Special knife

[Montejano]

Amigos el día 21 me voy de vacaciones unos días a la playa .No pensaba colocar de momento mas trabajos , pero mirando fotos, he visto una que me hice hace muy poco tiempo para un foro americano.Tengo en las manos una pieza para mí especial , esta pieza fue motivo de malestar por los comentarios que se hicieron sobre ella ; pero prefiero no entrar en detalles de ese tipo .

Como deseaba que me conocieraís aunque fuera por foto , me parecía mal no enseñar también el cuchillo . Prometo que durante un tiempo no abusaré del espacio del foro , pues como he dicho antes me parece que estoy excediéndome y no es mi deseo .

Características :

Cuchillo en acero inox 440 , hoja calada totalmente a mano ( con limas , lijas , rotalín para los vaciados ) me salieron ampollas en las manos durante el proceso de calado .Tardé mucho tiempo en calar la hoja y quedé tan cansado que es posible que no me anime más . La hoja tiene 6´5 mm de grosor y grandes dimensiones ; significa que el calado no fue fácil .

La empuñadura es en marfil , grabado con una técnica mixta basada en el " agua fuerte " quise hacer una empuñadura muy sencilla para que destacara principalmente el calado .Las empuñaduras mías,son siempre mas elaboradas que ésta .

Mi agradecimiento a todos vosotros por mirar mis trabajos .

Estaré mañana todavía en casa , pero después no . Mañana miraré en el foro por si haceis algún tipo de consulta y responderos . Pero si entrais a partir del sábado, lo siento pero no estaré para responderos ( lo haré cuando venga de vacaciones )

Un abrazo a todos .

Montejano .

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Friends the day 21 leave vacations some days to the beach. he/she didn't plan to place for the moment but works, but looking at pictures, I have seen one that made myself time very recently for an American forum.I have in the hands a piece for me special, this piece was reason of uneasiness for the comments that were made on her; but I prefer not to enter in particulars of that type.

As he/she wanted that me conocieraís although it was for picture, it seemed bad not to also teach the knife. I promise that during a time I won't abuse of the space of the forum, because as I have said before I find that I am exceeding myself and it is not my desire.

Characteristic :

Knife in steel inox 440, soaked leaf completely by hand (with files, sandpapers, rotalín for the castings) they left me bladders in the hands during the trial of soaked. I Took a lot of time in soaking the leaf and I was so tired that it is possible that I don't cheer up more. The leaf has 6´5 mm of grosor and big dimensions; it means that the soaked one was not easy.

The hilt is in ivory, engraving with a mixed technique based on the strong water wanted to make a very simple hilt so that it highlighted mainly the soaked one. The hilts mías,son always but elaborated that this.

My gratefulness to all you to look at my works.

I will still be tomorrow at home, but later not. Tomorrow I will look in the forum for if you make some consultation type and to respond you. But if you enter starting from Saturday, I sit down it but I won't be to respond you (I will make it when he/she comes from vacations )

A hug to all.

Montejano.

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[richslaney]

Not my Cuppa Tea, but you've got to really admire your workmanship

Well done. :biggthump

[narsil]

I don't think that you should worry about taking up space on the forum - use as much space as you like !!!!

While we all have our own personal preferences, I'm sure that no one here will fail to appreciate the time, effort and skill that you obviously put into your work. And perhaps even more importantly learn something from it, which is after all what we are all here for. Its often the new and different stuff which can teach us the most.

I never realised that half of the stuff you have shown us was even possible.

Thanks again for contributing :biggthump

[Sajuma]

I can not belive my eyes. How do you do it?
I'm truly a big fan of your work , even that your knives are not functional.
Your knives are pieces of ART!

[Trond]

Like Juha i am a HUGE fan of your work, the work you put into your knives are unbelivable! :240:

And like Narsil says, dont worry about taking up space in the forum, the rest of us post so much crap, that we need your work for the ballance :D

THanks for shearing

[ANDYLASER]

WOW, you never cease to amaze us with your work. It is getting difficult to find words to do justice to your knives. Such quality is beyond belief. I thank you for sharing tour work with us. May you continue with happiness in your pursuit of creating such artistry.Thank you.
Please enjoy your holiday, you deserve it.

