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Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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I thought this would be a great way to continue building our little kitchen knife community here. It will also be great to swap knives so we can appreciate each others work and have some fun making dinner!
This KITH will not be replacing or interfering with the Christmas KITH.
Stacey helped come up with this (actually all of it).
"Workmanship, quality, and value will vary, but all submissions should be of the best quality work the maker is capable of.
The knife should be a kitchen or cooking knife with a blade of 4" or more. 6-7" is a good size. Style, type, function, etc., is the choice of the maker.(note - This should keep small paring knives out of the KITH - see note below)
Materials are the choice of the maker, but they should be suitable for culinary use.
The handle can be any suitable material and style for kitchen use. It should be durable and washable.
All construction work on the blade and handle should be done by the submitter (no pre-made or purchased blades). Water-jet cutting of blanks, and handle material source is the makers decision.
A blade edge cover, or a sheath/saya should be on the blade for shipping and storage safety.
Note:
The reason I suggest full size kitchen knives is that a paring knife is just too plain and simple for a KITH. The KITH should reflect workmanship and quality. The KITH should also somewhat challenge the maker to do his best. Nothing wrong with a good pairing blade, but there is no challenge to making one, either."
I would just like to add a couple things:
If you have never made a saya before, Go for it! Its a great way to store knives in the kitchen. You do not need fancy woods, I just use some plain maple or UHMW.
About the blade size: The blade should be big enough to handle prep work for a full meal. 4" blade is on the small side in my opinion but you should make what you think works well.
It may have been a little early to get this started but I wanted to get the idea out there. My proposed deadline is September 5th right after Labor Day weekend.
I will compile a list of interested persons in the post below. No one is actually in the Kith until they post I'M READY indicating they have the knife complete and ready to ship by the September 5th Deadline!
IM READY THREAD
This KITH will not be replacing or interfering with the Christmas KITH.
Stacey helped come up with this (actually all of it).
"Workmanship, quality, and value will vary, but all submissions should be of the best quality work the maker is capable of.
The knife should be a kitchen or cooking knife with a blade of 4" or more. 6-7" is a good size. Style, type, function, etc., is the choice of the maker.(note - This should keep small paring knives out of the KITH - see note below)
Materials are the choice of the maker, but they should be suitable for culinary use.
The handle can be any suitable material and style for kitchen use. It should be durable and washable.
All construction work on the blade and handle should be done by the submitter (no pre-made or purchased blades). Water-jet cutting of blanks, and handle material source is the makers decision.
A blade edge cover, or a sheath/saya should be on the blade for shipping and storage safety.
Note:
The reason I suggest full size kitchen knives is that a paring knife is just too plain and simple for a KITH. The KITH should reflect workmanship and quality. The KITH should also somewhat challenge the maker to do his best. Nothing wrong with a good pairing blade, but there is no challenge to making one, either."
I would just like to add a couple things:
If you have never made a saya before, Go for it! Its a great way to store knives in the kitchen. You do not need fancy woods, I just use some plain maple or UHMW.
About the blade size: The blade should be big enough to handle prep work for a full meal. 4" blade is on the small side in my opinion but you should make what you think works well.
It may have been a little early to get this started but I wanted to get the idea out there. My proposed deadline is September 5th right after Labor Day weekend.
I will compile a list of interested persons in the post below. No one is actually in the Kith until they post I'M READY indicating they have the knife complete and ready to ship by the September 5th Deadline!
IM READY THREAD
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Actually I have been making knives for 30 years. Knives are one of my more expensive (and enjoyable) hobbies, I just am not trying to sell them, (seems like more fun to give them away). If the OP would like some pics to show qualification...I am more than OK with that. I am kinda shy...so if I didn't think I was capable of decent work...I wouldn't put my hat in the ring.
) information. When I started out in this addiction all I had for information was whatever books/magazines I could afford at the time (I didn't know any knifemakers). Information was often used out of context....so the learning curve was pretty long and not very steep. Some of the printed word from the 80's was kind of ....well... er... a... inaccurate 
. Here you can do a simple search and get a couple dozen answers to your problem. If that doesn't work you can ask and get tons of help.....THANKS again to you all. 
