Blacksmithing
and Cutlery
by Gérard HEUTTE
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Folding knives
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n° 98 :
Small Piemontese.
- Blade in suminagashi VG10, 33 layers. Length 56mm.
- Handle in stabilized waved tamarind, spacer in ebony. Length 79mm.
- Weight: 35g
n° 96 :
Folding knife, slipjoint.
- Blade in stainless steel 14C28N. Lenght 88mm.
- Handle in stabilized walnut burl. Length 112mm.
- Spring and liners in hardened Z20C13.
- Weight: 86g
# 95 :
Folding knife, slipjoint. Fully removable.
- Blade in Damasteel DS93X. Length 95mm.
- Handle in Arizona iron wood. Length 125mm.
- Spring in Z20C13 stainless steel.
- Liners in Z20C13 thickness 1mm hardened.
- Weight : 136g
# 92 :
Piemontese, my EDC knife.
- Blade in suminagashi VG10, 33 layers. Length 95mm.
- Handle in ziricote, spacer in ebony.
Homemade mosaic pin. Length 118mm.
- Weight : 72g
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2.5mm. Hand sewed.
# 90 :
Piemontese
- Blade in damasteel DS93X. Length 93mm.
- Handle in black wood, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pins.
Length 117mm.
- Weight : 72g
# 89 :
Piemontese
- Blade in damascus DSC Carbon (90MCV8 and 45NCD16). Lenght 87mm.
- Handle in juniper burl treated with linseed oil, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin.
Length 109mm.
- Weight : 49g
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2.5mm. Hand sewed.
# 89 :
Piemontese
- Blade in damasteel DS93X. Length 81mm.
- Handle in juniper burl treated with linseed oil, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin.
- Weight : 48g
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 1mm covered with shark leather on the outside and internal lining
in pig leather. Hand sewed.
# 88 :
Piemontese
- Blade in damasteel DS93X. Length 81mm.
- Handle in juniper burl treated with linseed oil, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin.
- Weight : 48g
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 1mm covered with shark leather on the outside and internal lining
in pig leather. Hand sewed.
# 86 :
Piemontese
- Blade in N690 stainless steel. Satin finish.
- Handle in stabilised poplar burl, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. Hand sewed. Finish with bee wax.
# 85 :
Piemontese
- Blade in N690 stainless steel. Length 102mm. Satin finish.
- Handle in snakewood, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin. Length 127mm.
- Weight : 92g
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2.5mm. 40mm Belt loop. Hand sewed. Finish with bee wax.
# 84 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 14C28N stainless steel. Length 73mm. Mirror finish.
- Handle in pistachio burl, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin. Length 87mm.
- Weight : 32g
# 80 :
Piemontese
- Blade in N690 stainless steel.
- Handle in stabilised poplar burl, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. Horizontal carrying with lock in deer antler.
40mm Belt loop. Hand sewed. Finish with bee wax.
# 79 :
Piemontese
- Blade in Damascus 90MCV8 and 15N20 steels, about 200 layers. Length 56mm.
- Handle in ziricote, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin. Length 82mm.
- Weight : 50g
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. Horizontal carrying.
40mm Belt loop. Hand sewed. Finish with bee wax.
# 78 :
Piemontese
- Blade in N690 stainless steel. Length 90mm.
- Handle in ziricote, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin. Length 115mm.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. Attachment netsuke type, Hand sewed. Finish with bee wax.
# 77 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 90MCV8 steel. Length 105mm.
- Handle in stabilised maple burl, spacer in ebony. Hole for wrist loop. Length 125mm.
- Weight : 106g.
# 76 :
Piemontese
- Blade in Damascus 90MCV8 and 15N20 steels, about 200 layers. Length 93mm.
- Handle in stabilised poplar crotch, spacer in Ziricote. Homemade mosaic pin. Length 111mm.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. 40mm Belt loop. Hand sewed. Finish with bee wax.
# 73 :
Piemontese for archer
- Blade in 90MCV8 steel. Case hardening in goop without revelation. Mirror finish.
"Arrow" file work. Length 97mm.
- Handle in Osage orange, spacer in Ebony. Homemade mosaic pin. Length 119mm.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. 40mm Belt loop. Hand sewed. Finish with bee wax.
# 72 :
Piemontese
- Blade in N690 stainless steel. Mirror finish. Length 97mm.
- Handle in Bogotte, spacer in Ebony. Homemade mosaic pin. Length 120mm.
# 71 :
Piemontese
- Blade in Damascus 90MCV8 and 15N20 steels, about 200 layers.
- Handle in black-and-white ebony, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm overlaid by Iguana skin.
