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Here you can find a couple of pics from my workshop of the different stages of making custom knives: grinding, filework, sanding, quenching, tempering and assembling.

St. steel springs quenching

St. steel springs quenching

Macho Riojano in progress

Macho Riojano in progress

Brass moldings for navaja

Brass moldings for navaja

Navaja brass butts and bolsters

Navaja brass butts and bolsters

Liners for slipjoint navaja

Liners for slipjoint navaja

Horn handle scale with a silver coin

Horn handle scale with a silver coin

Bronze washers making

Bronze washers making

Bronze washers making 2

Bronze washers making 2

Bronze washers making 3

Bronze washers making 3

Bronze washers making 4

Bronze washers making 4

Handmade bronze washers

Handmade bronze washers

Sicilian Birrittedda in progress

Sicilian Birrittedda in progress

Macho Riojano knives in progress

Macho Riojano knives in progress

Slipjoint navaja in progress

Slipjoint navaja in progress

Slipjoint navaja assembling

Slipjoint navaja assembling

Slipjoint navaja assembling 2

Slipjoint navaja assembling 2

Slipjoint navaja opened

Slipjoint navaja opened

Slipjont navaja spring drilling

Slipjont navaja spring drilling

French slipjoint navaja parts

French slipjoint navaja parts

French navaja in progress

French navaja in progress

N690 Cigar cutters in progress

N690 Cigar cutters in progress

N690 Cigar cutters in progress 2

N690 Cigar cutters in progress 2

Buffalo horn handle for Macho Riojano

Buffalo horn handle for Macho Riojano

Making of carraca - ratchet

Making of carraca - ratchet

Spring for

Spring for "navaja de ventana" in progress

Making of

Making of " navaja de ventana" spring

Blade and spring for Sevillian navaja de ventana

Blade and spring for Sevillian navaja de ventana

De ventana in progress

De ventana in progress

Blades for Sevillian navajas

Blades for Sevillian navajas

Just a cutlery ))

Just a cutlery ))

Navajas Paterneras or Taponeras in progress

Navajas Paterneras or Taponeras in progress

Macho Riojano decorative pins

Macho Riojano decorative pins

Navaja Sevillana in progress 1

Navaja Sevillana in progress 1

Navaja Sevillana in progress 2

Navaja Sevillana in progress 2

Sevillanas closed

Sevillanas closed

Navaja ajustment

Navaja ajustment

Navaja spring ajustment

Navaja spring ajustment

Navaja

Navaja "de ventana" spring processing

Blades for navajas

Blades for navajas

Navajas blades and springs after quenching

Navajas blades and springs after quenching

Razor blade polishing

Razor blade polishing

Wooden scales for Sicilian Birrittedda

Wooden scales for Sicilian Birrittedda

Navaja blade in progress

Navaja blade in progress

Assembling of Birrittedda

Assembling of Birrittedda

Birrittedda blade hand sanding

Birrittedda blade hand sanding

Parts of birrittedda

Parts of birrittedda

Assembling of Sicilian razor

Assembling of Sicilian razor

Assembling of Sicilian razor - rasolino

Assembling of Sicilian razor - rasolino

Rasolino - Sicilian razor

Rasolino - Sicilian razor

Navaja Francesa - French, in progress

Navaja Francesa - French, in progress

Ready for assembling

Ready for assembling

Our very first grinder ))

Our very first grinder ))

Navaja Francesa

Navaja Francesa "rattlesnake tail"

Navaja

Navaja "de ventana" spring

Ratcheting navaja (carraca) close view

Ratcheting navaja (carraca) close view

Traditional navaja filework

Traditional navaja filework

Carraca close view

Carraca close view

"de ventana" assembling

Spring ajustment

Spring ajustment

Blade filework

Blade filework

Assembling

Assembling

Sicilian Laparedda in progress

Sicilian Laparedda in progress

Parts for laparedda

Parts for laparedda

Assembling of laparedda

Assembling of laparedda

Spring adjustment

Spring adjustment

Spring adjustment close view

Spring adjustment close view

Spanish navaja opened

Spanish navaja opened

Spanish navaja spring adjustment

Spanish navaja spring adjustment

Navaja Francesa slipjoint

Navaja Francesa slipjoint

Navaja Francesa slipjoint closed

Navaja Francesa slipjoint closed

Making of the

Making of the "rattlesnake tail" butt

Handmade flower shaped pin

Handmade flower shaped pin

Long ago...

Long ago...

Bronze flower

Bronze flower

Bronze flower with pin

Bronze flower with pin

Navaja handle with the bronze flower pin

Navaja handle with the bronze flower pin

Bronze flower shaped pins

Bronze flower shaped pins

Laparedda before assembling

Laparedda before assembling

Laparedda blade sanding

Laparedda blade sanding

Before assembling

Before assembling

Navaja blade hand sanding

Navaja blade hand sanding

Ratchet-carraca close view

Ratchet-carraca close view

Long time ago - Riojano

Long time ago - Riojano

Navaja Francesa in progress

Navaja Francesa in progress

Lock close view

Lock close view

Rasolino Siciliano before assembling

Rasolino Siciliano before assembling

Steel bouquet

Steel bouquet

Dagger-style blade

Dagger-style blade

Dagger-style blade front view

Dagger-style blade front view

Boot knife handle with a st. steel moldings

Boot knife handle with a st. steel moldings

French navaja with the

French navaja with the "cross" handle

Back lock for

Back lock for "cross" navaja

Filework a long time ago

Filework a long time ago

"Cross" navaja front view

Just need a scales

Just need a scales

French armorial lily or a rattlesnake head?

French armorial lily or a rattlesnake head?

The blade is almost finished

The blade is almost finished

Bolster shaping

Bolster shaping

Rattlesnake tail Navaja Francesa before assembling

Rattlesnake tail Navaja Francesa before assembling

Lord of the rings ))

Lord of the rings ))

Navaja Paternera or Taponera in progress

Navaja Paternera or Taponera in progress

Back lock with carraca for navaja Paternera

Back lock with carraca for navaja Paternera

Carbon steel blued spring for Sfarziglia Napoletana

Carbon steel blued spring for Sfarziglia Napoletana

A long ago - bowie knife making

A long ago - bowie knife making

Back lock adjusting

Back lock adjusting

Tool alloy blued blade for Sfarziglia Napoletana

Tool alloy blued blade for Sfarziglia Napoletana

Sfarziglia Napoletana - antique sun hand engraving

Sfarziglia Napoletana - antique sun hand engraving

Sfarziglia Napoletana - hand engraving of Camorra motto

Sfarziglia Napoletana - hand engraving of Camorra motto

Sfarziglia blade - back view

Sfarziglia blade - back view

Blued blade and spring for Sfarziglia Napoletana

Blued blade and spring for Sfarziglia Napoletana

Parts for navaja

Parts for navaja

Navaja spring head with a filework

Navaja spring head with a filework

Longitudinal hand sanding in progress

Longitudinal hand sanding in progress

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