Some from Mexico

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:03 am

Hi;
There is reason to believe they are from Oaxaca.
wb

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:50 am

they cut the big buds with them?

what are the inscriptions?

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:57 am

Hey Johnnie;
I dont speak or read the language. I found Hecho en Oaxaco on one, another has something about chili verde which is green chilis with pork ?
They will expand to 400%. Go to bottom right and have at it. If you understand please let me know.
wb

Don Luis · Post by **Don Luis** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:04 am

Nice to see something from Oaxaca, now that the political situation over there is tough, then again it's not so sweet in the rest of Mexico.

Back to the knife topic:

The inscriptions:

- I am like the green pepper, hot but tasty.

- Wait for me in heaven Darling, if you go first.

Here's my Oaxaca knife, by the well known Aragon family, the inscription is something like "If treated well I'll be noble". The background is my Oaxaca shirt.

Luis

P.S. You may like to see the work of Jose Ojeda from Jalisco:

Jose Ojeda, Link 1

Jose Ojeda, Link 2

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:14 pm

Hi Don Luis;
Nice knife.
Thanks for the read of the knives.
Its the AM now so as soon as I get clicking I will check out the sites on your post.
wb

Gr8Scout · Post by **Gr8Scout** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:02 pm

Hey, Luis! Good to see a post from you, and I do admire that bowie. I enjoyed the links you posted for us. I have been half-fast looking for a good old Mexican Bowie, easy to find places like Ebay, but I have no idea how authentic they are.

Oh, my definition of 'authentic' would be a knife made in a knife making area of Mexico, for use as a knife, not a tourist item. One that has actually been used is all the better. And must have the inscription that so many of these have.

Phil

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:01 pm

Gr8Scout this is not a tourist item but If it was sold in Mexico I think it could be a hot item.

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:17 pm

Hey Mossdancer those are beautiful where did you get them from???

Sunburst

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:32 pm

Sunburst;
From the eighty year old son of an ex plumber who worked in the Salinas Valley of California. I retrieved those and 20-25 other odd and ends mostly knives from the box. There was one really nice gopher trap.
wb

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:35 pm

I've got dibbs on the gopher trap...

Thanks..

CCBill · Post by **CCBill** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:50 am

Hey there justold52. I need that gun knife to go with mine......CCBill...

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:10 am

Hey it's not fair...Ken & Bill have all the neatest stuff and their not sharing it...

Cool guys..

Sunburst

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:40 am

mine shots out a red light what does your shot out? water ??

Is yours a 3 shotter? I do like it man its kool and neet.

If I had your's I would have to make up my mind and go to a gun fight or a knife fight?

Don Luis · Post by **Don Luis** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:09 am

Hello, sorry I have not being around lately, busy with family and playing around with Linux, it's cool and seems better (and faster) than Windows (and free).

I believe the Aragon family in Oaxaca where I got mine is still working but there's been much political trouble over there and I can't find much info, they are mentioned here , but the page seems to be from 2004.

Jose Ojeda in Sayula, Jalisco (near Guadalajara) is well known for his work, in general more modern in style but hand made and probably some traditional designs too, here's a couple of links:

jose Ojeda 1 and Jose Ojeda 2.

I would not know where to get them outside of Jalisco though, I have not seen them in Mexico City.

Luis

SFC ADP · Post by **SFC ADP** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:28 am

Hmmm look somewhat familiar, I hurridly snapped these with our digital camera, they are blurry and crappy, but very similar!

gbuskirk · Post by **gbuskirk** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:57 am

Here's a knife I picked up recently. I've been told it's a Mexican Wedding Cake knife. It's from Oaxaca, and I think it confirms by similarity that yours are.

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:11 am

gbuskirk
Thats one nice looking knife. Looks as though when you are thru with the cake you could do the Ham or Prime Rib.
moss

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 1:19 pm

g-bus-kirk Welcome to a grate sit.

I drive a school-bus kirk and from your name I thought we had some thing in common ...

Nice knife and grate photo man.

Don Luis · Post by **Don Luis** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:56 pm

That's a cool cake knife.

I recently found an old flyer from the Aragon family in Oaxaca, it's probably from the 80's, Here's pics front and back.

Luis

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