A set for the kitchen in curly black olive.

Fred.Rowe

Fred.Rowe

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Both knives in this set are 10 1/2 inches overall.

Handles are curly black olive with dyed maple/buffalo horn inserts.

Steel is forges W2. The blades are ground after heat treat using a VS wet grinding machine.

Thickness is .079 on the spine at its thickest.

Both of these are my own designs; after two years making them and using them in the kitchen I find this shape is optimum at least for my hand; we all have our own preferences.

Please tell me what you think. Regards, Fred

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Really nice!
Great profile and materials

Steve
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Member, W.F. Moran Jr. Foundation
ABS Apprentice Smith
 
Really nice set Fred. The spacer combos really work for me with the rest of the handle. They look really classy.
 
I bet they cut like a pair of lasers! Agreed that the spacers/inserts really work, very cool.
 
I like the knives, a nice personal twist on a well known design. One question though, how do they complement eachother in terms of use? If I were to make a kitchen set I would start out with a chef and a paring knife that differ in length to complement each other, what makes these two knives a set in the kitchen?

Jorad
 
I like those handles shapes very much, the positioning of those spacers it's something really spot on...you should produce the full set with that nice theme!!
 
Thank you for your comments gentlemen. We have been producing some extremely thin after quench grinds after building a VS wet grinding 2 x 72 belt machine.

The two knives above are ground very thin, with very fine tips and weigh 4.25 and 4 OZ. respectively.

Jorad, your point is a valid one and I do make sets as you propose. What makes these two knives function as a set is in how the two knives cut. The top knife cuts along the belly and works well to slice softer fruits or vegetables. The bottom blade is used more at the tip or the last inch. The tip is very thin and extremely sharp. The tip is easily controlled and can be used for smaller work, slicing grapes and other small fruits, any where a fine thin edge is of use. I have a set of these in my kitchen and use this pair constantly. As with most all of what I offer to the public; I make them for myself and use them in real situations and see how they function. If the usage does not live up to what was expected, I look else where.

Regards, Fred
 
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