Kitchen Cutlery

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DAUTTERGUY

>Try CUTCO,absolutly the SHARPEST KNIFE you will find. A bit pricy,but I have had ours for 17 years,and only sharpend once. They have FREE FOR LIFE SHARPING. Find on the WEB,

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>Lived un-happily with CUTCO for a couple years. When I started cooking for $ at 13 Dad persuaded my to buy a Chicago Cutlery chef's knife. Wonderfull tool to learn with. Now that my All-Clads are paid off I bought a three piece set of Chicago. They're like buying Lie-Nielson. Pricey but a pure joy to use ! Any trouble, just send 'em back, no questions. I found that once you've bought the CUTCO they forget who you are, if you can find some one to remind. All-Clad, Chicago Cutlery and Pampered Chef . . . all worth every penny !

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David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA

>I'm having trouble finding any Cutco unhandled?

Thanks,

David

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David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA

>I didn't make myself too clear I guess... :o) I'm not just hunting good cutlery, but some good cutlery I can put my own handles on... Thanks for the brand names though.

David

You know who might know *LINK*

Bruce, a MN Galoot

>is Ron Hock. He used to make custom blades for kitchen purposes. Send him an email.


Ron Hock Blades

Here is a place. *LINK*

Mike Circo

>I had them bookmarked because I am thinking of replacing a rotted handle on an abused Chicago Cutlery knife and needed rivets..

They sell blades, rivets handle stock and such.

Never bought from them, but linked for info anyway.

Also, you could buy Chicago Cutlery and remove the wood handles easily and make your own. Just thinging out loud.


Knife making Supplies

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David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA

>Thanks Mike and Bruce! I'll see what I can find.

Good idea too about removing existing handles, although, obviously, tangs would be easier to start with...

David

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Tony - Memphis

>I have been making kitchen knives for a few months. I get the knife blanks from Northcoast Knives:

http://www.northcoastknives.com/northcoast_knives_Blades.htm

I have been pretty happy with their stuff and their service. I have made several paring knives and I started one large chef's knife that I messed up and will have to start over. I have been buying the knife scales from Ebay. I get the stabilized scales. Its been fun and they make nice gifts.

Tony

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David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA

>Great link Tony, that looks like some nice stuff.

I wonder if there are any blanks out there though that come with a round tang to be inserted into a hole, rather than a flat tang for adding scales to...

Thanks,

David

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r payne

>Have you thought of making your own?

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David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA

>Yeah! But I've thought about making my own plane irons, the hand planes too for that matter, all manner of chisels, knives of all sorts, not to mention glasswork or pottery that I'd like to dabble in too... :o)

Good thought, but my schedule won't quite allow me any more time consuming, habit forming ventures...

Thanks,

David

Don't think you want a round tang.

Ray Thompson - Middletown,IN

>Eventually it will come loose and that would not be a good thing.

Ray

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Kneale Brownson in Northern MI

>You shouldn't need to put handles on Chicago Cutlery products. They make very solid, plain wooden handles nicely riveted in place. Wonderful tools.

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nailshooter

>Dave - I have used these guys in the past. They are great, and they have a ton of supplies for all aspects of knife making. And they sell good blades at very fair prices.

On the link below, it should take you to their catalogue and you can find the kitchen knife blanks under the "blades" category.


http://www.texasknife.com/store/s-pages/TKS_MainframeStore.htm

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Rod Peterson -- Ormond Beach

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r payne

>Jantz supply carrys blanks ready to handle. I make my own and find I get a better knife that accually fits me.

I wouldn't be against making blanks for someone, but I would expect a fair price. I do my work all by hand and only work plain carbon. It would take around 4 hours for a ready-to-handle blank and I figure about $20-25 in materials (that's a guestimate for electricity for lights, sandpaper, steel - tried to get everything in the estimate). Of course right now things here are in limbo and it looks to be springtime before I'll be able to get back to the forge.

ron


http://www.geocities.com/son_of_bluegrass/smithing1.html