SilverSwarfer
Well-Known Member
This Passaround hit a significant snag when I had my turn. Harbeer came in like a hero and rescued the situation so the rest of the folks in the Passaround can still get a chance to test out the Zwear as rendered by HSC///.
I broke the original knife for this Passaround. Many years I’ve worked long hours with a Gyuto or Yanagiba in my hand. I have never been responsible for putting a knife out of service before now. This was a sad day for me and an unfortunate situation; until I had a meaningful and constructive conversation with Harbeer. In my hands, a knife has a soul. A story. A purpose. A past. A future. It’s a spiritual experience for me to use and to sharpen handmade knives. I seek a connection with each blade I handle. Having a knife break in my custody is an awful thing; but yet it happened, and I’m not too proud to take the responsibility and tell the story.
I’m sure anyone who’s read this far is intrigued to know what happened... and especially to see some pics... Here’s the deal:
Making guacamole one evening and I was using the spine to macerate some tomato guts together with garlic, cilantro, jalapeño. I was bruising the product with the spine. Tapping away for a very short time and suddenly “tinggg!” My heart skipped a beats and the handle went super light whilst the blade lay headless on my board.
I often use my spines to scrape and smash product on my boards. Whatever happened here I don’t know. I have speculated, but speculation doesn’t change the reality of a broken blade on my board and a blade-less handle in my hand. I did it. I admit it and I own it. I’ll answer questions best I can or take any feedback if anyone has such inclinations.
First thing I did when this happened was find my phone and snap some pics. 2nd thing was to contact Alex and Harbeer. I told my story and shared my pics. Harbeer stepped up immediately with an immediate solution. I had a replacement in my hands 3 days later. Amazing.
The replacement knife has been shaped-up, polished, sharpened, packed, and sent on to @McMan today. Onward!
I broke the original knife for this Passaround. Many years I’ve worked long hours with a Gyuto or Yanagiba in my hand. I have never been responsible for putting a knife out of service before now. This was a sad day for me and an unfortunate situation; until I had a meaningful and constructive conversation with Harbeer. In my hands, a knife has a soul. A story. A purpose. A past. A future. It’s a spiritual experience for me to use and to sharpen handmade knives. I seek a connection with each blade I handle. Having a knife break in my custody is an awful thing; but yet it happened, and I’m not too proud to take the responsibility and tell the story.
I’m sure anyone who’s read this far is intrigued to know what happened... and especially to see some pics... Here’s the deal:
Making guacamole one evening and I was using the spine to macerate some tomato guts together with garlic, cilantro, jalapeño. I was bruising the product with the spine. Tapping away for a very short time and suddenly “tinggg!” My heart skipped a beats and the handle went super light whilst the blade lay headless on my board.
First thing I did when this happened was find my phone and snap some pics. 2nd thing was to contact Alex and Harbeer. I told my story and shared my pics. Harbeer stepped up immediately with an immediate solution. I had a replacement in my hands 3 days later. Amazing.
Here’s the pics of the unfortunate disaster on my board. I’ll post my thoughts on these knives soon; I wanted to precede that post with this info for clarity and full disclosure.The replacement knife has been shaped-up, polished, sharpened, packed, and sent on to @McMan today. Onward!
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