel ring. The spine is rounded in its first section, giving a comfortable place to rest the thumb and will continue squared in the inclined section up to the point.

The bevel covers almost entirely the blade and the logos are not in the way. Even if it's made of metal,

1. Odino is a titanium framelock, with a comfortable handle and a blade of the "right length", which is a real jack-of-all-trades without being too bulky in the pocket 2. The handle carries a protruding posterior spacer, with a quite large lanyard hole. Where the screws sit, the titanium scales stick out just enough to better lodge the heads of the screws 3. On the right bevel we find the Vox logo, the titanium liner cut follows the pivot, leaving the necessary space to install the ball bearings 4. To fully appreciate the finishing reached by Odino, it's enough to look at the blade spine: the first section, where the thumb rests, is rounded off, the second section is squared and tidy. The transition is made without hesitation

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Producer: Viper, www.viper.it Designer: Jesper Voxnaes www.voxknives.com Model: Odino Blade material: Bohler N690 Handle material: titanium, carbon fiber, black G-10, black G-10 Length when open: 185 mm Blade length: 75 mm Blade thickness: 3.8 mm Weight: 159 g Type of lock: framelock Price to be defined

holding Odino in your hands fells extremely comfortable.The fact that you can position your index finger on the guard, the absence of sharp edges and the tilt between the blade and the handle give the typical adaptability of a multipurpose tool.

Two hectograms in weight might discourage you to carry it everyday, but if you look for robustness in a framelock, you know that half of its handle is made of metal. Even if you use titanium, lightness is not something you can have as you can on certain gentleman’s knives.

When the first prototypes have been presented at the Blade Show, the company was deciding which and how many possible variation to offer in the catalog. Now we know that there will be six of them.

Handles will be whole in stone washed titanium or, for the left half, a choice between carbon, black G-10 or green G-10. The blades will be in stone washed Bohler N690.

The handles can be completely in titanium or carbon scale - both can have a satin-finish.

All we can say about the price, at the moment, if it will range on the prices that we've been told, is that it's an interesting price, taking into consideration characteristics and materials. To have a definitive price we have to wait the beginning of the production.

At its debut, or just after, Odino will be coupled with a fixed blade Borr - Odin's father - made of AISI D2. As soon it will be possible, we shall look more deeply into Borr.

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The new Maserin Onefold and Dump share the same handle, but carry completely different blades.

One is for who is looking for a knife, the other for who is looking for a tool and no legal notifications. text and pictures by Giorgio Alessandri

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o carry a knife in the pocket is no longer such a common thing, especially in those countries where laws are very strict or, like in Italy, where regulations are not always very clear. Even though in the last decades our habits have changed, a blade of reasonable dimension remains extremely useful for many different daily tasks. Manufacturer started to develop smaller foldables, easy to carry,practical and with clearly moderate damaging capabilities.

Such is the case of the two Maserin which share the same AISI 420 handle in which the framelock spring is cut. Four slot screws hold a three dimensional engraved wooden scale to the steel frame. Three are the shades you can choose for the handle: ebony, olive tree and pau santo - a wood similar to the cocobolo.

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make them sound tools. The index finger has a dedicated groove, which does not let the finger slip towards the blade, and the thumb will rest on the top guard. The steel outline

of the liner is smooth out, in order not to create handling and holding inconveniences. To have an opaque and uniform finishing, all steel surfaces are bead blasted.

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resist to rust, and its cutting capabilities are also well taken care off, since its thickness has been reduced. An ambidextrous thumb stud takes care of the opening as well as acting as a stop pin whilst touching the frame. Despite its minimal dimensions, the knife can be handled p e r f e c t ly. To e n s u r e a smooth movement, the rotation relies on brass washers.

The Dump blade is a little bit more peculiar, and from our point of view suits perfectly a city knife. Firstly, there is no point, does not appear to be intrusive and allows to make lever without fearing of damaging it. Secondly, its maintenance is straightforward since the blade is straight and has a bevel just on one side, making it, even for inexperts, easy to keep it sharp. On the blade spine there is the always useful bottle-opener, which emphasizes the usefulness 5 of this folding.

The only things of these new Maserin we are not crazy about are the writings on the bevel - things we frequently complain about.

We would have preferred to have them on an the flat part of the blade, where the space calls exactly for this purpose.

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even exaggerated for this kind of foldable - but the result is a very safe knife. Also, the lock of the folded bladed - which relies on the steel ball - is clean and ensures a flawless pocket carrying.