40mm belt loop. Hand sewed. Finish with bee wax.
# 70 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 90MCV8 steel. Case hardening in goop without revelation. "Buffalo" etching.
Mirror finish. Length 95mm.
- Handle in Arizona Iron Wood, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin. Length 120mm.
- Weight 96g.
# 69 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 90MCV8 steel. Case hardening in goop without revelation. Mirror finish.
Length 80mm.
- Handle in stabilised palm tree, spacer in stabilised sycamore maple.
Homemade mosaic pin. Length 103mm.
- Weight 62g.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. Belt loop. Hand sewed. Finish with bee wax.
# 66 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 90MCV8 steel. Case hardening in goop without revelation. Mirror finish.
Length 104mm.
- Handle in Juniper Burl, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin. Length 122mm.
- Weight 76g.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. Initials. Hand sewed.
Attachment netsuke type, finish with bee wax.
# 65 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 90MCV8 steel. Case hardening in goop without revelation. Mirror finish.
Length 97mm.
- Handle in Wenge;, spacer in ebony. "Lion" pommel. Length 133mm.
- Weight 133g.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. Decoration "Lion" coat-of-arms. Initials.
Attachment netsuke type, finish with bee wax.
# 62 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 90MCV8 steel. Case hardening in goop without revelation. Mirror finish.
Length 85mm.
- Handle in Rose wood, spacer in ebony. Sealed under vacuum with linseed oil. Homemade
mosaic pin. Length 105mm.
- Weight 39g.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. Hand sewed. Attachment netsuke type, finish with bee wax.
# 60 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 90MCV8 steel. Case hardening in goop without revelation. Length 87mm. Mirror finish.
- Handle in Bogotte, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin. Length 110mm.
- Weight 58g.
# 59 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 90MCV8 steel. Case hardening in goop without revelation. Mirror finish.
- Handle in Snake Wood, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin.
# 57 :
Piemontese
- Blade in Damascus 90MCV8 and 15N20. Full hardening in oil.
- Handle in Bubinga, spacer in ebony. Homemade mosaic pin.
# 53 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 115W8 steel. Case hardening in goop without revelation. Length 70mm.
- Handle in Rose wood, spacer in ebony. Sealed under vacuum with linseed oil. Homemade
mosaic pin. Length 85mm
- Weight34g.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. Hand sewed. Attachment netsuke type, finish with bee wax.
# 52 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 90MCV8 steel. Case hardening in goop without revelation. Length 85mm.
- Handle in Yew (sapwood and heartwood), spacer in ebony. Sealed under vacuum with linseed oil. Homemade
mosaic pin. Length 110mm
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. Hand sewed. Attachment netsuke type, finish with bee wax.
# 50 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 1075. Case hardening in goop. Length 65mm.
- Handle in Snake wood. Spacer in ebony. Polished, no treatment.
Homemade mosaic pin. Length 85mm.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. Hand sewed. Finish with bee wax.
# 49 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 90MV8 steel (equivalent to O2 in AISI standard). Case hardening not revelated.
Mirror finish.
- Handle in Wenge. Spacer in Ebony and Maple. Engraving by Kolrosing technique. Treated with
Tung oil. Homemade mosaic pin.
- Sheath in veg-tanned leather 2mm. Hand sewed. Finish with bee wax.
The Maple insert and the engraved name (height 2.5mm)
# 48 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 1075. Case hardening.
- Handle in Patawa. Spacer in Maple. Treated with tung oil.
Homemade mosaic pin.
# 47 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 1075. Length 90mm. Case hardening not revelated. Mirror finish.
- Handle in Difou, Spacer in ebony and red fiber. Treated with linseed oil.
Homemade mosaic pin. Length 110mm.
# 45 :
Piemontese special for archer
- Blade in 1075. Lenght 65mm. "Arrow" file work.
- Yew handle, ebony spacer (idem for the bead). Treated in linseed oil. Length 82mm.
- Weight 49g. Overall length 150mm.
The "arrow" file work
# 44 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 115W8. Length 87mm.
- Handle in ebony (in three parts assembled by gluing). Treated in linseed oil. Length 110mm.
- Weight 44g. Overall length 196mm.
# 40 :
Piemontese
- Blade in D2.
- Handle in Snake Wood (Guiana), spacer in Ebony. Treated in linseed oil.
- Owner: Madeleine
# 38 :
Piemontese
- Blade in 90MV8 (similar to O2), 70mm length.
- Handle in olive wood, spacer in ebony. Treated in linseed oil. Homemade mosaic pin.
- Owner: Mélanie
# 37 :
Piemontese
- Blade in XC75, case hardening in goop.
