Yep...Even Ed is building Chef's knives now.

[Ed Caffrey]

I've done a few in the past, but this is the first BIG one I've done....what a pain! Try keeping a piece of .120" X 15" long steel straight....just the weight of the blade makes it want to "slump" over when heat treating! Yea I know....I'm whinning....but I thought it turned out OK.

Desert Ironwood Burl scales, and Nickel Silver pins

Overall length: 15 5/8"
Blade Length: 10 1/4"
Blade width: 2 5/8"

[Doug Lester]

Love it! That's a nice piece of wood that you found for the handle.

Doug

[J. Doyle]

Nice Ed. I like the handle shape. That is a big one for sure.

[Dana Hackney]

I've been making a few chef knives too but only out of CPM154. I started with some 6" chef's and have now been asked to make some 8"ers. These will only reach slightly over 12" I can imagine that at 15" it would be a bugger keeping it straight.

You need to get some pics of you in chef's garb with that knife in hand cutting some cilantro or leeks

Dana

[HunterbowSmithy]

That knife turned out really nice. Some lucky chef is going to be happy with that one for sure.

Bet that was a pain to grind.

[Karl B. Andersen]

No doubt that was PITA. It's a real beauty, though.
So, did you end up with a complete blade hardening job? Or was it a localized hardening-edge-dealy?

[Ed Caffrey]

Thanks for the kind words Gang!

Karl....the blade is fully hardened....with a soft tang....the actually hardened area ends just beneath the front of the handle scales. Funny thing about this knife....I'd been hording those slabs of ironwood burl for some time, thinking to save them for "a special knife".....and they were the first thing that jumped out at me when I looked in the handle material cabinet. Guess some things are just meant to be!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

[ron58]

is it the time of the year or what?lol i was just thinking about making a set of Chef's knives today for my mother in law! she wanted them for Christmas,i just smiled and walked out the door,lol.they have no clue as to what it takes to make them!and i will have to make the block for it to.
Ed,that is a great looking knife and scales! how did you keep it straight while heat treating?

[Jim T]

Whoa! that's a beauty! Hey, Ed, how long have you been using that stamp? The one with your name and the anvil icon just underneath.

Jim T

[Drac]

Hey Ed, I can put it through it's paces in my kitchen! Got blocks of chocolate that need chopping, two bellies for bacon that need slicing and a couple pounds of nuts that need chopping. I'm sure I can give a good run.

Looks great Ed. Any cook would love it.

Jim

[BrianT]

Thats a beautiful knife!