The Onefold series sports a spear point blade, which we would likely call dagger if the bevels were symmetrical. It's made of AISI 440C, and is therefore able to properly

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Producer: Maserin, www.maserin.com Model: 550 Onefold; 551 Dump Designer: Moris Baroni Blade material: Aisi 440c Handle material: Aisi 420 and wood (ebony, olive tree or pau santo) Length when open: 124mm; 118mm Blade length: 47mm; 41mm Blade thickness: 2.2mm Weight: 47g Type of lock: frame-lock Approximate price: 50 Euro

1- The Maserin Dump has quite an unusual look dominated by a truncated blade with a linear edge.

It's easy to carry and difficult to be mistaken for a weapon. It's an ideal EDC 2- When closed, the two folder are almost indistinguishable. They share the same handle and there are no protrusions that annoy when clipped in the pocket 3- The Dump might be too much original to certain eyes. For such eyes, the company proposes the Onefold, that carries a more classic double bevel blade 4- Thanks to its perfect dimensions, the new Maserin clip perfectly functions as a money clip 5- The bottle opener has been designed so to stress the blade towards it's opening, avoiding the compression of the lock and useless stresses

rectangular clip, which is obtained with a laser cut, it is centered and positioned to carry it tip down. It is very robust and tightly holds the knife, and it can be used as money clip. It is, in fact, secured by the pivot and two other small Torx, which do not allow side movements. In the event you don't feel like using the clip, there is always, at the end of the handle, a lanyard hole.

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he Skar has its origins in one of the many discussion hosted by the Coltelleria Collini forum. It was December 2010 when a group of enthusiasts, struck

by TFDE project of a German forum together with Extrema Ratio, started to gather some ideas of what it would have been an hypothetical ER - equally unique and exclusive.

From the polls and the discussions it was already clear the wish to part the normal ER productions, while maintaining the fundamental characteristics that made famous the Tuscan brand.

I n p a r t i c u l a r, o n e e n t h u s i a s t , nickname Too Much, launches the

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Put together enthusiasts, one of the biggest Italian reseller and a leader in tactical knives. Now, imagine them collaborating to a limited edition project. Now, stop fantasizing: the Skar is here, already! text and pictures by Tommaso Rumici

idea of creating a karambit: an interesting and ambitious project, being this a type of knife never proposed by the company in Prato.

T h e p a s s a g e b e t we e n d r e a m and reality happens the moment Collini, thanks to its long lasting r e l at i o n s h i p w i t h t h e Tu s c a n company, decides to get involved with the project of its forum users

and to buy the whole production and to sell it with exclusive rights.

In these last years, even if already busy with its own production, Extrema Ratio, positively struck by the project, together with Collini, develops and modifies the initial design to better integrate her brand style and prepare the karambit for production.

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1. Skar is able in the difficult task of proposing something completely innovative but, at the same time, resulting in something immediately recognizable. At first sight it's clear we are looking at an Extrema Ratio 2. It sports a thermoforming Kydex sheath and holds the knife by the guard area, this to ensure the grasp also if the scales are replaced with paracord 3. Near the scales we find engraved the producer name and Coltelleria Collini, which through this collaboration adds to its catalog a new exclusive product 4. On the tang spine we find written "by Insuper" which refers to the Collini's forum user whose idea sparkled the project

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5. The tang is completely empty, in order to lighten the overall weight and keep the handling extremely fast. On the inside the details are of the highest level. The design on the scales show engravings that are not random, they highlight the sense of belonging to the Tuscan brand and further the comfort.

The resulting ergonomics is excellent

And 2014 arrives, and eventually, the Skar makes its debut on the market. It can be purchased only through Collini and through its very much frequented website.

Collini was so gracious to show us the very first sample so we could touch it with our own hands.

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6. It's possible to demount the aluminium scales and wrap around the tang the supplied paracord thus further decreasing its weight and thickness

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7. While on a straight grip, the thumb can rest on the knurling near the guard area on the handle and on the spine of the blade 8. As expected, the karambit fells very comfortable in a back grip. The angle between the blade and the handle is really perfect 9. Part of the project is also a training version of the knife made of aeronautic aluminium, azure anodized which helps understand it's a tool for training

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The packaging is typical of E x t r e m a R at i o, o p a q u e bl a ck carton box, company and Collini logo and serial number of our sample. Inside, together with the knife in a plastic envelope, we find the warranty and another slip of paper with suggestions for the maintenance. The box contains also a good amount of paracord with which we can replace the scales. The lengthy development certainly shows its results: the Skar is something absolutely never seen, but at the same time, immediately identifiable with an Extrema Ratio.

