The famed Oaxaca knife maker Angel Aguilar died several years ago and his brother Apolinar carries on the craftsman tradition by making forging Toledo steel swords and knives in the Angel Aguilar Studio in Ocotlan de Morales, Oaxaca. I wanted to update all the mis-information floating about that Angel is still at his forge!
Someone recently wrote to me to suggest that. So, I thought I would add a small insert here to the contrary to keep accurate information circulating on the Internet.
I want to refer you to the very brief Oaxaca Times story about Apolinar Aguilar Velasco written in August 2011.
Friends of Oaxaca Folk Art features Apolinar in their fine book on Oaxaca Folk Art and on their website where you can see a photo of him and his fantastic work. You can find Apolinar at Callejón Victoria S/N, Ocotlan de Morales, Oaxaca.
As a sidebar: What is fascinating about all the information available online is that it can quickly become outdated and unreliable! So, it’s important to check facts before referring people to a website or blog that might have come down years ago 🙂 Which is why I am not going to approve the comment about how to find Angel Aguilar and reference to an article written in 2006!
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