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Paring Knife

Very similar to my straight knives for wood carving - my special bevel forging process, high carbon steel, fully hardened, finely beveled, razor sharp. The Cherry wood handle is given a satin varnish finish, to make it stand up to kitchen use.

hand forged paring knife

Blade is 3 inches long, handle is 6 inches long.     PN     $110.00
(temporarily out of stock)


New Cutlery

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     Cutlery  Story           Forging     
These knives were forged from flat stock high carbon steel. Most of the blades were "gun blued", which is a chemical process that darkens the surface and provides it with a good degree of protection from rust.
The "buffed" blades are actually much shinier than the pictures show, and were treated with a light oil that penetrates into the surface.
The first two groups below (Fine Chef's Knives and Fine Cleavers) have exceptionally fine bevels of about 6 degrees total, so can be quite dangerous if carelessly used by someone not experienced with very sharp cutlery. They are not meant for cutting or chopping bone.
The third group (Heavy Cleavers) have bevels of about 30 degrees and are meant for heavy chopping through bone.
All the pictures below were taken before final sharpening.
Please click the pictures to enlarge.

Fine Chef's Knives

Because of the high interest in these knives, I will be making a batch of chef's knives with blades about 8.5" x 2.5". They will probably all be gun blued and have various hardwood handles. Please email me if you want to be informed when they are available (hopefully later in the new year).

hand forged Cutlery knife, K-1           K-1     $ 330     Sold
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 7" long, 1.7" wide
Handle is Walnut, small size with 1.0" max. width, 4.5" long
hand forged Cutlery knife, K-2           K-2     $ 330     Sold
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 7.2" long, 1.7" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long
hand forged Cutlery knife, K-3           K-3     $ 345     Sold
Gun blued blade is .13" thick spine, 7.3" long, 1.9" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.15" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, K-4           K-4     $ 330     Sold
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 7.0" long, 1.8" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.10" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, K-5           K-5     $ 310     Sold
Buffed blade is .11" thick spine, 7.1" long, 1.7" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.10" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, K-6           K-6     $ 310     Sold
Buffed blade is .13" thick spine, 7.1" long, 1.8" wide
Handle is Walnut, small size with 1.0" max. width, 4.5" long
hand forged Cutlery knife, K-7           K-7     $ 250     Sold
A very thick bladed knife, from an earlier batch
Edge is very straight
Gun blued blade is .23" thick spine, 5.6" long, 1.6" wide
Handle is Jatoba, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long


Fine Cleavers

hand forged Cutlery knife, F-1           F-1     $ 390     Sold
Gun blued blade is .11" thick spine, 7.8" long, 3.0" wide
Handle is Maple, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, F-2           F-2     $ 390     Sold
Gun blued blade is .11" thick spine, 7.8" long, 3.3" wide
Handle is Maple, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, F-3           F-3     $ 390     Sold
Gunblued blade is .10" thick spine, 7.5" long, 2.9" wide
Handle is Maple, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, F-4           F-4     $ 390     Sold
Gun blued blade is .11" thick spine, 7.8" long, 3.1" wide
Handle is Maple, medium size with 1.15" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, F-5           F-5     $ 370
Buffed blade is .10" thick spine, 7.6" long, 3.2" wide
Handle is Walnut, large size with 1.22" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, F-6           F-6     $ 350     Sold
Buffed blade is .11" thick spine, 7.5" long, 2.5" wide
Handle is Walnut, large size with 1.20" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, F-7           F-7     $ 350     Sold
Buffed blade is .10" thick spine, 7.5" long, 2.6" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.15" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, F-8           F-8     $ 370     Sold
Buffed blade is .11" thick spine, 8.0" long, 3.2" wide
Handle is Jatoba, large size with 1.23" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, F-9           F-9     $ 350     Sold
Buffed blade is .10" thick spine, 7.5" long, 2.5" wide
Handle is Jatoba, large size with 1.22" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, F-10           F-10     $ 370     Sold
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 7.5" long, 2.4" wide
Handle is Jatoba, medium size with 1.15" max. width, 4.5" long


Heavy Cleavers

hand forged Cutlery knife, H-1           H-1     $ 320     Sold
Gun blued blade is .20" thick spine, 7.5" long, 2.7" wide
Handle is Walnut, large size with 1.2" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, H-2           H-2     $ 320     Sold
Gun blued blade is .20" thick spine, 7.5" long, 2.7" wide
Handle is Walnut, large size with 1.2" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, H-3           H-3     $ 320
Gun blued blade is .18" thick spine, 7.5" long, 3.0" wide
Handle is Walnut, large size with 1.2" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, H-4           H-4     $ 320     Sold
Gun blued blade is .18" thick spine, 7.5" long, 2.7" wide
Handle is Jatoba, large size with 1.2" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, H-5           H-5     $ 320
Gun blued blade is .20" thick spine, 7.5" long, 3.0" wide
Handle is Jatoba, large size with 1.25" max. width, 4.5" long

