Dave's Knives & Stuff

Takeda (western) Deba AS 180mm

Suien VC cleaver wish custom Fish handle

Watanabe 270mm gyuto (white #2) with custom Fish handle

great looking knives, Dave! i gotta get me a Watanabe. what was the process for that pretty kasumi/polish on the Takeda?

$10.00 Chinese made "Towne #2" meat cleaver (etched)

EdipisReks said:

what was the process for that pretty kasumi/polish on the Takeda?

Click to expand...

I can't say, that was done many years ago when I first got it. If I had to guess i kind of looks like King 800x and a leather belt/chromium oxide job.

Kansui Dojo 7" Gyuto(?) scored from OlPappy

Watanabe "Professional" Kuro-uchi Nakiri 180mm
Total length: 315mm
Width: 56mm
Thickness: tapered spine 4.5 - 1.5mm
Blade: Yasuki blue steel core with stainless outer
Handle: Stefan Keller custom (simply elegant series)

Dave Martell said:

I can't say, that was done many years ago when I first got it. If I had to guess i kind of looks like King 800x and a leather belt/chromium oxide job.

Click to expand...

that does look like King 800x work. it's good.

4' x 3" Spalted Maple Benchcrafted MagBLOK



Looking at the loaded rack picture made me realize I need to do an update shot, lots of these are gone and new stuff added since that picture was taken.

Suisin High Carbon petty, 150mm - custom handle by Adam

Love the Fish handles. That Dojo is screaming for some burl handle work.

Hiromoto 270mm VC (or HC?) scored from Stefan with my very first ever western rehandle

chazmtb said:

Love the Fish handles. That Dojo is screaming for some burl handle work.

Click to expand...

I'd have re-done that handle a long time ago but it's a half-tang (yuck) and the knife is now about 1/2" shorter because it's been used for all of my testing and sharpening demos over the years. Kind of not worth it anymore.

Oh, forgot about the half tang. Great inexpensive cladded blue steel knife though.

Nice Dave, beautiful knife and handle. Is this a custom ordeer did you request white steel. I have never seen him do a gyuto with this steel.

Steve Goodson Leather Knife Roll & some knives not shown above.

Hey Dave, you sideline as a chef, or are you just a blade junkie?

PierreRodrigue said:

Hey Dave, you sideline as a chef, or are you just a blade junkie?

Click to expand...

Blade junkie here, I have the disease bad but I'm lucky in that I get to fondle other people's knives which takes the edge off.

Dave Martell said:

which takes the edge off.

Click to expand...

I see what you did there. Nice collection, what usuba is that in your leather roll?

Andrew H said:

I see what you did there. Nice collection, what usuba is that in your leather roll?

Click to expand...

I have no idea. I got it in a barter deal a couple of years ago and don't remember what it is. Maybe someone can identify it for me?

Nice knives Dave. After wanting and wanting you to give us knives all the time, sometimes it is hard to believe that some knives actually remain with you and live there and actually are used to cut things up.

k.

nice collection!

Not sure what i am more jealous of...your badass collection or that ultra badass spalted magnet rack....

That leather roll is great, if I could only justify one for myself.... I had forgotten about that 270 Watanabe with a Fish handle, that should be a great knife. I just hope there is more patina on it these days...

Stefan

P.s. Oh, and thanks for the gallery section. That may be the kick in the butt I need to take new pictures of my humble collection.

Great looking stuff Dave, thanks for sharing!

If you don't mind me asking, what is your current stone line-up? :thumbsup:

Geez, you guys eat a lot of bread in the Martell household or what?

Nice collection Dave. I really like the knife roll and magblok.

Dang Dave, you've been quietly amassing a nice collection! Stealthy, you are!

Yeah I guess I have.