Cutlery Porn

[bbqjoe]

One of my regulars dropped by for lunch today. It turns out he used to be a knife maker. He took a tracing of my chef knife, and then presented me with this today as a gift! 100% Handmade.

Cocobolo handles and carbon steel blades!

 

[icemn62]

Those are sweet! did you let him use the restroom? :biggrin:

 

[bbqjoe]

Those are sweet! did you let him use the restroom? :biggrin:

Only after he bought lunch for his four top!

 

[The_Kapn]

As Crocodile Dundee would say:
"Now, this is a knife" :lol:

Great looking work there!

TIM

 

[nmayeux]

Good score Joe!

 

[VitaminQ]

Very nice! I need more friends like that!

 

[BrooklynQ]

Very nice. Maybe he can make a brethren knife and sell it here.

 

[scottyd]

nice blades joe

 

[Ron_L]

I just drooled on my keyboard, Joe!

Nice knives!

 

[HoDeDo]

Sweet blades!!!

 

[FatDaddy]

thats some SHARP (pun intended) lookin blades there Joe!!! just got me a caphalon 8" slicer for my briskets,, i love it.

 

[tigger]

That is way cool!

 

[CarbonToe]

Nice bloke

 

[djmarko]

Very impressive.

 

[Arlin_MacRae]

Wow - your food must not be TOO bad. :mrgreen:

 

[JohnMcD348]

Very nice. Maybe he can make a brethren knife and sell it here.

That would be SHWEEET.

I'd buy one and have it mounted right nest to my K-BAR anniversary knives in a shadow box.

 

[Neil]

Very nice Joe. Do they cut as good as they look? What is cocobolo and where does it come from??

 

[chad]

Cocobolo

One of the true tropical rosewoods, Cocobolo is a very beautiful wood, ranging from a beautiful rich dark brick red, to reddish or dark brown, with a figuring of darker irregular traces weaving through the wood. It is fine textured and oily in look and feel. The wood has excellent working characteristics and the natural oils give the wood a natural luster. Cocobolo is highly durable and strong, but, because of its scarcity and high value, it is used for its rare beauty rather than its strength or durability.

http://tropicalhardwoods.com/htm/tropical_hardwoods/cocobolo.htm

 

[bbqjoe]

Very nice. Maybe he can make a brethren knife and sell it here.

I'll check on it next time he comes in.
(Of course this would have to be cleared with Phil)

And yes they are sharp as hell. Carbon steel holds an edge better than just about anything.

 

[bbqbull]

Joe, Those are very beautiful knifes. I wonder what the value of them would be if that man sold them at a knife show. Several hundred dollars im sure.
Mike