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From what I was able to read and understand using Google Translate, he (and his two other employees) manufactures most of the blades out of D2 steel and then applies various finishes. This steel is described as follows: 'D2 steel is a steel that is vacuum heat treated i.e raised to a high temp and rapidly cooled by a vacuum process it is an ideal steel to use for punch and dies or injection mould tools. It is a difficult material to machine and requires a special wheel for surface grinding after heat treatment. It also hardly moves during the treatment process so you can manufacture parts as thin as 2mm and leave only 0.004 for finish grinding. D-2 is a high-carbon high-chromium tool steel manufactured for high abrasive wear applications. D-2 can be heat treated to RC 64. This grade as a low tempering temperature. Many of the common coatings can not be applied because the process temperature used to apply the coating is higher than the tempering temperature of the D-2 tool steel. The high chromium content gives this grade some stainless properties, although, it is not classified as a stainless steel. D-2 is used for barrel liners in the plastic molding industry, die components in the metal stamping industry, and many other applications requiring high wear resistance in many other industries.' After that come the various composite applications and in some cases wood is used instead, depending on customer request. Here are some additional photos of the machete as it is one of the largest blades and is high in composite content so it makes for good viewing of his craft. I definitely have a bias towards this style of manufacture as personally, the blade I buy would for the better part remain as an ornament of cutting-edge craftsmanship and technical art. I do however believe that the properties the materials used hold are more than enough to support all kinds of extreme use regardless the conditions. My personal favorite from the knives posted on his website would be the one below (2 pics before the machete batch of photos). As I read even further I will return to post more information.