A friend who does volunteer work saw my knives and asked me to make her a nice one. I had been letting her and her husband try out my experiments for feedback since they love to cook. She said she had saved $100. I was busy and didn't think about it and the next year she told me that she had saved $200 and thought she could help me out since I was having health problems. Her husband was going through cancer and she wanted a anniversary gift. I couldn't say no and told her I would just make her one but she said I had to take the money. I figured that the right thing to do was spend the money on the knife. I got some Damasteel but we were in the middle of Covid and I couldn't use my oven at my rental and there were big delays for heat treat.
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Gregory offered to do it for me and then donated a amazing piece of Koa. my health crashed and we moved again but I finally got it together. Generosity to a stranger definitely pays it forward. I hope Matt can collect on it someday.
After all the setbacks and delays. So many times I would tell them it was coming and end up with a delay with a scratch or something or realizing that to fill all the pores would take several coats of oil slurry to fill the pores. I sent it to them with USPS and had a crazy experience where it went to another state fortunately to a business who sent it back then was returned to sender with a bill. I didn't have to pay the bill at least. Then I got in the car to take it to UPS and got in a accident. then when they received it the husband had to be taken to the hospital for kidney stones. This thing might be cursed. I'm not sure if I will work with Damasteel for awhile.
I screwed up several times especially on the handle so now it's super sculpted. The belly is a zero edge and cuts like crazy. My feelings wouldn't be hurt if someone gave a critic. I is supposed to be a light thin cutter though. It was 2.75 oz.
After all the setbacks and delays. So many times I would tell them it was coming and end up with a delay with a scratch or something or realizing that to fill all the pores would take several coats of oil slurry to fill the pores. I sent it to them with USPS and had a crazy experience where it went to another state fortunately to a business who sent it back then was returned to sender with a bill. I didn't have to pay the bill at least. Then I got in the car to take it to UPS and got in a accident. then when they received it the husband had to be taken to the hospital for kidney stones. This thing might be cursed. I'm not sure if I will work with Damasteel for awhile.
I screwed up several times especially on the handle so now it's super sculpted. The belly is a zero edge and cuts like crazy. My feelings wouldn't be hurt if someone gave a critic. I is supposed to be a light thin cutter though. It was 2.75 oz.
Seriously, I can't think of a single criticism of this knife. Sorry it came with so many hiccups in the final mounting and delivery, but at least all the bad juju is gone and no one has to cut themself on it to appease the knife spirits. Thanks for this story.
