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Hey KKF, Can anyone tell me what type of knife this is and what is it designed for? It looks like a cleaver, but it is fairly small (L=85mmW×40mm) and thin (2.5mm at heel). It is double beveled. Some of the Kanji apparently says Munemitsu. I got it from an auction and was too curious to leave...

Hey KKF, I wanted to share this "one-of-a-kind" butcher knife I found at a flea market. I restored it a bit, in trying to keep the original patina and old looks. The handle was in rough shape, so I had to sand it. But in doing that, I discovered it was made of birds-eye maple. Can...

Hey KKF, I have another Usuba Kamagata to restore and been wondering how to best preserve the knife geometry. Its the second of two that exhibits a low spot near the tip when pressure is applied close to the edge. In the pics, its a shinier half-circle area below the shinogi. At this...

Hi KKF, I picked up this big 270mm gyuto from an auction. But I have difficulty finding any information at all about the manufacturer and their product lines. I especially want to understand which type a steel was used. This is from a vendor site I found...

This regulation is in since Jan 2017 so it not really new. But I just learned about it today. Brazilian rosewood have been protected since a long time. Now all related species are protected by CITES and need to be proven sourced with the proper paperwork...

I bought this knife at a flea market in Brussels. The manufacturer is "Jernbolaget" from Eskilstuna the famous knife city in Sweden. They closed around the 1960s. The blade measures 267mm / 10.5 inches and seems to be some kind of carbon steel. The handle seems to be made a rosewood and...

Hi, This is my second handle making. The blade is a Usuba, 15-layer white steel, 165mm long (single bevel traditional Japanese). The handle is made of African Blackwood (more details here). Is a very hard wood, but finishes very well. The bolster and butt are made of nickel-silver...

Hello all, another new member! I am not a chef. I am not a knifemaker. I like to build stuff with wood. And sometimes with a bit of metal. That makes me a good candidate to make a hobby out of the most useful knife type, which IMO is a kitchen knife. I started, probably like many others...

Hi, I purchased this butcher blade without a handle with the goal of making a handle for it. The blade itself was manufactured by the now defunct Jernbolaget company from Eskilstuna, Sweden. It is from the 1960s. I tried to give it a Nordic look by making the handle out of curly maple...