The blade carries the usual N690, in our case this version is stonewashed, but it is also available w i t h a Te s t u d o c o at i n g. S i n c e Bohler steel has a good resistance to corrosion, choosing the black treatment shall be more motivated by the desire of avoiding glares or the use in a marine environment.

The thickness has unexpectedly dropped to 4 mm versus the 6 that usually are set for the ER. This is a choice we like, since it allows to keep the bevels angles more efficient, especially on such type of knife, where the cutting ability has to be at its best. Obviously, the

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TK SKAR TRAINING KARAMBIT The training version of the Skar is already available. Just like the other trainers by Extrema Ratio, this is a perfect copy of the real knife, made of areonautic aluminium 6061 T6. The trainer is blue anodized which is the international color used to define training weapons. In spite of the typical ER training blades, the Skar has its bevels,to reach the maximum level of reality. Obviously it doesn't have a point and it won't cut, still it offers a real feeling and the top of safety during training sessions. It's clear that the trainer which is not

outline is hook shaped, perfectly arched and not too pronounced in its length thus granting solidity, handleability and directionality.

The primar y bevel is high and exactly stops to leave space to an aggressive swedge. The handle carries two Anticorodal scales (aircraft aluminium) instead of Forprene. The design on the to sides becomes more lively having an index a n d a m i dd le f i n g e r groove - typical of the producer and of those knives with a better contact area for the thumb and the index finger. When taken apart,

made in plastic is thought for experts.

As a training tool the price has been contained. In its standard edition it carries only one paracord handle in one of the seven colors: orange, blue, desert, yellow, woodland and zombie (acid green). The weight it's just of 34 grams. As it is a perfect copy of the real knife, we can use it with the original sheath when we train in extraction techniques. Even the black Anticordal scales are compatible. It's up to you to decide to move them from the steel Skar to the trainer, or just go and buy another set, since they are sold as optional.

the two aluminium plates show the tang that clearly has been lightened. As you take the Skar out of its sheath, being upside-down, it is ready to hit. If needed, put the thumb and the index in the two grooves on the scales to very quickly pass to a straight grip.

While on a straight grip, the thumb can rest on the knurling preceding the swedge. The same knurling is found on the bottom but does not seem helpful the same. The hole for the finger is 22 mm in diameter, and it is wide enough for ever y kind of finger, even the gloved

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already favoring a safe grip, even when carrying the handle toward the bottom. The Skar has been designed for close quarter combat, but we believe many will end up in collections, where their value will increase almost immediately.

In fact, the production is limited to only 50 units for the naked blade and 50 units in the black variation.

Each knife has its progressive serial number from 1 to 50, which makes it unique and, at the time of this writing, we yet don't know if other editions will follow. We suggest to hurry up to get yours. î ľ

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one. Compared to models of other brands, the hole is perfectly round and thus comfortable for a rotation.

Don't forget that the karambit is used in martial arts also during back attacks. Thanks to its reduced weight and a bl ade of p rop er dimensions, the handling is safe and very quick. As a matter fact, the length of the blade is such not to be a menace to forearm tendons unlike the case of other karambit, clearly designed in a much less careful way. As for all the other ER blades, the writing "by Insuper" is the latin translation of the forum user nickname above mentioned, and is found on the back of the

tang. The sheath is made of

ther mofor ming Kydex, 2.5 mm thick, an obligatory choice given the need of safe retention and the quickest velocity of extraction in any position. The outline is simple but follows the arch of the blade, widening enough to offer a good area of rest on the body, but without becoming bulky. In the box we find also a tek-lok, which can be hooked in one of the seven metal latches that link the two shells. The Kydex leaves uncovered quite a part of the handle, enabling the grasp. As a matter of fact there was no need to cover it more, since the area of the guards is

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Nicely crafted Limited Edition

Producer: Extrema Ratio per Collini, www.coltelleriacollini.it, www.extremaratio.com Model: Skar Blade material: Bohler N690 Handle material: aircraft aluminium Total length: 206 mm Blade length: 95 mm Blade thickness: 4 mm Weight: 151 g Sheath: Kydex Sheath weight: 51 g Approximate price: 235 Euro (stonewashed); 250 Euro (testudo); 45 Euro (trainer); scales: 46 Euro

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After having spent so many words talking about him and his industrial collaborations, we eventually managed to interview Jasper Voxnaes, Danish knifemaker whose style is deeply influencing the sport tactical knifemaking

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he last IWA in Nuremberg gave us the chance to meet f ace to f ace with Jesper Voxnaes, more commonly known as “Vox”. His style is typical and absolutely recognizable, very clean and always with an eye on the functionality of the knife. Undoubtedly, Jesper is able to create captivating blades and, at the same time, extremely effective for the duties they were built for. A perfect mix which is often difficult to realize. In this short interview we tried to cover all the various shades of this interesting personality, starting with the man and ending with his knives - both industrial and custom.

