Preppy

[Lorien]

Good day to you!

This knife is Preppy. Preppy has one job to do, and that is to help prepare some food so that you can put it in your face.

The AEB-L blade is flat ground, with a convex plane leading to a very fine, keen edge. The blade is distal tapered, and has a very acute, sharp tip.

The handle is marvellous Richlite, held to a G10 frame with hidden steel pins. The tang is held to the handle with G10 pins.

A light duty sheath of dyed and hot packed leather allows you to carry Preppy around.

There isn't a whole lot to say about this knife, it's just a simple and practical tool that will do its duty in your kitchen- whether that kitchen is in your home or at the camp site.

I appreciate you taking the time to take a look at my work. Please feel free to post any comments or questions you may have.

Cheers!

 

[jfk1110]

Long n sexy!

 

[Terry M.]

Beautiful!

 

[1911bphil]

That looks awesome. I will gladly take any of your cosmetic blemished ones off your hands. Your work is great. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Lorien]

Long n sexy!

Beautiful!

thanks!

That looks awesome. I will gladly take any of your cosmetic blemished ones off your hands. Your work is great. Thanks for sharing.

at this point, all my knives have cosmetic blemishes! That's almost inevitable at this stage since I've only been making knives for a couple of years, and also because I keep making different designs, so refining my processes often takes a back seat to inventing new things. The last 20% of the work takes 80% of the time and there is a point where I just have to say good enough and move on to the next, hoping that I remember to fix any of the issues I had with my previous work. My feeling is that to become a great knife maker, I'll have to be patient with myself and understand that I'm not a machine and am incapable of creating perfection. So my goal now is to create a great, if imperfect, knife. I strive for perfection, but when I inevitably fall short, I can accept it and move on.

I'm in this for the long haul. I created a situation where I can do this full time and I don't see myself doing anything other than designing and making knives, going forward. I'm 50, so changing careers is not an idea I relish- besides, I love working from home and creating these things! I regard the people who support my work now as patrons- they've given me the resources I need to continue, blemishes and all.

 

[gooeytek]

your handle shaping is on point, like sculpture. I know I'm going to acquire at least one of your knives one day...

 

[Lorien]

your handle shaping is on point, like sculpture. I know I'm going to acquire at least one of your knives one day...

I'm sorry I missed your post. Thank you very much!

I'm working on another Preppy currently, for an old friend of mine. I thought some of you might like to see how these things go together. Nothing out of the ordinary, but just in case you're interested;

 

[Lorien]

got the blade ground on this 'meat eater' edition of Preppy

 

[Lorien]

An old friend contacted me a few months ago, which was nice. He commissioned for his friend, a chef at a Vancouver steak house, a Preppy for an Xmas gift.

The chef was described as a meat pawed, 43 year old Lego collector. So, I knew I had to make some tweaks to this design for him, for instance; Preppy is designed to have a slim handle, it's to encourage maximum dexterity, but for a very large hand some scaling up was required. The handle is thicker, about 7/8".

Also, this knife is meant for cutting meat, so the primary bevel is hollow ground, as is the swedge which I sized up in order to maximize distal taper of the blade.

The secondary bevel is relatively robust until it reaches the belly, and suddenly everything becomes much more acute. I'd describe the secondary bevel out toward the tip as a micro bevel. Geometry cuts, so even as that micro bevel is blunted against ceramic dishware, etc it will continue to cut relatively well, and will be easy to hone. Over time, it should settle in to become a little more durable but for now it's like a scalpel.

I drew up a little two by two Lego block, which was laser engraved onto the blade, and chose the most vibrant G10 I've ever seen. I've had it forever, and never used it because I thought it was hideous. Now that I know what it looks like as a finished handle, I'm looking forward to using it again.

I refer to this iteration of Preppy as Steak Laser Edition.