My second - Pairing Recurve

RyanW

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Well I did this one quickly, I have a few others started but decided to finish this one for my Mom (she asked If I could make her a pairing knife)....

OAL: 7"
Blade: 3"
Steel: 1/8" O1
Grind: Hollow (My First)
Handle: Ebony
Pins: (2) 1/8" Nickel (1) 1/8" Brass (1) 1/4" Brass Tubing (Just did the mix for fun... GF says it looks stupid... )


Any comments Suggestions Greatly Appreciated! I would say I am hooked...
 

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Nice knife. I keep wanting to make a kitchen knife but haven't yet. Maybe this is my inspiration.
 
One of my first knives I made was for my sister and santoku turned out nice . Next one will be better. Ive just finished a paring knife for my mom , she said its to nice to use lol.
 
Thanks JV and Kelly... one thing I am worried about is the "Patina" it will get cutting Fruit etc. I don't mind the look but my mom is used to Stainless, guess we will see how she handles it!
 
While I'm hardly in a place to criticize (being as I have yet to actually make any knifes...) it seems to me that a paring knife would be better served without the recurve, although it's less of a problem than if it were a knife intended to be used on a cutting board.

That, and I think your girlfriend's right, the mixed pinstock looks odd. The tubing in the middle is nifty, except that it might get crud in it (I'd try more open/wider tubing), but I'd suggest using all brass on the next one.
 
Hey Bob I appreciate the input, this was made from a scrap and it worked out better as a recurve. you are probably right about it not being the best design for a pairing knife, but it will be mainly used for peeling fruit and cutting the cores out of sliced Apples / pears... we shall see

I don't like the brass really at all, I think I should have just gone silver (Color) all the way around.
 
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