Working on two paring knives
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Smallshop
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GASP....my wife loves them. When I told her I may not use them for a while she was pretty disappointed!I had a request for a paring knife so I thought I'd make two. Maybe one for my wife's Christmas present. I'm going to use mosaic pins (Smallshop) and either ebony or rosewood for the scales.
Those will both work well. I favor the top one...but who knows...with wood on 'em they'll look different!
John Wilson
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great looking profiles! for true paring work, I like the bottom. See how subjective knives are? LOL There's a customer for every knife! Between Ted and I you just proved out two designs!
opaul
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Thanks guys and funny you should say that! Just got orders for two more just like both of them! I put rosewood on the bottom one with mosaic pins and have it epoxied up as I type this.
I think they both will work, but aesthetically the top one looks sweeter to the eye, but I think the bottom one will perform better.
These are made from 01 tool steel.
Smallshop
KNIFE MAKER
I love o1...but it patinas....which I love also!! But if folks are expecting stainless wash performance might wanna explain patina to 'em. The O1 knives I have made seem like they stay crazy sharp in the kitchen if I wipe 'em after use immediately. I know...I'm preaching to the choir again...lol
opaul
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I love 01 as well. I do explain the patina process to my customers and I furnish a knife care guide with each knife explaining the characteristics of high carbon steel. But you know how it goes...........selected amnesia randomly pops up sometime.
Here is the verbiage I use. I would love feedback or suggestions on the wording.**Thank you for buying one of my custom handmade knives! ___________________________________
Your custom knife is made of high carbon steel and the following instructions will assist in keeping it looking great. The wood on you knife is ____________________________________________.
Your knife will begin to develop a patina over time which is normal and the nature of high carbon steel. Cutting acidic foods such as lemon and onion will accelerate the patina process.
High carbon steel will rust if you do not take care of it. To prevent rust, keep your knife clean and dry after use and apply a light coating of firearm oil or vegetable oil. As an alternative you may wax your knife; Renaissance® wax is a good choice and can also be used to care for your leather sheath.
If you do get rust spots on the blade use a very fine 3M abrasive pad to lightly remove the surface rust. More severe rust can be removed using wet and dry sand paper. I recommend 400 grit wet/dry sand paper with a oil medium and after cleaning applying a fine coat of oil or wax. Do not clean in dish washer.
For very long term storage, store your knife outside it's sheath. The chemicals used in tanning of leather sometimes react with moisture in the air, leading to rust and corrosion. **
Kevin Zito
KNIFE MAKER
Edited: (very minor changes)
**Thank you for buying one of my custom handmade knives! ___________________________________
Your custom knife is made of high carbon steel and the following instructions will assist in keeping it looking great. The wood on your knife is ____________________________________________.
Your knife will begin to develop a patina over time which is normal for high carbon steel. Cutting acidic foods such as lemon and onion will accelerate the patina process.
High carbon steel will rust if you do not take care of it. To prevent rust, keep your knife clean and dry after use and apply a light coating of firearm oil or vegetable oil. As an alternative, you may wax your knife; Renaissance® wax is a good choice and can also be used to care for your leather sheath.
If you do get rust spots on the blade, use a very fine 3M abrasive pad to lightly remove the surface rust. More severe rust can be removed using wet and dry sand paper. I recommend 400 grit wet/dry sand paper with an oil medium. After cleaning, apply a fine coat of oil or wax. Do not clean in dish washer.
For very long term storage, store your knife outside it's sheath. The chemicals used in tanning of leather sometimes react with moisture in the air, leading to rust and corrosion. **
**Thank you for buying one of my custom handmade knives! ___________________________________
Your custom knife is made of high carbon steel and the following instructions will assist in keeping it looking great. The wood on your knife is ____________________________________________.
Your knife will begin to develop a patina over time which is normal for high carbon steel. Cutting acidic foods such as lemon and onion will accelerate the patina process.
High carbon steel will rust if you do not take care of it. To prevent rust, keep your knife clean and dry after use and apply a light coating of firearm oil or vegetable oil. As an alternative, you may wax your knife; Renaissance® wax is a good choice and can also be used to care for your leather sheath.
If you do get rust spots on the blade, use a very fine 3M abrasive pad to lightly remove the surface rust. More severe rust can be removed using wet and dry sand paper. I recommend 400 grit wet/dry sand paper with an oil medium. After cleaning, apply a fine coat of oil or wax. Do not clean in dish washer.
For very long term storage, store your knife outside it's sheath. The chemicals used in tanning of leather sometimes react with moisture in the air, leading to rust and corrosion. **
Smallshop
KNIFE MAKER
That seems real informative without a bossy tone. Nicely done.I love 01 as well. I do explain the patina process to my customers and I furnish a knife care guide with each knife explaining the characteristics of high carbon steel. But you know how it goes...........selected amnesia randomly pops up sometime.
**Thank you for buying one of my custom handmade knives! ___________________________________
Your custom knife is made of high carbon steel and the following instructions will assist in keeping it looking great. The wood on you knife is ____________________________________________.
Your knife will begin to develop a patina over time which is normal and the nature of high carbon steel. Cutting acidic foods such as lemon and onion will accelerate the patina process.
High carbon steel will rust if you do not take care of it. To prevent rust, keep your knife clean and dry after use and apply a light coating of firearm oil or vegetable oil. As an alternative you may wax your knife; Renaissance® wax is a good choice and can also be used to care for your leather sheath.
If you do get rust spots on the blade use a very fine 3M abrasive pad to lightly remove the surface rust. More severe rust can be removed using wet and dry sand paper. I recommend 400 grit wet/dry sand paper with a oil medium and after cleaning applying a fine coat of oil or wax. Do not clean in dish washer.
For very long term storage, store your knife outside it's sheath. The chemicals used in tanning of leather sometimes react with moisture in the air, leading to rust and corrosion. **