Recent content by OwlWoodworks

Maybe someone can educate me, is the difference here that he is using a different finish for the kurouchi and using wrought iron instead of his usual “soft iron” I see it listed as by retailers?

Amazing the difference in bloomery Iron knives from JNS. I have a bloomery Toyama and it is nowhere near as nice as this. The contrast in yours is spectacular compared to mine. Really beautiful knife and I hope you love the extra height, I think thats super cool.

Hahaha, in some ways yes, in some ways no. Compared to my family, I am a god with a kitchen knife. Then I log in here and see a post by somebody who actually works in a kitchen and has cut up more potatoes this morning than I have in my entire life. So I try to stay humble and in my lane.

Couldn't agree more. In a lot of cases honyaki's represent the peak of a bladesmiths talent which is why they fit perfectly in Mark's collection. That's because at this point Mark is no longer a "guy with knives" or a collector, he's essentially reached the point of being a museum currator...

I agree that most honyaki’s are not worth it if you’re actually using them. I certainly have never noticed a performance difference with a honyaki in culinary use, so if the hamon disappears with use there isn’t really a reason to have it. That I am aware of at least. I’ve had a few honyaki’s...

You're Teddy's Timber?! I had no idea. I was listening to your reel on acacia as I was going to bed last night. That two tone piece is stunning. I tried to purchase it a bit ago but it looks like you can't ship it to Canada at the moment. If I win this knife, lets figure out how to get that...

My favourite thing about Troopah is he uses absolutely top tier wood for his handles. Stuff is always gorgeous.

Thank you, It was made by Imperial Custom Works down in Texas for me! I am definitely not talented enough to make something like that

Oh thank you! I always wonder how I’ll dispose of my Yanick’s one day. Glad I have you looking out for me 🥰

Thank you! I’m extremely happy with it. And my wife doesn’t mind it, so that’s the real win here.

The finale! Took a while for the epoxy to dry, but I went out this morning and everything was good to go. I put a couple coats of lacquer on and some double sided tape to the leather which I am reusing from my old racks. I used to use spray adhesive for these, but I wanted to mount the wood to...

Cheapest mosaic integral Lamothe you're ever gonna find. https://crockercutlery.com/collections/handmade-knives-kitchen/products/jordan-lamothe

54 Years old, never had a ripe noodle

On one of my deployments, we had to live off the local cuisine (some times you bring cooks, sometimes you just eat what's there). Not that the local food was bad, but the only thing we could find that we also ate at home was instant noodles. For seven months that was the closest to "home" I ever...

This made me laugh so hard I showed my wife this conversation and she loved it too 😅 54 years old, never experienced a ripe tomato 🤣