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  1. papi

    Two new folders, damascus and mammoth anyone? :)

    Thank you guys :) Here are some (hopefully) better pics of the second one (the first one is already packed and ready for post :) ) Take care, Ondrej
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    Finished one more folder today :)

    Hey everyone, finishing this one was just a matter of putting on the thumbstud, but i just didn't have time to do it with the other two... So here it is, a bit later. The blade is Chad Nichols multibar twist, and the handle scales are Bob Eggerlings... i don't know what that is, but the...
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    Two new folders, damascus and mammoth anyone? :)

    Hey guys, i finally managed to finish something, and take pics. The only problem is, the pics suck :) There was very little light, so they are not as good as i would have hoped for... Anyway, one of them is an automatic dagger with damascus blade and mammoth tooth and damascus inlays, the...
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    Not really a knife, but i think it's cool anyway, and my dad made it :)

    Thank you guys, i really appreciate your kind words. And after i passed them over to my dad, he does too :) Ondrej
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    Not really a knife, but i think it's cool anyway, and my dad made it :)

    Talk about keeping the thread titles short :D Anyway, guys, those of you who know me know, that i hate working with leather. I can't be clamped down, precisely machined... it really gives me a headache... So, when my dad came up with this, i was a bit nervous, cause he told me it would...
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    Mokume integral folder

    Thank you for the kind comments guys :) The truth is, i don't post too much, cause i'm totally buried in work. I know it's a good thing, and i'm thankful for it, but i have very little free time nowadays. I will try to post more in the future :) Ondrej
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    Mokume integral folder

    Hey everyone, I haven't shown around here for some time, but i been a bit too busy with work and everything. Sorry about that :) Anyway, i just finished this baby up, and thought i'd share :) The blade is Bob Eggerling mosaic damascus, button is made out of damasteel, and the handle frame...
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    titanium, upotex, damasteel... some goodies for my friends :)

    Hey everyone, here are two things i finished today. The bigger one, obviously, is a knife for my buddy Jim, a small framelock with damasteel blade and pivot, and titanium...well, everything else. The second one, and i'm very proud i was asked to make it for him, is a Upotex wedding...
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    Three new folders - remember the watch&knife teaser?

    Thanks :) For the inlays, i'm using pantograph - basically a manual CNC. It is a 50 yo machine, that uses a pattern instead of computer program :) Here's a picture of it in action, cutting out a watch case. In this case, the pattern is CNC machined for precision, but the patterns for my...
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    Ondrej 'papi' Berkus watch #15 - Cuore Aperto

    Well than any comments he has, please pass them up to me - i still have my new watchmaker smell on me, so i appreciate any advice or comment i can get... Ondrej
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    Three new folders - remember the watch&knife teaser?

    Thanks Pat :) The classes start on 22nd, so i still have some time left before it goes down the crapper :) But i will manage even then, i just will have to :) And about the Alaska trip - what else can i say than...:clap::clap::clap: Ondrej
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    Three new folders - remember the watch&knife teaser?

    Thank you guys :) I really appreciate your kind words :) About the thumbstuds - yeah, i make my own, usually from titanium or damascus, with inlays and everything :) Ondrej
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    Three new folders - remember the watch&knife teaser?

    Hey guys, here are three babies i finished some time ago, but waited to get my pics from my photographer to post them :) I won't bother you with my blah blah, just some specs and then i leave you to looking at the pics:) #1 blade - 3" Nichols raindrops scales - 416ss, carved and mokume...
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    Ondrej 'papi' Berkus watch #15 - Cuore Aperto

    Thank you guys :) Like i said, the knife is just a teaser, i should have the photos pretty soon, so i will post them separately - they really deserve it :) Murph, it's very easy, just shoot me a PM. You could probably even get this one :) Ondrej
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    Ondrej 'papi' Berkus watch #15 - Cuore Aperto

    Hey everyone, i just got the pics of the watch i finished about a week ago, so i'm posting them for you to check out. Let me know what you think :) The watch was designed solely out of my head, without any customer influence, so i went a bit crazy - light skeletonization with an open...
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    Something simpler

    Thank you guys :) Ondrej
  17. papi

    Something simpler

    Hey guys, finished a couple of days ago, a folder my buddy Gabriel ordered. Blade is 3" of RWL34, bolsters are titanium, and scales and backbar are orange G10. Let me know what you think :) Thanks for looking, take care, Ondrej
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    My first double action automatic

    Thank you guys :) Yes, the notch at the ricasso is there for clearance with the rocker release. And the watch is something i whipped up, damasteel 45mm case, ETA 6497 inside, and titanium caseback... In case you are wondering, yes, i am nutz :) Thanks again for the comments, take care, Ondrej
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    My first double action automatic

    Hey everyone as i promised, i'm posting again :) Boy, these are fun :) I have to say i expected to be suicidal at certain moments when making this, but i was really surprised by the smooth sailing... I must have thought it out well :) (yeah right, i got lucky ! :) ) The blade is 3" of...
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