10 inch chef all dressed up

With the feeling of eating a lighter group of foods for the new year (i  know i had too much food over the holidays) I am getting under way with a few nakiri they will be in CTS XHP steel and hardened with cryo processing to 61-62 hardness.  if interested in a custom order of handle style or wood types drop me a line in the next 2 weeks adn i might be able to make it happen.  pricing will start at 450$ with added options of hand sanded finish on the blade and higher end woods and mokume gane

Ok so its a fact that i like taking pictures and because of it i have been thinking abut taking part trade on knives for A mount lens (only a few of them )

on my list of glass thats in good shape that i am looking for

200mm f2.8

300mmf4

400mm f4.5

also 100 and 200mm macros

the 80-200mm F2.8  or 70-300G might also be an option

these are Sony or Minolta AF lens

on a gun related note i am also looking for a AR10T carbine

As most know i dont offer knives or razors often.  I do however have a tall offset utility blade that im selling direct.

the blade is 6.5 inch long and 1.75 tall but the handle starts up about 2 inch tall from the edge over all length is 11 inch

The steel is Carpenter CTS XHP at 61Rc and is belt finished.  The handle is my new batch of mycarta that im calling johndeer crush

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SOLD

So now and then i offer the burl mycarta that i make and for a bit i will open that up again

i have diver blue, johndeer crush, redhot, and also starry night

the pricing is based on 3$ per cubic inch and a slight discount for my 2 std. sizes of 1.50X1X6 (or a scale set )

the colors on the bookmatched scales are jsut off the saw and washed tho the blocks to the left give you an idea of what the finished handles will look like

While not a knife it was something i made here in the shop. Its a charm for keeping divers safe

So these are the first razors of the year for www.classicshaving.com

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From the left

13/16 tall cpm154 stainless steel  1/4 hollow ground blade with matching brush (silver tip badger )

13/16 tall 52100 carbon steel blade wedge ground red and black burlap “burl” mycarta with matching brush (silver tip badger )

13/16 tall 52100 carbon steel blade wedge ground (link to kou wood http://hawaiianparadisegallery.com/woods.asp#kou )

13/16 tall Ti frame handle with amboyna burl spacer 52100 carbon steel blade fully hollow ground

6/8 tall Ti frame handle with redwood lace burl spacer full hollow ground and with a worked spine also with match lace burl brush

7/8 tall Ti frame with dyed black quilted maple spacer damascuss blade that is full hollow ground

Hope all have had a great year. The new year is planned to bring new kitchen knives offered through Dave

I also plan on getting a folder pattern in the works (gents folder ) its the newest style i have been playing with and with a few mods i think it will be great as a gents knife and if i grind it a bit different a folder to be beat to hell and back

Also looking to make a few hunters in cpm10v integral style contact me about handle option (no time line one this project )

The new saw is working out great.  and the long term cpm125v folder is now shelved as the testign has gone on over 2 years.  its good steel but not for me “read as i beat the hell out of my knives”  am in the works on finding the next steel i want to test .  CPM M4 is maybe at the top tho i have a thing for cpm3v too.  we shall see

Well I will soon say good by to the world of crappy HF hobby band saws and into the world of semi pro tools.  But there was a snag in the plan as the truck i was going to use had some brake problems. so next week is the new plan. BTW this is the link of the saw im getting.

http://www.rollinsaw.com/band_saws/EF1459_vertical_band_saw.htm