Can you briefly tell us about the man behind the knifemaker?

Who's Jesper Voxnaes?

I live in Løgstrup, near the fjords, in Northern Jutland, in Denmark.

I have four kids, two girls and two boys. Before beginning to work as a knife designer and maker, I went through many different jobs.

In the 90s, I was a cartoon-animator and a cameraman and at that time I started to receive my first orders. When I don't work, I spend a lot of time sailing in the fjords and camping in the forests. Being outdoors has been always a natural thing, as I grew up in the country.

When and how did you star t creating knives? Which, among your designs, is the one you like most?

I built my first knife when I was only five years old. The blade came form an old butter spreader to which I added very thick cardboard scales and everything was kept together by a huge amount of tape.

My mother still has it somewhere and she uses it as a letter-opener.

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forging blades, and that was the first I felt sufficiently happy with to use it to create a knife. I decided to make the handle with brass and deer antlers.

Once created, I showed it to some friends, and one of them wanted to buy it.

That was my fir st knifemaking.

Regarding my favorite design, is always the one I am working on.

And each time a knife is completed, I am already on to a new idea or design, which, certainly, will be better than the previous one.

At least until the next one arrives.

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What's a knife for you?

The knife is the basic tool that we, have as human beings. And I believe it's the most important one.

In a good knife there is something magic: the feeling, the shapes and its features.

I never leave home without having with me a knife. From the moment I started carrying a knife - at five years old - I've never stopped. Even my children - since their youngest age - own a knife and have learned to see them as tools and not as weapons.

It couldn't be different in my line of work. In our home you can find lots of knives in different stages of production. It was fundamental that my kids had a safe and clear r e l at i o n s h i p w i t h s u ch s h a r p objects.

That’s the same approach I used when, very young, I taught my kids to swim because living 100 meters from the bay it is imperative to h ave t hi s k n owle d g e t o avo i d perils.

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1. MiniMTT is the small Kiridashi, robust and portable. The deer scales with red spacers give a more refined look without compromising its practicality 2. VoxBigBoa is a strong camp knife. It is very adaptable and pragmatic, even with its very personal look 3. “One-of kind� with a military-like setting and fullflat cutting edge. The handle carries green G10 and natural G10 bolsters. Pins and tubes are titanium - Vox's trademark

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Your models var y a lot fr om one to another, but they are always easily recognizable and ascribable. What are the origins of your style? And what are the peculiarities?

My design is a mix of American and Nordic styles. I use simple lines and the general shape always complies with the given function. I am mostly renown for the smaller design, but even bigger knives such as the Rold are easily ascribable to me for the familiar lines. For the handles I mainly use synthetic materials, like G10, Micarta and carbon fibers.

Pins and tubes that block the scales are in titanium, and they are now become my signature.

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Where do you work? What tools do you use?

My lab is a structure just outside o u r h o m e n e a r t h e f j o rd , i n a village of just seventy houses. My primar y tools are belt grinders and mill machines, I have no CNC machineries or the like.

In your opinion, which is the hardest stage in creating a knife?

It is such a long time I create knives t h at h o n e s t ly I c a n n o t d e f i n e "difficult" any stage of the process.

But, still, I have to admit that I find particularly boring the creation of sheaths, so, I'd say, the toughest part of the process is finding the motivation to make the sheaths.

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Who's your preferred knifemaker?

Without a doubt I'd say Bob Lum in his latest years. Surely, with his unique design and craftsmanship he was a real master!

You work with many knives producer. Do you feel at ease with the necessar y dif ferent approach when dealing with mass production? In your experience, what are the main differences between the custom knifemaker and an industrial designer?

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4. Il VoxJaeger is a robust knife and very adaptable to various tasks.With orange G10 scales no need to worry loosing it 5. A rich version of the Rold, with d a m a s c u s bl a d e . B o ke r d i d a n industrial version of the standard one 6. Not only fixed blades: F1 model is a robust framelock of quite generous dimensions, carrying a very strong blade with the classic nail nick opening

suitable for a mass production.

