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Tung oil is food safe, and has been used for centuries for kitchen items. Here is the catch though, some products sold as "tung oil" also contain other stuff, like driers and solvents to facilitate the application or give some sheen. These are often not considered food safe. For anything in...

I put tung oil on everything.

Chili con carne with wild mushrooms, over rice. Poutine if I'm drunk.

Korin, Yeah, I did read about the benefits of cast iron for the purpose of tea making. While I think it should be a nice addition, I am always careful not to believe the hype too quickly. An iron pot does probably change water mineral composition a little, but much is also attributable to the...

Hey I know that this is a knife forum, but I am guessing that since many of us are into Japanese knives, there should be a few also interested in Japanese tea making. I would like to buy a cast iron kettle to boil water, and I find the traditional "tetsubin" to be very esthetically pleasing...

By the way, this method does not appear to work on the mobile iPhone app, it just shows a broken link. Del, since I would guess that many of your (potential) customers browse this forum on a mobile/tablet, that might be an issue you want to look into!

That san mai paring knife is a beauty, congratulation to the buyer!

You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar, thank you! If I wanted to replicate the process, would a simple blowtorch do the trick, or there are more steps involved? Cheers

Hello everyone, I often see "burnt chestnut" handles on Japanese knives (I also just ordered one). I browsed the web a bit, and knife handles seem the only object where this wood is mentioned; chestnut wood used by woodworkers is paler and, well, not burnt. So is it, like the name...

If you are willing to go a bit higher than 20$, I'd recommend the CCK cleaver, about 40$ for the 1303 I believe. I'm in love with mine.

Buck knives are good, either the very classic 110 or others, I quite like the Alpha Dorado personnally. Everyone should have an Opinel too, seeing how cheap they are despite the quality. I usually sand the handle to a different shape and re-finish it with tung oil.

Great summary CDP, thanks! I usually proceed in a similar way as what you are describing here. The only thing is that I do not sand above 300-400 grit before applying the oil; I feel the oil doesn't penetrate and "stick" enough on the wood if it is too polished prior to application. Maybe...

Yeah, I'm used to tung oil taking forever to dry. It can be annoying for volume production, but I don't really mind for that kind of small scale job (except I won't be able to use the knife for a few days...). Happy to know that the result can be good!

Hello everyone, I have an Asai guyto with an ebony handle. It looks like there is no finish at all on the handle. I quite like pure tung oil, and I have the bad habit of putting it on pretty much every wooden thing that end up in my possession. I do not have much experience with ebony...

Yeah ... I'm just a home cook too. Sorry about that, the special purpose of this forum section is not necessarily obvious to new members! :dontknow:

I was just looking at Chan Chi Kee website, thinking I should really try one of these ... put my name in the hat good sir!

Well thanks all for your input! Finally I was able to buy that Asai gyuto from Don, on this very forum, for a price I could afford. The guy even added another gyuto for me to practice my sharpening skills! Great community, I think I might stick around ... :thumbsup:

I'm a big fan of Lee Valley for anything related to knives and woodworking, they usually carry quality stuff. Canadian company, but low cost shipping to US from what I've been told. I never tried their leather strops though (but I plan to order some in a few weeks, maybe I can give a review...

Bump! Has anyone used/seen the knives I linked in the post above by any chance?

Ok, this is an old offering and I probably broke some kind of forum rules (and I didn't find any way to send private messages in this forum), but since there is no mention that the item is sold ... Don, is that still for sale by any chance? Cheers!