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Handmade by: Don Andrade Greetings and welcome to my new website! This website was created to document my interest in handmade cutlery. One-Of-a-kind hand-forged cutlery is what I am most interested in; however, I also enjoy folding and production knives as well. Forged knives are interesting to me because of the forming process; the possibilities of manipulating metal while hot seem endless. Add to that the fascinating array of heat-treatment process and steel types and I realized that there was a world of metals I knew very little about. So very much to learn, yet at the same time the basics looked to be quite simple. Like stone carving, the basics are simple, however, practice is required and the processes can often become complex. Now that I have begun to forge knives, I plan to focus on integral knives made from a single piece of steel. This type of forged-construction allows for a variety of designs that in turn produce strong and beautiful knives, with captivating presence. The knife you see above is my first forged knife, created under direction of master metalsmith Tai Goo. I am at the beginning of my bladesmithing practice; and California Custom Knives is a vehicle for you to share in my journey. Visit often and Enjoy! |
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