A couple of kitchen knives in AEB-L

[tknottsknives]

Hi all. I wanted to share a couple (the first and only two) kitchen knives I've made. The smaller one went to my mother. The larger is for my son, I made it for him for his 30th bday. He loves to grill out and bbq so I thought it would be a good gift. He recently moved to Japan (Air Force) so it'll be heading there in a few days. I think if I had it to do this one over I would have used another wood for the scabbard. I love the Black Ash Burl but maybe a bit to busy? Maybe a straighter grain wood might have been better? Thanks for looking, comments and critiques welcome.

[Jeepergeo]

Both knives and scabbards look great. The matching scabbard is an intetesting approach. The recipients will no doubt cherish the gifts.

[tknottsknives]

Both knives and scabbards look great. The matching scabbard is an intetesting approach. The recipients will no doubt cherish the gifts.

Thank you.

[Umcknifeguy]

Wow. You say that's the only 2 you've made? Beautiful knives and I'm sure very functional in the kitchen. Anybody would be proud to own one

[tknottsknives]

Wow. You say that's the only 2 you've made? Beautiful knives and I'm sure very functional in the kitchen. Anybody would be proud to own one

Thanks. I started out making fixed blades years ago but about 8 years ago I went specifically to slipjoints. I had never made a kitchen knife before these. It was definitely a little more challenging get the edge so thin without overheating. And these are the first two I've made with AEB-L. My biggest issues was being used to working with smaller blades. It seemed like it took forever to grind and hand finish lol.