Moreover, if you are working for a Scandinavian company known for its cutting edge and wooden handles, you cer tainly cannot design a 14 inches bushcraft knife with plain bevels and maybe with carbon fiber scales. Instead, what you do is tr ying to give life to a knife that is leveled with the kind of production and image of the company. This is the reason why it's best to make some queries before proposing your work to companies. You’ll offer a design that they might probably decide to produce and not its complete

opposite. Instead, when I design for me, I can give the customs the shape I want and I don't need to take in to account the limits of the production machineries.

Some people blame knives for the violence of the crimes in which they are used. What do you think about it?

The problem is not in the knife. Here, in Denmark, we have one of the strictest and harshest regulations pertaining knives. Unfortunately, killings and stabbings related to knives haven't decreased since they have been enforced. Laws cannot 8

8. Military-like unique models. The tang is hidden inside the micarta canvas handle. The guard is made of carbon fiber

change things for the simple fact that those who want to hurt others will not abide to them.

How many knives do you create in a year? Do you display your works in any show around the world?

Currently, I produce 200 custom knives per year. I display my works i n d i f fe re n t A m e r i c a n S h ow s : Atlanta Bladeshow, USN Gathering in Vegas (www.usualsuspect.net) and Custom Knife Show in New York. In the next future I would like to start displaying in some shows in Europe.

How can I buy a Vox knife?

Do you alr eady have Italian clients? How long is the waiting list?

I already have clients in Italy and some I have met in the shows where I participate. Anyhow, you can order my knives by sending an email to vox@voxknives.com. My waiting list, right now, is roughly of a year, but it depends on the kind of knife it's requested. 

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The Bodyguard The self-defense knife is a concept that is completely left aside by the Italian law. Whereas in foreign countries there are different situations where you are allowed to legally carry small blades and, if the situation requires it, use them for self-defense. The foldable presented here was created just for this purpose text and pictures by Tommaso Rumici

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ometimes, the only way some manufacturers can promote certain models is fluanting the curriculum of their creators.

Like a good combat instructor or an highly decorated military person should be automatically considered a complete designer.

The result, in those cases, is that the disappointment is even bitterer when you deal with noble origins products that do not satisfy the expectations. Surely direct experience helps greatly during the

design, but a good knife is the one that we recognize as such when we hold and use it. Therefore we won't impress you with Michael Janich curriculum, instead we will focus directly on his Yojimbo.

On the dedicated area of www. martialbladeconcepts.com you can find any kind of in depth analysis on the subject matter. In these pages, we will just say that Michael is an expert in armed and non-armed combat. One of the methods he has developed, called

Martial Blade Concepts, deals with all the aspects of using a knife as a defense tool. The MBC characterized by a very realistic approach, focuses on the "stopping power" technique to cease, in the shortest time possible, the action of the assailant. Janich studied the human physiology and the way to attack the key structural points of the body using an approach called "biomechanical targeting".

During the year s he designed knives for Spyderco, the Masters

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o f D e f e n s e k n i f e c o m p a n y, B L AC K H AW K ! , a s we l l a s f o r noted custom knifemakers Mike Snody, Wally Hayes, Brent Beshara, and Mickey Yurco, and Combat Elite Currently, Janich is a Special Projects Coordinator for Spyderco and keeps studying and teaching.

To understand how really practical, clear and effective is his approach, it's sufficient to watch his videos.

We had the honor to meet him in person and we were astonished by his ease, kindness and clarity of the explanations regarding techniques and mechanism founding his approach. And, as a worldwide expert, we couldn't believe how humble his demeanor was. To watch Janich in action is more than enough to get impressed and to respect him as an instructor - which cannot be said for many other instructors.

Janich creature: Yojimbo The name chosen for this foldable says a lot of its destination of use: “Yojimbo” is a Japanese word that can be translated as “Bodyguard”.

The first collaboration between Janic and Spyderco gave birth to Ronin, the beginning, for Spyderco, of the industrial production of neck knives. Initially this knife, designed by Janich, was produced as a custom knife by Michael Snody. Thanks to its short blade, Ronin was deemed legal in various states.

