Custom Made Chef Knife

Been in a three year long waiting list for custom work from David Broadwell and i finally got my custom chef knife today. so happy with it.


270+mm Aeb-l San Mai Damascus. Handle with Ash wood, Carved Spalted Maple. Tooled Copper.

Tought i would share some pictures. Here she is.


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Wow that's nice.

What a fantastic knife! Thanks for sharing it.

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Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

What a fantastic knife! Thanks for sharing it.

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Thanks! im mighty happy with it :)

Are you going to use this art work in the kitchen?

It should be framed and on a wall.

Congrats. It is pretty.

Dave

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Originally Posted by rolodave

Are you going to use this art work in the kitchen?

It should be framed and on a wall.

Congrats. It is pretty.

Dave

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i will only be using this one at special occasion :P

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I really have to get myself a real quality chef knife one of these days!... The one I use would look like a butter knife compared to this.

Cheers.

MrMagnus that is one beautiful piece of art work. Im sure you could shave with it if you really wanted!

Holy crap Magnus that's beautifully awesome
Looks way to good to use more like a work of art to be displayed only
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i will only be using this one at special occasion :P

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I disagree with this. If it truly is a great tool you would use it every day. Take excellent care of it, but it is useless unless used.

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Originally Posted by 32t

I disagree with this. If it truly is a great tool you would use it every day. Take excellent care of it, but it is useless unless used.

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Maybe useless for you but not for me as a collector. Everytime i hold it i can apreciate it for what it is, a great tool by all means but also expensive and more pleasent for the eye and something i wanna keep prestine for a long long time and not gonna be used as a everyday kitchen bi**h cutter. The knife will be used as i said but not as a workhorse. I have other expensive blades but all about performance for that witch i take excellent care of but thay stil take the beating when thay see the stones alot as a everyday cutter do.

Let's agree to disagree ;)

A work of art no doubt. I know what you mean as to restricting the use to special occasions. I have a small collection of vintage pocket knives. I have some that are all the same pattern and some of those, though they are very old, are NOS. Others I acquired used and the difference is dramatic. Every now and again I'm tempted to carry and use some of the mint examples but once the loaf is cut ......... it'll never be the same, as these two Case XX 61048 Rogers red bones testify.

I have a couple Randalls (a one-off Model 15 pitcured here) that I am always hesitant to use.

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Then I figure "What am I gonna do?? Take these to the grave?" But still, they are so..so..so pretty, it's hard to see them used for daily chores. Therefore...recently I solved that problem with the acquisition of a Robert Gardner Custom. Designed to be a working knife of the highest order, but hardly a "pretty" blade. Rough finish canvas micarta and a Clay-hardened blade of 1095 steel. 1/4" stock, it'll get the job done.

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Looks better than my Deba (RH) Seki blade but then again I have beet the crap out of my over the last 25+ years lol. Grats on a great blade but I want your cutting board :)

That is a fantastic Blade Mr M,enjoy:)

To Me Knives are just tools,I beat the crap out of them:)
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To Me Knives are just tools,I beat the crap out of them:)

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I love that 5254 Case XX at the bottom of the pic :tu

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I love that 5254 Case XX at the bottom of the pic :tu

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Thats in my pocket every day,belonged to my Dad

Wow, that is fantastic! The cutting board is also incredible! Where did you get it?

I'm not much of a collector so I couldn't see buying something I didn't plan on using. If it is a superior tool it should handle the use much better than the rest. If not I really can't see paying top dollar. To each his own though.

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Then I figure "What am I gonna do?? Take these to the grave?"

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My Grandfather had always told us he wanted to be buried with a pocket knife, so he could cut flowers every day. At his funeral I slipped a Boker in to his casket before it was closed. 30 years later my reward came when my Dad sent me two of my Grandfathers Straights. So let them know which one you want to take with you...

Beautiful piece! will win alot of admiration at your next dinner party no doubt :-)

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Wow, that is fantastic! The cutting board is also incredible! Where did you get it?

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Thanks. i designed the cutting board and a guy from TX (lonestar arstisans) made it for me.

John at Lone Star Artisans does some great work. I have his end grain cherry, "The Chester". It's a joy to have, and use! :D

Great Knife :tu Congrats!! :)

Howard :)

Nice!!!! Its made from AEB-L which is stainless, takes a FINE, stable edge and is not problematic when it comes to sharpening like some "super stainless" No reason not to use it. :D

That is an amazing knife