another small chef knife

[remy b]

Being French and keen on cooking (you know: food, wine...). I agree with Brash: a large and long kitchen knife is more than useful provided you have enough room and skill to make the best out of it. Yet you obviously have to couple it with (at least) one shorter knife, for better control as well as precise cutting tasks. Another common point: I make and use Asian (Chinese - Japanese) style blades (my father in law is a Chinese chef) and I love using them: as they are chisel ground (hence right or left handed) it takes a while to get used to their peculiar balance and "behaviour"; but once you are used to them they are hard to beat. I also make them out of carbon "hamoned" steel because:
- it is the way they are traditionnally made
- I love hamons
- carbon steel, if properly HT is sharp and easy to "resharpen" (does that word exist?)
- So long as the blade is cleaned and dried after use, they DO NOT rust.
As for that 440C nice little knife Butcher has made... It is lovely!

 

[butcher_block]

So does that mean it's not holding up very well in a kitchen environment?

-d

im still testing that
i like working with stablized wood for ease of finish and close to no worry (warp crack chip)
i plan on sending this one down to the watergate hotel i have a good friend that works there and will realy put it to work
she has already been using a parrinig knife i made for her for the last year or so and loves it
thing is she said some times it cuts too well i guess not all the ppl down there are used to a good sharp tool
thats ok by me as i think there are goingto be some orders comming up from them
my friend also has ordered a full size for herself when ever i can get it done for her

butch

 

[deker]

im still testing that
i like working with stablized wood for ease of finish and close to no worry (warp crack chip)
i plan on sending this one down to the watergate hotel i have a good friend that works there and will realy put it to work
she has already been using a parrinig knife i made for her for the last year or so and loves it
thing is she said some times it cuts too well i guess not all the ppl down there are used to a good sharp tool
thats ok by me as i think there are goingto be some orders comming up from them
my friend also has ordered a full size for herself when ever i can get it done for her

butch

I was wondering since the only palm wood I've ever dealt with was 2 small pieces that had been made into earrings that I wore for a time and they never reacted negatively with my ears. I figured that palm would be pretty well waterproof, that's why I asked. I'm interested to hear how it holds up.

-d

P.S. Since I don't want to further hijack this thread, I'll be starting a thread in shop talk to try and find other folks "in the neighborhood"....