Recent content by DarrenSwerid

Congrats Pierre! I hope the new job is treating you well and are happy with the work! :)

No, no, no. You guys have it all wrong. It's gotta be Amboyna burl! :D

I tried my hand at pen making once upon a time ago. Kept sanding them so thin that the wood would crack off the tubes. Haven't tried since.

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Mark I think you have a firm grasp on how to use chopsticks. :sofa: :biggrin:

+1 Mark! The video gives the blocks a different dimension that a photo just does not give it.

I remember when Pierre first started making knives, I was his rodman at the time, he would ask me to take a look at a knife he was near completed and ask me to pick it apart. He always is looking to make things better and improve on his work.

That's neat! I like the swirls and randomness of them.

A little extra protein never killed anyone! ;)

I am currently reading David Boyle's Step-by-Step Knifemaking and there's a chapter or doing artistic etchings on blades. Something similar to this. Just another idea.

Is that ebony with the Amboyna Burl? Looks like a fantastic knife you got there!

Mark did you ever finish this knife? ;)

Mark I realize this is and old thread, but I just wanted to say thanks for this info! I was curious how burls were cut to make the fantastic blocks you sell us on your website! :goodpost:

To my understanding, a mid-tech knife is just like a custom knife except that the shape is cut out on a water jet cutting machine. This makes a blank similar to the blanks Jantz or any other knife supply shop sells. Pierre would then grind the profile, heat treat, polish etc etc. The only...

Congrats Pierre!