A bunch of pattern welded kitchen knives, that I made this year.

[Salem Straub]

This is mostly what I've been up to of late. I do still love making daggers, fighter, hunters and folders but the Instagram market has been snapping kitchen knives up this year!

I like kitchen knives, because I like to cook and have done so a lot, because of the challenge inherent in these particularly performance-first knives, and because of the large canvas they often afford for the pattern welder!

Sorry for the few lower quality pics... sometimes you already have it sold, and only have time for a quick snap before shipping...

And that's all I've got for now!

 

[Cap’n Smudge]

Too cool!
I’m partial to your daggers but wouldn’t mind something like that in the kitchen.

 

[i4Marc]

Did you get more than 8 hours of sleep.......this year? Awesome work.

 

[daizee]

I can't handle this thread...
Love those hollow-grinds reliefs.

 

[herdbull]

Amazing work, you are a talented artist!

 

[GeofS]

Really beautiful work!

 

[3fifty7]

I’ve been watching your work all year through the Instagram sales shop. I swear EVERYTHING gets sold before they get it in stock !
High demand out there for your work, well done sir.

 

[Dawkind]

Amazing Damascus my friend, love following your IG page...

 

[PaulDiStefano]

Those patterns are out of control Salem. Especially the 2nd one. It's freaking sick

 

[MolokaiRider]

You’ve got quite an artistic skill sir!

 

[FOG2]

WOW WOW WOW !!!

 

[PDQ knives]

Some of those patterns are insane! You are a truly master!
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Lorien]

love that wavy, random one
unbelievable work, Salem. Bravo!

 

[BFS]

I’ve been watching your work all year through the Instagram sales shop. I swear EVERYTHING gets sold before they get it in stock !
High demand out there for your work, well done sir.

That explains why they never show up on the home butchers site. I bet I checked it 100 times.

 

[jdm61]

Zoinks, yo!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Scott Hanson]

Absolutely amazing, those patterns are exquisite, not hard to see why they sell so quickly.

 

[Ebbtide]

Wow.
Wow.
Wow!

 

[Jsega51]

Holy moly. What a friggin great lineup! Crazy patterns you got there and I love the Damascus san mai.

 

[john april]

awesome patterns ! very bold.

 

[Salem Straub]

I do like bold patterns! As in music and other disciplines, I find it important to stay conscious of the audience... to make the work accessible. Here is a giant venn diagram, to illustrate where the sweet spot in the middle that I try to occupy is...