what did you carve the turket with?

Originally posted by PhilL
I'm so glad you asked, I carved this years turkey with a gift carving set from samhell AKA James Day. The knife took an amazing edge and the slices were picture perfect. The rest you can see from the pic, (which isn't one of mine). My guess would be this set was made back in the 1930's.

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Thanks James.
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why are your knifes bent and rusty and crooked and stuff?:confused:
 
LOL, when are you gonna learn little buddy? What you say, how you say it and who you say it to is something you need to get a handle on. Stop and think before you come off with some disrespectful stuff like that. That set means alot to my friend Phil. It was a gift from a good friend of his. Those are old works of art from a time you obviously know nothing about. Do like Les says. Do your homework before you jump in with both feet. And try to show a little respect to folks you don't know. My Dad used to always tell me to use my head for something besides a hat rack. That's the same advice I'll give you.
 
The handles are bent to fit the natural shape of the stag. Glad you are enjoying them Phil. LOL, Read and Learn.;)
 
LOL, that set is probably over 70 years old and not made out of stainless steel, they've seen some good use and have what I would call character. They are quality made and not bent just designed like that. They have value to me not only because they were a gift from a friend, but because they do their job beautifully.

You on the other hand seem to be a young pup, with no character or value worth mentioning. From what I've seen of your posting you also seem to be more than a little bent with a lot to learn and not much to add to a conversation. Keep it up and you may get the whipping your daddy should have given you. :rolleyes:
 
Mr. PhilL's carving set is wonderful.

Thanksgiving is a time filled with tradition where generations gather around a table to eat the same meal that they ate last year, and the year before, and the decade before and the century before. A set like that is perfect.

Mr. LOL would probably not think much of my Murphy set either. While it's in excellent condition, it was hand made by David Murphy. The blades are made of scrap steel. The handles are aluminum from Ford automobile pistons that Mr. Murphy scavanged from a local Ford dealer. But, for a knife collector living in the Portland, Oregon area, it's a perfect set for Thanksgiving dinner.

Sometimes, the beauty of things comes from their history and tradition. To eat a Thanksgiving dinner is to taste history, history that dates back to the founding of this country. And to carve that turkey with a set such as Mr. PhilL's is to touch history. That's why everyone should have a great carving set for Thanksgiving dinner.
 
Serrated, 6" Spyderco utility - did a great job. And RH, I hear what yer saying about those electric knives. One day I was cleaning some Lake Erie Walleye with my 30 yr. old Case filet knife, when a guy approached me with his electric knife: "Try this - it's faster and does a better job!" I did, and he was right, amazingly enough. Now, those electric knives are a mainstay at most of the fish-camps in the Lake Erie Western Basin.
 
Recently, we've been shocked and horrified to discover that there are terrorists living in our midst.

But, now to discover that there are electric knife users among us too!?! Whole cells of them plotting to undermine the greatest traditions of our nation, scheming to carve on our most knife-centric national holiday with... with... with electric "knives". Oh... somebody get me my pills.
 
Banishment proceedings are going to take place in the very near future for a few certain "someones" ( you know who you are) if evidence isn't brought forth showing that the electric so called "knives" in question have damascus blades and nickel silver trim ;)
We might have let it slide if you had taken the manly route and used a sawzall ,but this electric knife stuff goes against everything that we knife knuts hold dear. The horror, even Martha Stewart uses a real knife.
 
Originally posted by MaxTheKnife
LOL, when are you gonna learn little buddy? What you say, how you say it and who you say it to is something you need to get a handle on. Stop and think before you come off with some disrespectful stuff like that. That set means alot to my friend Phil. It was a gift from a good friend of his. Those are old works of art from a time you obviously know nothing about. Do like Les says. Do your homework before you jump in with both feet. And try to show a little respect to folks you don't know. My Dad used to always tell me to use my head for something besides a hat rack. That's the same advice I'll give you.
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LOL,listen to this man,he knows what he is talking about....yes,im going to say it....MAX IS RIGHT!

Seriously,when i was a newbie on the forums (still a newbie to knives in general...theres a TON to learn) i was given the same advice.
I wish I had listened. Now when i look back on some of my old post i catch myself saying 'What was i thinking?'

Just sit back,relax,enjoy the fun.
heres a couple of links for you to follow,look around,read,learn.
www.bladeart.com
www.knifeart.com
www.knifeforums.com
www.customknifedirectory.com
http://agrknives.com/faq/index.html (this one is good. someone spent a lot of time on it,and it contains a lot of info,read it )
http://www.bladeforums.com/features/faqs.shtml

-mo.
 
forget the terrorists

I think I am more shocked that there are electric knife users among us!:D ;)


I feel like a folk guitarist at a heavy metal concert :eek: :eek:


btw phil those are awesome looking knives.

my sabatier collection and one dexter attached. nice old and stained the best way I like them. my large sabatier chef(10") was given to me by a friend who went to french cooking school along time ago. it takes the finest edge of all knives I own. carbon is :cool:
 
Chrisaloia,

My mother gave me a 10" carbon steel Sabatier like that back around 1972, when I had a summer job as a chef's assistant. Before I had the Carter knives, I used it very effectively. Next to the Carters, it takes the best edge of my kitchen knives.
 
Hey fellas, would it help me redeem myself if I told you that I sharpen the serrated electric knife blades on my Sharpmaker (true)?
 
My parents had invited my brother and me for Thanksgiving. No, we are not americans, but my folks thought some moral support was in order in the light of recent events - and besides we just plain like turkey. So I used a large japanese Global chefs blade for the carving, but it had to have som assistance from my Military for the tough parts:)

Regards Jan
 
The knives I used are his top-of-the-line, hand-forged offerings. However, I've given the Mutekis as gifts and they are also excellent. In the Muteki line there isn't quite as much size selection and the handles are western style rather than traditional Japanese. Nonetheless, the performance of the Mutekis is very close to the hand-forged and they are a terrific value.
 
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