For today’s blog I’m going to talk about another one of my favorite projects, a nice little kitchen paring knife I forged from a chunk of steel cable (of the type used for elevators). I folded the steel over several times to create a layered ‘Damascus’ tear-drop effect. It’s hard to see in some of the photos, but folding the steel over during the forging process produced really interesting water patterns in the steel.
The handle is made from a deer antler. The deer antler was harvested in an animal friendly way, so no deer was hurt. Bucks shed their antlers every fall, and can be picked up from the forest floor freely. A friend of mine happened across a set of antlers while walking through the woods, and gave it to me.
The bolster is a combination of brass and leather.
The handle is 5.5″ long and very comfortable to hold. The blade is a 3″ long, making for a nice versatile that’s the right size for kitchen paring jobs.
This is a one-of-a-kind knife, and in celebration of summer, I’ve dropped the price to $125. There’s only one, so if you have someone in your life that likes to cook, but is hard to shop for, you might want to consider this for a gift at that next special occasion.
Unique knives like this make great gifts. (I’ve probably mentioned this once or twice elsewhere on this site 🙂
Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a great day and a wonderful rest of the summer!
