Kitchen Knife Collection

A collection of various kitchen knives that I made. All but the cake knife were made in Moses Lake. All blades are made from ATS-34 stainless steel. I will list them starting from the top.

First is a fillet knife that I made for myself. I used it quite a bit for many years. The blade was 1/16" thick and very flexible. The handle is micarta and the guard is stainless steel. The guard was designed differently then any other knife I have done. I was concerned about the blade breaking off at the guard when it was flexed. This design proved to be very strong. I recently sold this knife since I don't do much fishing any more, but I kind of miss this one.

Second is a cake knife that I made for our wedding. The handle is white micarta and has red spacers between the micarta and the knife tang. The bolster is dovetailed brass and the blade is engraved with our wedding date.

Third is a kitchen knife that I detail in a previous post.

Fourth is a little one-piece bird and trout knife that I made for myself. I sand blasted the handle for a little more grip. It is still in my lunch box and gets used quite frequently.

Fourth is a paring knife that I made for my wife. It has a Pakawood handle and stainless pins. The handle is too small for her so she never uses it.

Kitchen Knife for the Wife

This is a little kitchen knife that I made for my wife while in Moses Lake. She didn't like it though because the blade was the wrong shape for her. It was too much of a "hunting knife drop point" shape for her liking. She wanted something that was shaped more like a chefs knife. It sat in the drawer for years until I sold it to a friend who wanted to use it in his kitchen. The first time his wife went to use it, she cut herself badly and he had to hide it from her, so it may never see much use. The blade was 1/16" thick ATS-334. The handle is blue Pakawood with stainless steel bolster and pins.

Pakawood Bird and Trout

Here is a little bird and trout knife I made while living in Moses Lake. It was about mid point in my Moses Lake years (approximatively 10 years ago). That is the time that I started making those sheaths. I believe that the blade was ATS-34. The guard and pins are brass. I actually made two of these. A friend of mine bought them, one for himself and one for his son.

Oak Handle Drop Point

This was the first knife of many that I made in this simple drop point design. If I remember correctly, I was about 15 years old when I made it. The guy who bought it from me had to drive me around since I didn't have my licence yet. That was about 19 years ago. I got the idea from an article in a knife making magazine. The steel is O1 and the handle is oak from a pallet. It has 1/4" brass pins and he thong hole tube is a spent .22 magnum shell.