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Old 12-31-2014, 10:22 PM
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My new favorite wood. Buckeye burl. A chefs knife.

Had a piece of 3/32 1095 catch my eye yesturday in the shop. Decided to try another kitchen knife. This one for my wife so I can use and abuse it in the kitchen.

This time I heat treated before grind. So I profiled the blade and tossed it in the forge. Where it promptly curled up like a leaf. . Took 2 tries to get it straight before I could even think about quenching. Then it warped again. I hate thin steel. But those hurdles were over come. I wanted to try a no plunge line grind and it worked pretty good. Then I grabbed a little non descript block I had been saving labled buckeye burl. I cut it into slabs and was excited to see how cool it looked inside.

I'm not gonna lie. I like this knife. I'm glad it's staying here.






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Old 12-31-2014, 10:55 PM
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Buckley burl is a very cool and nice wood. That is an awesome knife! Great job.
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Old 12-31-2014, 10:56 PM
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Excellent looking blade. Nice addition to any kitchen
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Old 12-31-2014, 11:44 PM
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Your wife should get plenty of good use out of that knife. What was the steel that you used?

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Looks great Ricky, gotta love buckeye burl. What size is the blade?
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Old 01-02-2015, 10:54 AM
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Thanks, The blade is just a tad over 8"
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