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Hengelo_77
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I think I like this one a lot
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I really like that one.
Well done
Well done
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Outstanding work! :thumbup:
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You did good! I really like it
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Very nice knife!!!!!
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Really stunning. (But I agree with Adam on the need for a rear pin. That will likely come back to haunt you in less than a year.)
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Adam and Stacy,
Do you mean from an aesthetic point of view or structurally speaking? There should be no structural issues. As I mentioned earlier, the handle has hidden pins (which are actually lengths of stainless screws so they have threads to help the epoxy hold) in the center and two at the rear as well as glue holes in the tang, chambers in the scales for the epoxy and roughed up inner mating surfaces.
If you don't like the way the pins look that is a different matter.
Do you mean from an aesthetic point of view or structurally speaking? There should be no structural issues. As I mentioned earlier, the handle has hidden pins (which are actually lengths of stainless screws so they have threads to help the epoxy hold) in the center and two at the rear as well as glue holes in the tang, chambers in the scales for the epoxy and roughed up inner mating surfaces.
If you don't like the way the pins look that is a different matter.
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With hidden pins as you described it will be much stronger, so it might be OK.
What happens when someone who has just tossed their knives in the wash pan in the sink or the dishwasher basket for the past 40 years gets a lovely custom knife like yours????.......they treat it well for a while, and then do the same as they have always done with knives in the past... toss it in the dishwasher or sink. A good soak in hot soapy water or even one trip through the dishwasher can make the lovely handle look dull and raise the scales right off the rivets. Sometimes the scales crack in half. I have had fillet knives with 10 rivets lift when sent through the dishwasher. This is why I now use Corby bolts on nearly all my kitchen cutlery.
Even with the papers I provide with each knife describing how to wash a custom knife and emphasizing to "NEVER PUT IN THE DISHWASHER", I get back about one a year that made the trip through with the spoons and forks.
What happens when someone who has just tossed their knives in the wash pan in the sink or the dishwasher basket for the past 40 years gets a lovely custom knife like yours????.......they treat it well for a while, and then do the same as they have always done with knives in the past... toss it in the dishwasher or sink. A good soak in hot soapy water or even one trip through the dishwasher can make the lovely handle look dull and raise the scales right off the rivets. Sometimes the scales crack in half. I have had fillet knives with 10 rivets lift when sent through the dishwasher. This is why I now use Corby bolts on nearly all my kitchen cutlery.
Even with the papers I provide with each knife describing how to wash a custom knife and emphasizing to "NEVER PUT IN THE DISHWASHER", I get back about one a year that made the trip through with the spoons and forks.
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Looks great! I like the 3 pins up front aesthetically myself.
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+1 ^^^
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Stacy,
My mother is pretty excited about the knife. I have cautioned her to not use it for chopping bone or bricks of frozen veggies. She knows the dishwasher is a no-no as is soaking. I told her to hand wash it when she is done using it then dry it and to keep it coated with oil. I gave her a bottle of food grade mineral oil with the knife (if there are better things to protect the knife then please suggest it). I think she may be a little scared to use it right now. I see her often so I will remind her how to care for it if I see she's getting careless. My mom is very sentimental. I think the knife will be fine in her care.
Thanks everybody for your encouraging remarks.
My mother is pretty excited about the knife. I have cautioned her to not use it for chopping bone or bricks of frozen veggies. She knows the dishwasher is a no-no as is soaking. I told her to hand wash it when she is done using it then dry it and to keep it coated with oil. I gave her a bottle of food grade mineral oil with the knife (if there are better things to protect the knife then please suggest it). I think she may be a little scared to use it right now. I see her often so I will remind her how to care for it if I see she's getting careless. My mom is very sentimental. I think the knife will be fine in her care.
Thanks everybody for your encouraging remarks.
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Your work is outstanding. Plain and simple. You already know that I like your leather work, did you make a sheath for this? Obviously being a kitchen knife a belt sheath would be odd. I have a nice custom kitchen knife in a leather slip that works though.
Honestly, I'd make a block for that, but it takes time.
How long is the handle? I have a knife with a handle that looks very similar. Very comfortable, although a tad short for my mitts. That looks proper and I love the pin locations. Wouldn't change a thing.
Honestly, I'd make a block for that, but it takes time.
How long is the handle? I have a knife with a handle that looks very similar. Very comfortable, although a tad short for my mitts. That looks proper and I love the pin locations. Wouldn't change a thing.
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If properly washed and dried any food grade oil (olive, canola, etc.) will work fine. Cooking spray also works well as long as its a quality product that isn't 50% water. I really like the pin placement and it should be fine with proper care and the hidden pins.
On a side note, I made several parers and steak knives with unstabilized woods and intentionally run them through the dishwasher on a regular basis. I used Acraglass and Corbys and did this to see how the wood held up over time. They're about 4 years old now and the only wood that still looks good is the Osage Orange/Bois D' Arc. It actually looks better than it did right after it was finished. The Bocote still looks fair and could probably be brought back to life with a few coats of oil.
On a side note, I made several parers and steak knives with unstabilized woods and intentionally run them through the dishwasher on a regular basis. I used Acraglass and Corbys and did this to see how the wood held up over time. They're about 4 years old now and the only wood that still looks good is the Osage Orange/Bois D' Arc. It actually looks better than it did right after it was finished. The Bocote still looks fair and could probably be brought back to life with a few coats of oil.