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Just finished up this 160mm CPM-154 petty with premium koa and streaked blond buffalo horn handle.


*Sorry for the crappy pics, the sun was blazing and koa isn't cooperative ever in having it's picture taken.

 

Freshly finished up is this (1st of this size) 210mm gyuto made from CPM154 powdered stainless steel wearing an octagonal wa handle made from kingwood and streaked blond buffalo horn.


So sunny today, so much glare, crappy pictures as a result but I like the knife a lot....I hope the new owner does too.

 

looks real nice Dave!

 

Thank Jim

 

Just adding these to the gallery...

 

240mm gyuto made from CPM154 with a maple burl & buffalo handle....

 

Just finished this one up. It's a 160mm CPM154 petty with a customer designed handle of kingwood with copper spacers....

 

ohhh nice handle!

 

Thank you Jim

 

Here's a 160mm CPM154 petty with amboyna burl and streaked blond buffalo horn wa oval handle....

 

I just finished up this wa set in CPM154....

250mm Gyuto

180mm Nakiri

160mm Petty


The customer wanted a matching set, simple, clean, without spacers or accents. He asked for a wood that had figuring, that was natural (not dyed), yet not light, or orange toned. I wasn't sure at first what would fit the bill here and after looking around a bit I wasn't sure what I was going to end up with. I got lucky though and stumbled across a block of maple that was nicely figured, natural, and darker than the usual blond stuff. The customer approved so I bought it and sent it off for stabilization. I like how it came out, lots of movement and character while still being natural. And it's all as matching as can be....the wood (as mentioned) is from the same block, the steel is from the same sheet, and even the streaked blond buffalo horn is from the very same roll.

Now to get them packed up and sent off to OZ

 

another Martell trifecta!
very nice Dave.

 

Good combo Dave


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Thank you fellas!

 

Next Level Knives

This set took 2 yrs to make!

The customer placed an order for the gyuto in 2015 along with a 50% deposit and later added in the petty. He requested nickel silver bolsters and I accepted. I thought, at the time, that I could handle this but it turns out that I had a few things to learn before I could go to the next level.

I believe this is the 3rd, although it could be the 4th, gyuto that I made for this order. The previous attempts ended up in the pile 'O shame for one reason or another, lots of time and materials lost on this one. But through the entire time the customer stuck with me patiently waiting for me to get my act together which served to push me to try a lot of different things until finally making the cross over into success-ville.

These knives are made from CPM-154 powdered stainless steel. The handles are made from an absolutely incredible block of blue dyed maple burl with nickel silver bolsters and a mosaic pin. The wood has deep movement with lots of flash and a med/dark blue (and some light green) color that looks like pearl to me. I applied 8 coats of drying oil through wet sanding to bring out the color and features. I know that the customer will like what he sees in person.

I wish to say thank you to the customer for all of his patience and support, thanks Stephen! Enjoy!

 

That pair looks fantastic, Dave!

 

Hello beautiful!

 

Thanks David & Jim

 

Here's 3 - 160mm petties freshly wrapped up...

We have 2 in CPM154, one in box elder burl and the other in a dyed maple burl. The 3rd knife is made from O1 with a cocobolo handle. Bolsters are all buffalo horn.

 

Just updating the gallery...