- Handle in rosewood, spacer in ebony. Treated in linseed oil. Homemade mosaic pin.
The leather sheath (the first one). Some Improvements to provide for sheaths to come!
Especially on the cuts and the use of leather stamps.
# 36 :
Piemontese
- Blade in XC75, case hardening in goop.
- Handle in ebony, spacer in olive wood. Treated in linseed oil. Homemade mosaic pin.
- Owner: My son Nicolas.
# 33 :
Exotic Piemontese
This interest is in the shape of the blade, that implies a special shape for the handle.
- Blade in XC75, case hardening with refractory mastic coating in vegetable oil.
- Handle in Snake Wood (Guiana), spacer in Ebony. Treated in linseed oil. The washers are
glued in a counterbore hole. Hole for a wrist loop.
- Owner: David (Turbotec).
# 32 :
Piemontese
- Blade in XC75, case hardening with refractory mastic coating in vegetable oil.
- Handle in olive wood, spacer in Ebony. Treated in linseed oil. The washers are
glued in a counterbore hole.
# 30 :
Exotic Folder
- C75 blade, manual case hardening in goop.
- Handle in Snake Wood (Guiana), spacer in Ebony. Treated in linseed oil. The washers are
glued in a counterbore hole.
- Owner : Thierry.
# 29 :
Young lady folder !
- C75 blade, manual case hardening in goop.
- Handle in Pink Ivory, spacer in Ebony. Treated in linseed oil. The washers are
glued in a counterbore hole.
- Owner : Célia.
# 28 :
Folder with a Damascus blade.
- Damascus blade with 112 layers. Stells XC75 and 15N20.
- Handle in olive wood, spacer in ebony. Treated with linseed oil.
A counterbore enables to hide the screw head.
- Owner: Sylvère.
 
# 27 :
My first slip joint folder.
- Blade in D2.
- Liner in stainless steel, spring in Z50C13.
- Handle in hawthorn, treated with linseed oil.
I am rather satisfied but:
- It is hard to close (the spring is too strong and too short)
- The spring exceeds a bit in closed position, like 2 or 3 tens of millimeters...
- The tip of the blade is a bit low.
 
Detail of the mecanism during design
# 25 :
Piedmontese
- C70 blade, manual case hardening.
- Olive wood handle, ebony spacer.
- Teflon washers.
 
 
# 24 :
A piedmontese all in fineness...
- Blade in XC75, manual case hardening, length 90 mm,
height 16 mm, thickness 2.5 mm.
- Handle in olive wood, spacer in Red Ebony (Aloha). Length 110 mm.
- Teflon washers.
- Total weight: 50 g.
 
# 21 :
Primitive Alien
Here is a knife which I did not know where
to put. But after all, it is almost a Piedmontese...
Strongly inspired by Gene Chapman work.
- Steel XC70, length of the blade 65 mm, width 30 mm.
- Copper Handle.
- Length of the handle: 120 mm. Total Length 190 mm.
- Soft iron axis caulked on brass washers.
- Total weight: 125 g.
# 20 :
Two pins friction folder named "Small-Large"
- Steel XC70, length of the blade 85 mm, width 25 mm.
- Handle in Olive wood, Ebony spacer, build in three stuck parts and
reinforced by five crossing pins (with one to block the blade).
- Length of the handle: 105 mm. Total Length 185 mm.
- Soft iron axis caulked on steel washers.
- Total weight: 85 g.
# 19 :
Traveler Piedmontese
Here is a quickly made knife. I recycled an old test blade in A2 to make a simple folding knife.
I take it when I travel abroad. If I lose it, I will not cry about that!
- Blade in A2 Steel, length of the blade 100 mm (without the pallet).
- Handle in Holly wood in three stuck parts and reinforced by three crossing pinss.
- Length of the handle: 115 mm. Total length 210 mm.
- Soft iron axis caulked on brass washers.
- Total weight: 70 g.
- Owner: Me.
# 16 :
Piedmontese
- Blade in Steel XC70, manual case hardening, forged pallet, length of the blade 115 mm
(without the pallet).
- Handle in Hawthorn in three stuck parts and reinforced by
four crossing pins.
- Length of the handle: 115 mm. Total Length 210 mm.
- Soft iron axis caulked on brass washers.
- Total weight: 70 g.
- Owner: My father.
# 5 :
Piedmontese
- Blade in Steel XC70, full hardening, forged pallet, length of the blade 110 mm
(without the pallet).
- Handle in Holly wood. In three stuck parts and reinforced by
four crossing pins.
- Length of the handle: 120 mm. Total Length 205 mm.
- Total weight: 70 g.
- Owner: Me, it is my everyday knife.
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