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How We Make Knives

Timothy Morales — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 18:59:52 +0000

There are a number of ways that knives are made including stock removal, machining or forging. So lets talk about a couple and our preferred or standard method of knife making! Stock Removal Stock removal is a pretty good way to make a knife. People argue constantly that stock removal is better then forging, or […]

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Why No Kitchen Knives…Yet

Timothy Morales — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 18:50:19 +0000

So kitchen knives are tricky……. 1095 is technically considered a kitchen knife blade. However in our experience 1095 patina really fast in the kitchen and has to be cleaned constantly in order to be safe and reliable in the kitchen. We do not find 1095 to be a sufficiently safe knife to use in the […]

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Knife Steel

Timothy Morales — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:37:24 +0000

This is one of the most asked questions we get, “what kind of steel do you use to make your knives?” To be honest I’m tired of answering it because their is a lot to that question, and the usual response is “depends on the knife.” So lets start with this odyssey of explaining knife […]

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