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Kitchen Knives

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_I make a variety of Kitchen Knives in both 440C stainless and O1 carbon steel - from small paring knives to very large French style chefs knives.  If I could only have one knife, it would be an eight or ten inch traditional French style chef knife with a 1/8" or 5/32" thick blade - the heel is heavy enough to cut through poultry bones, there is enough of a curve to use a rocking motion to chop, a thin enough cross section to slice effectively and a fine enough point to mince a garlic clove or bone-out with.  If I could have two knives? The large chef's and a nice little paring knife with a 3/32" or 1/16" thick blade and very fine point.

Nothing looks or feels better on a good kitchen knife than a beautiful wood handle. I find thick, heavy planks or logs of tropical hardwoods from the Yucatan - woods like Tzalam, Ziricote, Sapodilla, Guayucan and Granadillo.  They are exceptionally hard and heavy, with natural oils and they age beautifully.  If you'd like, I could also do a black handle of canvas, linen or paper micarta that looks very professional and will not be effected by moisture in the kitchen.

Kitchen knives are usually flat ground to a very fine edge and are then sharpened with a fine bevel and honed to razor sharpness. The chefs knives have a slight convex grind towards the cutting edge. If you'd prefer, I can grind steak knives and very small paring knives with a hollow grind - the edges are a little more delicate than those on flat ground blades, but they cut with very little resistance.  Chef's and slicing knives generally have a hand rubbed finish, paring and steak knives a satin belt finish.

I can etch initials, a name or design on the blade, whether it's for you, or for a gift.

Please see the "Available Knives" pages for photos and descriptions of Kitchen knives in stock.

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8.5" Chef Knife - Chechen Wood
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7" Cuchillo de Asador - Tzalam Wood
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3.5" Paring - 4.5" Boning/Fillet - Tzalam Wood
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10" & 8.5" Chef Knives - Tzalam Wood
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Cuchillo de Asador - 7.5" - Guayacan Wood
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8" Chef Knife - Cumaru Wood
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Three Chefs Knives - Tzalam, Ziracote, Cumaru
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8.5" Chef Knife - Cumaru & 8.5" Slicing Knife - Ziricote
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6" Chef Knife - Ziricote
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Custom Etched 8" Chef Knife - Ziricote
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8.5" Chef Knife - Tzalam & 3.5" Paring Knife - Red Palm
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Paring Knives - 3.25"- Red Palm, Tzalam, Padauk
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Filet Knives - 7" Natural Canvas Micarta - 8" Vintage Ivory Micarta
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Leather Sheath for 8.5" Chef Knife
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8.5" Chef Knife & 6" Filet/Boning Knife
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8.5" Chef Knives - Red Cumaru Wood
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Set of Knives - Tzalam Wood
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Distal Taper 8.5" Chef Knife 5/32" Steel
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8.5" Chef Knife - Tzalam Wood
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Paring Knives - Red Palm, Tzalam, Granadillo
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Distal Taper - 8.5" Chef Knife
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7.5" Slicing Knife - Ziricote
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8" Chef Knife - Tzalam
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Set of Steak Knives - Ziricote
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7" Slicing Knives - Tzalam and Ziricote
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