kitchen knife i have made.

[luckylee]

this is knife number 3 that i have made, i decided to have a go at a kitchen knife, its my dads 65th birthday today, he does not have a great deal, and has no good kitchen knifes, and every moment with him at the minute, is very special to me, as im getting older, and he is getting older, i realise how short life is, so i could not have bought he something that i have put so much time into as this, and every time he cuts his cheese, and tomatoes in the kitchen, i hope he thinks of me.
its 01 tool steel, i have tapered the tang on this, as i wanted to try that, i gave it a nice distal taper, it has micarta scales, and stainless pins, it cuts like a dream, i designed this my self, and gave the knife a nice profile so that your thumb sits naturally in the swoop at the top.
any how hope you guys like.​

a kitchen knife i made for dad by lucky_lee, on Flickr
all comments are welcome.
thanks for looking.
take care.
lee.

 

[luckylee]

a little bit better of a pic was in a rush to wrap this up, not sure why on the other pic it has like shadows on it.IMG_1302 by lucky_lee, on Flickr

 

[Tat2trev]

That is very nice mate well done.

 

[Zingmo]

Wow. You have a lucky dad!

Z

 

[Outdoordude]

Tis' a beut sir. Absolutely stunning!
Hes going to love that for sure!

 

[luckylee]

thanks guys i hope so, its his party tonight, so will give it him then, i had a golf cake made for him too, as he loves golf.

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Lee, that is stunning mate. Think its about time you packed the leather in and went full time with the steel.

 

[Dreadhead]

very nice Lee, clean and smart

 

[Macaroon]

Very nice indeed mate, lovely thing to give yer da.........................you're right, time with the folks is precious, grab it while you can.......................atb mac

 

[luckylee]

thanks for the kind words guys they mean a lot.
johnboy, im looking forward to doing more of the knife side mate, but my heart and soul will always be with leather bud, and by doing this, im able to do the 2 most things i love the most, and thats working with my hands.

 

[British Red]

That's a beauty Lee. Strange how we use kitchen knives the most - and often value them the least?? I could see a set of those building up over the years in different sizes and types...lovely

 

[luckylee]

That's a beauty Lee. Strange how we use kitchen knives the most - and often value them the least?? I could see a set of those building up over the years in different sizes and types...lovely

thank you red, i have terrible kitchen knives, as most do i suppose mate, and we use them so much, and its satisfying when you slice a tomato with a good knife lol. when i desighned this, i had that chore in mind, cucumber, tomato, celery that type of thing.
thanks again, peoples comments do mean a lot, as i no if i have done something right or not.

 

[British Red]

Mine are...okayish I suppose ...Sabatiers......but not a patch on a proper Global or the like. I had hands on a Stu Mitchell one once that a kind member put a handle on for me. I ended up giving it to my brother who loved it and still uses it. Probably a good market for hand made kitchen knives.

 

[weekender]

Lovely looking knife and yes it's difficult to find quality knives for the kitchen without spending a fortune. I can see that becoming that favourite knife you always reach for..

 

[Driftwoodwalker]

Looking good Lee, thats a lovely bit of leatherwork in the background.

Lance.

 

[Elines]

Absolutely brilliant Lee - you never cease to amaze

 

[Mack13]

Only your third knife? Matey that is a real talent you have there. Very nice work Your dad will love it i'm sure.

 

[Niels]

Lovely knife. Your dad will love it.

 

[Albus Culter]

Very nice knife and to think of your dad and use your talent is great.

Do me a favour. Stop picturing that oak detail leather, its so stunning. If only

 

[Stew]

One to be proud of Lee! That Ally grinder is being put to good use!!