Xarathos invited me in, so I'd like to introduce myself
Some of you might know me from another forums, but most of you probably don't even heard of me
My name is Ruben Calo, I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina and I've been making knives since 1993, after I got tired of office work.
All my knives are completely hand made. I make my blades using the stock removal method and sometimes I forge the edges of the knives to make a very ductile blade. I also heat treat my blades on my workshop on an electric oven.
I design my own knives and I don't use templates to make them or blueprints to replicate them, making each one of my knives a unique and exclusive one.
For more info and to see other knives I've made in the past, please take a look at my website at: http://www.calocustomknives.com.ar/
Feel free to ask me whatever you'd like to know
Best regards,
Ruben
These are some of my latest knives
Fileworked knife with ivory handles.
4" blade in hand rubbed N678 (Bohler) - 4mm thickness
8 1/2" Overall lenght.
Nickel Silver bolster with a fiber spacer. Marine ivory handle slabs with decorated pins. Fileworked spine.
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Another knife with ivory (and ebony / mokume) handles.
4 1/4" blade in hand rubbed N678 (Bohler) - 4mm thickness
8 3/4" Overall lenght.
Guard in multilaminated nickel silver and copper (mokume)
Marine ivory (sperm whale) and ebony handle slabs.
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Urban defense style - tanto
4 1/2" blade in hand rubbed N678 (Bohler) - 4mm thickness
9 1/2" Overall lenght.
Nickel Silver bolsters. Carbon fiber handle slabs with blue fiber spacer. Fileworked thumbrest.
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Urban defense style - drop point (CF handle)
3 1/2" blade in hand rubbed N678 (Bohler) - 4mm thickness
7 1/4" Overall lenght.
Stainless Steel bolsters, red fiber spacer and carbon fiber handle slabs (sanded for extra patterns) with nickel silver pins.
Fileworked thumbrest for both forward and reverse grip. Lanyard hole.
The line on blade near the edge is just some lubrication, there's nothing wrong there
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Utilitarian #1
4" blade in hand rubbed N678 (stainless steel similar to AUS8)
8 1/2" Overall lenght (4mm thickness)
Guard in stainless steel. Handle slabs are Jacaranda wood.
Full tang with home made decorated pins.
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Utilitarian #2
5" blade in hand rubbed N678 (stainless steel similar to AUS8)
10" Overall lenght (4mm thickness)
Guard, buttcap and fittings in nickel silver. Handle in guayubira wood.
Full tang with home made decorated pins.
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Professional Kitchen Knife "Haute Cuisine".
N678 Stainless Steel, 9 1/2" usable edge, 13" overall length. 4mm spine thickness at the handle.
Handle in stabilized and lacquered Arca wood with hand made bronze and stainless steel pins.
It has a very ergonomic handle and the edge continues under the handle about 1", so the cook can apply extra pressure to chop or cut a bone.
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All Purpose Kitchen Knife
4 1/4" blade in hand rubbed N678 (stainless steel similar to AUS8)
4mm thickness and 43mm wide.
8 1/4" Overall lenght.
Nickel Silver guard. Texturized delrin handle for extra grip and easy cleansing.
Very ergonomic knife to remove bones and skin, but most of all, to slice and chop vegetables, as pictured.
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Sheep Horn Semi Skinner
4" blade in hand rubbed N678 (stainless steel similar to AUS8)
8 1/4" Overall lenght
Guard in laminated nickel silver and bronze. Handle slabs are sheep.
Full tang with home made decorated pins.
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Little Dagger
3 1/4" blade in hand rubbed N678 (Bohler)
6 1/2" Overall lenght.
Guard in worked nickel silver and brass, handle in Jacaranda wood.
