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I couple of weekends back I had some spare time and decided to take on some of the knife projects that had been laying around for a few years. These three are now serving as primary kitchen knives, having replaced some of my old standards. Numbered from left to right, here are their stories.
1. An old new Brusletto blade. Still in the hardware store type package, although I got it quite a few years back. I think it came from Ragnars forge. The handle is an old carved piece of bone, that appears to be of Japanese orgin. Again, something I picked up years ago and always intended to use. I put a few nicks in the tang with a grinder to help secure it into the handle. The blade is set in the handle with a 2-part marine epoxy paste. I put cling-wrap around the bottom of the handle and secured it with a rubber band, then filled the handle with paste, inserted the tang, topped off the paste, and put the whole assembly in a vice, gently, to cure overnight. This knife has a nice heft to it, and the irregular bone keeps it from rolling when you set it down.
2. An old blade handforged from a file. When I picked this up the handle was on its last legs although the blade had weathered the years well. I broke the handle off and kept the blade. The present handle is a piece of ceramic insulator I found in a thrift shop. I got a few as they were the rough sort of ceramic that is good for sharpening. I also used the cling-wrap technique used on knife #1 for this one, although this time I used some leftover liquid epoxy instead of the paste. The blade balanced well on the handle so I was able to just stand it upright to cure. This knife serves as an excellent sharpener, if held by the blade. A knife that can sharpen other knives, but not itself.
3. Another old blade handforged from a file, whose handle I discarded. The new handle is a piece of carved antler I picked up a while back. I drilled it out and used the marine epoxy paste used for #1 to secure the blade in the new handle.
1. An old new Brusletto blade. Still in the hardware store type package, although I got it quite a few years back. I think it came from Ragnars forge. The handle is an old carved piece of bone, that appears to be of Japanese orgin. Again, something I picked up years ago and always intended to use. I put a few nicks in the tang with a grinder to help secure it into the handle. The blade is set in the handle with a 2-part marine epoxy paste. I put cling-wrap around the bottom of the handle and secured it with a rubber band, then filled the handle with paste, inserted the tang, topped off the paste, and put the whole assembly in a vice, gently, to cure overnight. This knife has a nice heft to it, and the irregular bone keeps it from rolling when you set it down.
2. An old blade handforged from a file. When I picked this up the handle was on its last legs although the blade had weathered the years well. I broke the handle off and kept the blade. The present handle is a piece of ceramic insulator I found in a thrift shop. I got a few as they were the rough sort of ceramic that is good for sharpening. I also used the cling-wrap technique used on knife #1 for this one, although this time I used some leftover liquid epoxy instead of the paste. The blade balanced well on the handle so I was able to just stand it upright to cure. This knife serves as an excellent sharpener, if held by the blade. A knife that can sharpen other knives, but not itself.
3. Another old blade handforged from a file, whose handle I discarded. The new handle is a piece of carved antler I picked up a while back. I drilled it out and used the marine epoxy paste used for #1 to secure the blade in the new handle.