[tenbears10]

If I read it correctly then all the pattening on the blade is filed and sanded by hand. Wow how long must that have taken. I have never seen anything like it. I'm not supprised it gave you blisters (I think that's the translation).

Enjoy your trip.

Bill

[dtalbot]

WOW,
yet another work of art!!!!!!
David

[Montejano]

Gracias otra vez amigos por las palabras bonitas. Estoy contento de estar con vosotros , sobre todo, por el respeto profundo y sincero que percibo hacia mis trabajos . Esto me anima a seguir entre vosotros y mostraros siempre con mucha humildad mis cuchillos y admito comentarios constructivos aunque sean negativos . He pecado muchas veces de perfeccionista , cuando la perfección absoluta no existe en manos humanas .
Tengo más trabajos que mostraros todavía y confío hacerlo . He sentido siempre la necesidad de mostrar mis trabajos al público en general .Pero cuando se trata de personas entendidas y con sensibilidad para apreciar ciertos trabajos , como sois vosotros los del foro ¡ Para mí es todo un placer !, yo soy el que estoy agradecido .

A nuestro amigo Bill , parece que tiene duda por la traducción , de si la lámina ( hoja en español ) está calada totalmente a mano . Está calada a mano y me salían ampollas , llevaba la mano vendada por las rozaduras que tenía . Os animo a que intenteis o mejor dicho, que realiceis un trabajo calado . Os podría dar unas indicaciones , aunque son básicas y seguro que una vez pasado el esfuerzo la satisfacción sería grande . Los cuchillos que vosotros haceis , son de pequeñas dimensiones , lámina pequeña y de poco grosor( 2´5 - 3 mm ) ; luego estos son fáciles de calar .
Es posible que me anime yo tambien , estoy acabando un cuchillo pequeño ( nunca he realizado cuchillo pequeño ) y cuando lo termine quizás me anime a hacer otro pero calado .
Además me comprometo con el que se anime , a que me diga las dimensiones de la hoja que quiere hacer calada y la forma de la hoja ; el estilo de ornamentación se lo dibujo yo ( si no domina bien el dibujo ) .

Aprovecho para deciros que llevo tiempo pensando la idea de ir a determinadas ferias , certamenes o exposiciones fuera de mi pais . Por lo menos me gustaría ir una vez . Me invitaron a acudir a E.E.U.U , pero de momento no deseo irme tan lejos .
Si me informáis de alguna en vuestro país , estudiaré el tema por si pudiera ir .

Un abrazo a todos y gracias .

Montejano.

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Thank you another time friends for the beautiful words. I am happy of being with you, mainly, for the deep respect and I am honest that perceive toward my works. This encourages me to continue among you and to always show you with a lot of humility my knives and I admit constructive comments although they are negative. I have sinned many times of perfectionist, when the absolute perfection doesn't exist in human hands.
I have more works than to still show you and I trust to make it. I have always felt the necessity to show my works to the public in general. But when it is conversant people and with sensibility to appreciate certain works, like you are you those of the forum . For me it is an entire pleasure!, I am the one that I am grateful.

To our friend Bill, seems that he has doubt for the translation, of if the sheet (leaf in Spanish) it is soaked completely by hand. It is soaked by hand and they left me bladders, it took the hand blindfolded by the grazes that he/she had. I encourage you to that attempt or rather that carry out a soaked work. He/she could give you some indications, although they are basic and for sure once past the effort the satisfaction would be big. The knives that you make, are of small dimensions, small sheet and of little grosor (2´5 - 3 mm); then these they are easy to soak.
It is possible that I also cheer up, I am finishing a small knife (I have never carried out small knife) and when it finishes it maybe I cheer up to make other but soaked.
I also commit with the one that cheers up to that he/she tells me the dimensions of the leaf that he/she wants to make soaked and the form of the leaf; the style of ornamentation draws it to him me (if it doesn't dominate the drawing well).

I take advantage of to tell you that I take time thinking the idea of going to certain fairs, contests or exhibitions outside of my country. At least I would like to go once. They invited me to go to E.E.U.U, but for the moment I don't want to leave so far.
If you inform me of some in your country, I will study the topic for if he/she could go.

A hug to all and thank you.

Montejano.