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My latest batch of cutlery knives took a great deal of aggressive forging because they are so finely tapered (entailing a lot of high stress "packing" at quite low forging temps). All seemed to be going well until I cleaned up the surfaces with wire brushing - and found they all had cracks along the entire lengths of the blades! Wondering whether these were actual structural failures or just surface cracks, I cut a 1/4" slice off the ends and tested by holding one end in a vice and cold hammering over the rest, to see where they would fail. None of them broke after being bent 90 degrees. So they were surface cracks that would certainly not fail with any use as cutlery. But I don't feel OK about selling these blades with such clear blemishes at full price, thus the reduction in price of about 20%. I fully guarantee these against breakage. Furthermore, because these were forged with my usual aggressive methods of forging through very low forging temperatures to pack the grains - these blades are tougher and harder than the ones I am selling at full price.
After discussing the problem with a metallurgist, it seemed the problem was that I was forging too aggressively and at too low temperature. With those changes, I no longer had any surface cracks. Those knives are "firsts" and are available on my main Cutlery page.
Please click the pictures to enlarge.

Fine Chef's Knives

hand forged Cutlery knife, SK-1           SK-1     $ 290     Sold
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 9.0" long, 2.1" wide
Handle is Walnut, very small size with .95" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SK-2           SK-2     $ 290     Sold
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 8.8" long, 2.1" wide
Handle is Walnut, very small size with .85" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SK-3           SK-3     $ 275     Sold
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 7.0" long, 2.0" wide
Handle is Walnut, small size with 1.0" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SK-4           SK-4     $ 265     Sold
Gun blued blade is .08" thick spine, 7.2" long, 1.8" wide
Handle is Walnut, small size with 1.0" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SK-5           SK-5     $ 265     Sold
Buffed blade is .10" thick spine, 7.0" long, 2.2" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SK-6           SK-6     $ 250     Sold
Buffed blade is .10" thick spine, 7.0" long, 1.8" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.0" max. width, 4.5" long


Fine Cleavers

hand forged Cutlery knife, SF-1           SF-1     $ 315
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 7.7" long, 3.1" wide
Handle is Walnut, small size with 1.0" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SF-2           SF-2     $ 315
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 7.3" long, 3.1" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SF-3           SF-3     $ 315
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 7.6" long, 3.0" wide
Handle is Walnut, small size with 1.0" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SF-4           SF-4     $ 315
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 7.4" long, 2.9" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SF-5           SF-5     $ 315     Sold
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 7.7" long, 3.1" wide
Handle is Walnut, small size with 1.0" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SF-6           SF-6     $ 295     Sold
Gun blued blade is .10" thick spine, 7.2" long, 2.4" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.15" max. width, 4.5" long


Heavy Cleavers

hand forged Cutlery knife, SH-1           SH-1     $ 255     Sold
Gun blued blade is .20" thick spine, 6.5" long, 3.0" wide
Handle is Jatoba, large size with 1.2" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SH-2           SH-2     $ 255
Gun blued blade is .20" thick spine, 6.5" long, 3.0" wide
Handle is Jatoba, large size with 1.2" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SH-3           SH-3     $ 225
A fairly light cleaver
Gun blued blade is .13" thick spine, 6.2" long, 2.8" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SH-4           SH-4     $ 225
A fairly light cleaver
Gun blued blade is .13" thick spine, 6.3" long, 2.7" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SH-5           SH-5     $ 240
A fairly light cleaver
Gun blued blade is .14" thick spine, 6.1" long, 3.1" wide
Handle is Walnut, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SH-6           SH-6     $ 240
A fairly light cleaver
Gun blued blade is .14" thick spine, 6.1" long, 3.2" wide
Handle is Jatoba, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long

hand forged Cutlery knife, SH-7           SH-7     $ 225
A fairly light cleaver
Gun blued blade is .15" thick spine, 6.1" long, 2.6" wide
Handle is Jatoba, medium size with 1.1" max. width, 4.5" long


My carving knives are intended for serious wood carvers. They are razor sharp and can be very dangerous if used improperly. Please be careful and don't allow young people to use them unsupervised.

Your satisfaction is fully guaranteed. If you have a problem of any kind with one of my knives, please let me know. I will make it right with you.

 
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