Woodcraft Bread Knife

now thats a knife…....old crock dundee saying…lol…we can always tell the great chefs of the world, there knives and there rolling pins…and a chefs hat dont hurt huh lew…great knife .

-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']

Nice job and the match with the other knife is spot on.

-- Use it up, Wear it out --------------- Make it do, Or do without!

very nice…

so using the lather and the belt sander—-do you turn it down to a shape…and then hit it with the belt sander? what is the process?

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

Just like quality tools in the woodshop, it’s really mandatory to have quality cutlery in the kitchen!

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Lew: Some fantastic looking cutting tools. Nice build. Those are some great looking handles.

I’ve bought a 20lb box of blackwood on an auction site about 10 years ago. It is some beautiful wood. It’s what I’ve been using for all of my Greene and Greene accents.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Grizz- Thanks! Our “adopted” son is a chef- maybe he has a hat!

Jay- Thanks! The back end of this handle is a little more rounded than the first but it is pretty close the same.

Matt- Thanks! Actually once the handle (scales) is attached and pinned, I used a belt sander to bring everything to the correct thickness and shaped the outer edges even with the handle tang. Then mounted a 3” “Wavy” sandpaper system on the lathe. Starting with 80 grit, shaped the edges and handle down to the bolster. Then up through the grits. No real turning involved. the lathe is more of a stationary sander.

Meilie- You are so right. Good knives make the kitchen work much easier!

Karson- Thanks! I saved the little leftovers for just that purpose! 20 lbs! that’s a lot of accents!!

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Nice Lew. Is this part of your 3rd knife set?

Good idea having your own set of knives. Even expensive, is still cheaper than a divorce . I think I will do the same.

-- Back home. Fernando

Great looking knife. Now you have to post a few pictures of things being cut like a soup can, a brick, and then a tomato (with perfectly uniform slices! It never gets dull!).
Thanks for posting!

-- If I could just get this whole "Time/Money" problem figured out...

Really gr8 lookin handles. They look like they would feel good in the hand

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

Nice tools for the kitchen.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Fernando- Much Cheaper!! This is the second knife handle I’ve made for myself. I think I still need a paring knife and a boning knife for a complete set.

Gabe- Thanks! I’ll leave the demos to Mimi!

Roger- Thanks! They are very comfortable and really do “feel” better than plastic but maybe that’s just my imagination.

CJ- Thanks!

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Great looking knife, I made an adapter that allows me to adapt a scotchbrite medium wheel to my lathe.
Only a few minutes a week allows me to keep my lovely ladies knives sharp and she does not bother mine.
I go on the theory that a dull knife always cuts you deeper when you slip after pushing too hard. Thank
you for sharing.

-- As ever, Gus-the 74 yr young apprentice carpenter

Gus- Thanks! That’s a great idea! I have a leather stropping wheel for the drill press but the lathe makes more sense.

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!