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Old 06-07-2014, 09:17 AM
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More Chef's Knives - WIP

After my first (Mom's Day) chef's knife, which admittedly was accompanied by much learning, some folks caught wind of it. I now have two more to make. A little nervy, but I feel I can pull this off.

Here's the pair before going into the oven.



These are a little bigger than Mom's, but from the same AEB-L 0.130" stock. Featuring 8" blades and coming in just just under 13" overall. One blade is 2"deep an the other 1-3/4" deep.

Stainless bolsters and golden amboyna burl scales from Don & Karen at Woodstablizer.com are the prescribed handle materials.

One customer would like a "carrying case". If anyone has an ideas on this, whether it be sheath, block, box or what-have-you, kindly let me know.

I'll keep you posted here as they come together.

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Old 06-07-2014, 09:35 AM
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Dan,

Very nice over all but I would suggest that you lose the full length bolster - just grind a half inch deep choil at the rear of the blade to shorten the bolster. Full length bolsters - common as they may be on chef's knives - interfere with sharpening. In time, the width of the blade will decrease but the bolster stays where it is. Even if the difference is only 50 thou it prevents the rear of the blade from being able to sit flat on the cutting board.

Jantz and most of the other knife supply places sell zipper cases that are long enough for chef's knives and very affordable ........


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Old 06-07-2014, 10:37 AM
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Thanks for the pointer Ray. I was wanting to reduce the overall weight of these and shortening the bolster will assist in that as well.

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Old 06-07-2014, 10:55 AM
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If less weight is the goal the consider grinding as indicated in the attached picture. A full flat ground blade doesn't really need plunge cuts at all.

For your next kitchen knife consider using a stub tang design as that removes a large amount of weight from the handle and brings the balance point forward. A stub tang also allows the handle material to be one piece which is not only more hygienic but also displays a beautiful piece of handle material with better effect ...


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Old 06-09-2014, 05:52 PM
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Ray,

I've done some adjustments to the two. To help others understand the issue, I made a graphic which shows the problem of having a full depth bolster.



To remedy this, I've adjusted the bolster area to arc down to the blade leaving about 20% available for future sharpening.



Thanks again.

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