Presentation Mammoth and Damascus Full Integral Long Sword - Photos!

[Eduardo Berardo]

Hello Folks. Recently finished my best and technically most difficult piece. A long full integral sword in damacus steel with double edge blade and handle in presentation mammoth ivory. This piece is especially difficult for some points. This is a fairly large piece that requires a big amount of work (The total length is just over 30 inches). A double-edged blade makes it difficult to adjust the symmetry. An integral piece is also always more complicated to build. And perhaps the most difficult point is the absence of any right angle. When we have a design right angles I can use it as reference to build the whole symmetry of the piece. Since this is all curved sword completion of symmetry is more difficult. The guard and the ball are carved by hand file worked. The mammoth ivory scales were fixed with 12 pins embedded. For me it was a big challenge but I was totally satisfied with the outcome. I want called this sword Rose of Sarom. This project was a partnership between me and my friend Jon Klein.
I am very grateful that you see and would be honored if you post your impressions.
Thank you,
Eduardo Berardo
eduardo_berardo@hotmail.com
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The sword pre machined.
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Starting the file work.
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The carving file worked ball.
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Hand finishing.
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The piece almost ready. Now we need to make damascus treatment.
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The handle (A).
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The handle (B).
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A damascus close up.
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A full tang view.
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The Rose of Sarom.

[Lin Rhea]

Exceptional work Eduardo! I'll try to get a look at that one at Blade. Lin

[Darren P. Reeves]

Absolutely stunning!! A beautiful piece. Thank you for showing the steps involved in making it.

[Kevin Jones]

This is an outstanding piece.
The damascus, the ivory, the ball/bolster the blade profile all work together to form a beautiful and well executed piece of functional art.

Congrats, Eduardo and Jon.

[Jon Klein]

I just received these photo's of the sheath Eduardo made for the sword. It is now on the way to Coop. With a little luck I will post some more next week.

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I am looking forward to getting this one in my hands soon.

Jon

[Michael Ruth]

This piece is soooooo beautiful! The blade is like an optical illusion. It looks like it's moving just sitting still. The lines are so graceful and the Damascus has got so much definition that it's just mind-boggling. Congrats Eduardo and Jon! I'm in complete awe!

[Eduardo Berardo]

Mamma mia guys I lose sleep when receiving praise from connoisseurs of deep custom cutlery like you! Michael by his work is absolutely incredible. Receiving a compliment this is like winning an award! Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

[Jon Klein]

As everyone should be aware that Eduardo is hot as a fire cracker. If you have not taken notice I suggest you keep any eye on him. His talent is just exceptional and I must say his personality matches that. This sword is one of the examples. The execution of this project shows so much finesse and dedication to excellence that a very good friend Mike Talanian took a great deal of interest. So much so that the WIP on this sword made it clear that he just had to have it. As much as I also had the pleasure of participating from afar in the whole process and too wanted this to reside in my collection I made a couple of choices. First, how could I not have such a fine piece reside in the World Class collection Mike has amassed. Second, I would never deny the pleasure of owning this museum quality piece to such a good friend. In my opinion this benefits both the collecting and knife making communities and specifically Eduardo whose work I am highly supportive of. I am still reeling with how fast this piece came and went but there were just too many benefits for Eduardo and Mike. I think this is another great example of the camaraderie of the custom knife community, everyone wins here.

Keep up the GREAT work Eduardo and Mike enjoy.

Jon