Albert Edward has been making knives for over 40 years. Hailing from the town of Fray Bentos, located in the south west of the country just across the River Uruguay from Argentina. Albert has created some stunning knives as well as producing all of his own leatherwork. Producing mainly folding knives and fixed blade knives in the Scandinavian style, his work has been published worldwide in publications including Blade, Excalibur and Arte y Diseño magazine as well as local television appearances.

Profiles:

Albert Edward - Uruguay

Blade - Hand forged by Rodrigo, Spain

Handle - Mammoth molar, Amboyna spacer and Axis deer crown with Brass and Nickle silver spacers

Blade - AUS 8 steel

Handle - Black ash scales with Fileworked spine.
reworked parts from a Darrel Ralph kit.

Blade - Mattias Styrefors colour mosaic damascus

Handle - Thuya burl and Axis stag with silver and Black palm spacers.

Blade - Mattias Styrefors/Jonny Walker Nillsson mosaic Damascus.

Handle - Stabilized Buckeye burl, mammoth molar ,black palm spacers an silver fittings.

Blade - Mattias Styrefors pattern Damascus

Handle - Mammoth molar, black palm and axis stag from my ranch, The bolster and pommel are modified from silver rings and a piece of a coin showing the figure of "liberty"

Blade - AUS 8

Handle - Buckeye scales with Fileworked spine.
reworked parts from a Darrel Ralph kit.

Blade - AUS 8 steel

Handle - Espinillo (Acacia caven) slabs from my ranch. Fileworked spine.
reworked parts from a Darrel Ralph kit.

Blade - Robert Mattsson

Handle - Sea lion tooth, redwood bolster
I had this tooth in a drawer for almost 50 years,from my skin diving adventures that took us to an island full of sea lions and seals!!

All images © Albert E. 2008

Reproduced with kind permission.

Blade - Mattias Styrefors Damascus

Handle - Axis Stag from the ranch with Amboyna and black palm spacers with silver fittings.

Sheath - Axis stag and Leather.

Blade - Aage Frederiksen forged blade

Handle - Axis stag from the ranch.