2017 Summer Kitchen Knife Kith. WooHoo! My knife arrived!

AlaskanHunter said:
Thanks for the compliment Jay! I'm sorry I forgot to include a note about the knife, and mention my forum name. It dawned on me that I should have when I opened my knife from Mr. Fish30114, and saw the note he had done for me.
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I am sorry I didn't know your first name. Again, this was a quality job which will help me push my knife making to a new level. The Saya is a very nice design with contrasting wood which adds to your design.
Jay
 
Jay Griesser said:
I am sorry I didn't know your first name. Again, this was a quality job which will help me push my knife making to a new level. The Saya is a very nice design with contrasting wood which adds to your design.
Jay
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Thank you Sir! The saya was a bit of a happy coincidence. The only wood I had on hand that was thin enough for the saya was some rough cut yellow maple that seemed to have very boring straight grain, but as I sanded it, a very light figuring started to come out. The walnut was the only wood I had in the right thickness for the spacer, so I used it, but it kinda looked purdy sandwiched with the maple.

Keenan Herrmann
 
Well, my German Shepherd starting barking like mad like he does when someone drops a package off and I went to the door to discover a pretty large package that I had no idea what it could be. It was kind of light but pretty big, and it had a thick plastic liner of some sort, and then a scotch whiskey bottle box inside of that! Once I got all that peeled away it was very nice cordura case with a very handsome kitchen knife in it from Willie aka Warren our host of this KITH. In addition to the stroke I had a got a new computer-a Mac-and it is giving me pains--I cant get a picture from my iPhone uploaded to it to Blade Forums-so folks and especially Warren I apologize for the lack of pics, but I'm working on it, and I'm even considering selling this Mac, and getting another DOS based machine, since I know how to use them, although I have to say I like the fact the this Mac has been virus free-totally--but to the point this knife is fantastic Willie--it has a nice slim handle, and the blade is wickedly sharp!! Probably the sharpest blade I have ever encountered, and I have purchased over 300 knives in my days...it has what I would guess without going back and looking at what he said he built, an Ebony bolster on the handle, and perhaps a mahogany handle main? Either way it is very nicely finished and my bride is as impressed as I am-I am planning on a PM to Warren to ask some details on this build and some advice but his thing is a great pleasure to own--my wife scolded me on the case though-she said it's to big to put in the knife drawer and I would have to build a Saya for it--which I gladly will.
Thanks so much Willie!!
 
Fish30114 said:
Well, my German Shepherd starting barking like mad like he does when someone drops a package off and I went to the door to discover a pretty large package that I had no idea what it could be. It was kind of light but pretty big, and it had a thick plastic liner of some sort, and then a scotch whiskey bottle box inside of that! Once I got all that peeled away it was very nice cordura case with a very handsome kitchen knife in it from Willie aka Warren our host of this KITH. In addition to the stroke I had a got a new computer-a Mac-and it is giving me pains--I cant get a picture from my iPhone uploaded to it to Blade Forums-so folks and especially Warren I apologize for the lack of pics, but I'm working on it, and I'm even considering selling this Mac, and getting another DOS based machine, since I know how to use them, although I have to say I like the fact the this Mac has been virus free-totally--but to the point this knife is fantastic Willie--it has a nice slim handle, and the blade is wickedly sharp!! Probably the sharpest blade I have ever encountered, and I have purchased over 300 knives in my days...it has what I would guess without going back and looking at what he said he built, an Ebony bolster on the handle, and perhaps a mahogany handle main? Either way it is very nicely finished and my bride is as impressed as I am-I am planning on a PM to Warren to ask some details on this build and some advice but his thing is a great pleasure to own--my wife scolded me on the case though-she said it's to big to put in the knife drawer and I would have to build a Saya for it--which I gladly will.
Thanks so much Willie!!
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It's African Blackwood with stabilized Honduras Mahogany. Sorry about the case instead of a saya. I had an injury keeping me out of the shop for a couple weeks, and I just ran out of time. The blade is S35VN at Rc60/61.

The knife has good geometry and heat treat, but it does have some fit and finish issues. They're not major, but present. The handle will darken over time to a reddish brown. The sharpness comes from the geometry and the thin steel. I use an edge pro to sharpen, keeping the bevel consistent, followed by a loaded leather strop.

Do you want me to send some matching Mahogany for the saya? I could ship it out Monday if you like.
 
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Warren, I think you have done more than your share hosting this KITH--you don't need to send me any wood--my wife will make do with a cordura case sitting in the Kitchen for a while, it's gonna be a bit before I get into the shop and can build anything much--but I'm looking forward to making some food with some ingredients I can cut up with this knife for sure! I appreciate it!
 
Well, I was pleasantly surprised to receive a great knife from Kevin McGovern today, as the tracking noted the 6th was the delivery date. It’s aeb-l, nicely finished, and an ipe handle with white g-10 liners. The edge is well refined, and the knife cut well right out of the package.

B0890BAD-9758-4DB8-BA3F-604A497A2838 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

EECE1556-8129-45B2-A412-B0889FCAE8FE by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

The saya is nicely finished. Overall the package works well together. This is a great addition to our kitchen. The handle feels a bit big to me, but my wife is trying it out as she likes larger handles.

The ipe appears to have shrunk slightly, leaving the spine and pins slightly proud. I’ll leave it acclimate for a couple weeks and see if I need to adjust.

Thank you Kevin for the great knife. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

This concludes the kitchen kith for 2017. Thank you all for participating. It’s been a lot of fun.

Warren
 
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Willie71 said:
Well, I was pleasantly surprised to receive a great knife from Kevin McGovern. It’s aeb-l, nicely finished, and an ipe handle with white g-10 liners. The edge is well refined, and the knife cut well right out of the package.

B0890BAD-9758-4DB8-BA3F-604A497A2838 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

EECE1556-8129-45B2-A412-B0889FCAE8FE by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

The saya is nicely finished. Overall the package works well together. This is a great addition to our kitchen. The handle feels a bit big to me, but my wife is trying it out as she likes larger handles.

The ipe appears to have shrunk slightly, leaving the spine and pins slightly proud. I’ll leave it acclimate for a couple weeks and see if I need to adjust.

Thank you Kevin for the great knife. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

This concludes the kitchen kith for 2017. Thank you all for participating. It’s been a lot of fun.

Warren
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Thanks for the feedback Warren. I'm surprised about the wood, as my understanding is that Ipe is pretty dimensionally stable. Let me know how it works out. I have been thinking about simplifying my handle shapes and slimming them down. I have pretty big mitts, so I need to remember not everyone else does. I hope it serves you well. Thanks again for running the KITH.
 
I’m not sure if Currenthill received his knife yet. Maybe we’re not quite done.
 
Kevin McGovern said:
Thanks for the feedback Warren. I'm surprised about the wood, as my understanding is that Ipe is pretty dimensionally stable. Let me know how it works out. I have been thinking about simplifying my handle shapes and slimming them down. I have pretty big mitts, so I need to remember not everyone else does. I hope it serves you well. Thanks again for running the KITH.
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It was sitting in customs for a few weeks, those warehouses are pretty dry. My understanding is that ipe is quite dimensionally stable too. I’m not worried. It’s a very good knife.

I edited my post. I was surprised to receive the knife TODAY, as I was expecting it later this week, not surprised the knife was good lol!
 
Oh, I'm always surprised when my knife comes out good! It was supposed to come in another week, but I'm glad it finally cleared customs. Maybe declaring it as "death razor" on the customs form was a poor choice....
 
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