1. “Yojimbo” is a Japanese word that means “Bodyguard”. Designed by Michael Janich, this is the typical knife the Americans call "no-nonsense"

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2. When closed, the Janich's Spyderco is compact and easy to carry. The clip can be positioned in four different points so to offer a better suitability for each user 3. The end of the handle isn't pointed, instead is smoothed and can be used as impact tool, both in open or close position of the knife 4. Dismounted, the knife shows the metallic structure which is nested i n t h e G 1 0 s c a l e s a n d h ow t h e compression lock works

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trait that we now find on our foldable. Whilst in the catalog, it was initially paired with a neck Kydex sheath and later with a one to be carried by the belt. Both sheaths tried t o o f fe r t h e b e s t i n comfort and bulkiness within the limits of a fixed blade.

Such was the success of the first collaboration that so many were the requests for an easier to carr y foldable version.

T h e r e f o r e, Yo j i m b o followed the Ronin, sharing the same blade, a more ergonomic handle and was offered in two colors: black and azure. The Yojimbo 2, the subject of our article, is the revised and improved version of the original model. The main difference is the spine of the blade, which is no longer straight and knurled, but plain and hollowed out to offer a better support and control to the thumb.

The profile remains a modified Whar ncliffe, designed to fully exploit the edge from the beginning to the end of the blade. This design offers various advantages.

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The sharpening is very easy as the blade is straight. The point is perfectly aligned with the thumb and therefore to point it precisely is like operating a light switch. To open the knife, there’s the classic Spyderco hole, which ensures this operation even if wearing gloves.

Spyderco decided to use CPM S 3 0 V. f o r i t s r o bu s t n e s s a n d resistance to wear. The cutting edge, which on the original was flat and up to the tip, on the Yojimbo 2 has been leveled to the half of the blade, becoming

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hollow. It still keeps its extreme sharpness and gains in robustness in the event of side stresses.

Many small modification can be seen when comparing the original handle to the new one, which still maintains the design but offers a more comfortable handling. The scales are black G10, flat and finely textured.

The liners are nested in the milled internal area, so to avoid that the metallic internal frame gets in contact with the hand.

The spine is completely open, so to reduce the building up of dirt in favor of higher reliability.The end of the handle, slender and rounded, is not intended to be a glass breaker, but, closed or opened, it's a prefect striking tool in close quarter combats.

Already in its original version, Spyderco used its compression lock.This patented mechanism, similar at first sight to a linerlock, is actually a different thing. In the liner-locks, the spring deriving from the right l i n e r m ove s , t h a n k s t o i t s elastic charge, towards the left, engages the blade tang and opposes to its closing.

With the compression lock, the spring, this time deriving from the left liner, will move until

5.The control that allows the closing of the knife is on the back of the handle, near the pivot. It's a very safe position, where there is no risk of engaging it by mistake 6. The heart of the compression lock: the spring, equipped with a metallic sphere that keeps retained the blade when closed, is compressed between the blade tang and the stop pin. Also note the brass washers 7. In the Spyderco catalog you can find another self-defense foldable: The Civilian, and its cheaper version Matriarch (in the photo) The Yojimbo is much more adaptable to an every day use

it settles between the blade tang and the stop pin. In this manner, when the lock is stressed, the liner will be compressed between the tang and the stop pin, in favor of a higher robustness.When put it into practice, you intuitively learn how to use the compression lock, you just need to get used to position of the unblocking control, which is on the spine of the handle.

The only flaw is that sometimes, depending on the position of the hand, the spring may lightly pinch the index as it sets into position.

Nothing serious, since the lock is always effective.

To let each user carry the knife in the best preferred position, the new steel clip is designed to be mounted in four different positions. The first Yojimbo you could only carr y it on a tip-up position.

At Spyderco, there is another knife developed for self-defense purposes, and it is only natural to make a comparison with the Yojimbo.

It is called Civilian and it has a cheaper version called Matriarch.

The Civilian was designed for law enforcement operators who needed to defend themselves even

8. The modified Wharncliffe profile of the blade is extremely sharp.

Compared to its first version, the cutting edge is more robust and hollow-ground with extreme cutting performances

if with little knowledge on how to handle a knife. This explains the hook shaped blade, usually serrated, extremely intuitive to use.

The S shaped blade makes the Civilian much less adaptable compared to Janich's Wharncliffe which shines for its designed use and can become a comfortable and extremely sharp EDC.

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Producer: Spyderco www.spyderco.com www.martialbladeconcepts.com Model: Yojimbo 2 Blade material: CPM S30V Handle material: G10 Length when open: 196 mm Blade length: 82 mm Blade thickness: 3.7 mm Weight: 119 g Lock type: Compression lock Approximate price: 200 Euro 49

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