Shun Chefs Knife Stand

Nice idea and nice wood. Well done.

Woody.

-- Woody, UK

Very nice, a quick draw knife holder.

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Beautiful execution of a ‘cleavor’ idea.

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

Very nice work !

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Thanks for the nice words… Wish I could take credit for the design. However, I simply copied the original bamboo stand and used a more suitable wood. One that would not split due to a long straight grain pattern. Again, thanks for the encouraging comments! ~Joel

-- "Never take yourself too seriously, 'cus everybody knows fat birds don't fly!"

A very clever replacement for the bamboo stand but the original stand also must be looking great. If you have the picture of the old stand please send it. Thanks fot the post.
Sharad

-- patanjali

Nice job on the stand, but I really want to know what you think of the knife? I have been considering upgrading my Chef knife, and this is one that I have been looking at.

-- Duane Kohles

If your considering this one… you will not be disappointed. Make sure you have a quality steel and a variety pack of band aids! I would pretty much plan on making a different stand. I don’t see how it is possible for the angled piece not to split when made out of bamboo. I also have a 3 piece Shun set that came in a bamboo box which seems to hold-up just fine. But the stand is just a poor interaction between concept and materials. It sure holds an edge… I steel the knife every time I pull it from the stand and it will slice and dice like nobodies business. Took it all the way to the bone on my left index finger… such a clean cut I just put tape on it and finished the live demo I was doing, got home and it had begun healing so much so that I didn’t even have to go get the 5-6 stitches it certainly needed.

-- "Never take yourself too seriously, 'cus everybody knows fat birds don't fly!"