Petties coming available - need your help!

I'm just about to start making 4 - 160mm petties and I'm having a hard time deciding on what combos to make so here I am asking you what you want.


I know what woods I'm going to use, I've got spalted maple & yellow/brown/blue dyed box elder burl blocks set aside already.

What I'm trying to figure out is what steels to go with (carbon O1 or stainless CPM154), if I should go wa or western, and what bolster materials to use.

I'm thinking that maybe some of you might be interested in these knives, and if so you could claim them and then pick which combo best suits you prior to me guessing and doing what I think is best. If you help me I'll return the favor and reduce the costs by discounting each knife. See details below....



I want to start work on these knives immediately.... No wait time folks!




Steel Choices

O1 - $299

CPM154 - $329




Handle Configuration Choices

Western (hidden tang only)

Wa Oval

Wa octagonal




Wood Choices

Spalted Maple

Yellow Dyed Box Elder Burl

Brown Dyed Box Elder Burl

Blue Dyed Box Elder Burl




Ferrule/Bolster Material Choices

Kingwood

Black Buffalo + $15

Blonde Buffalo + $20

*Note - if you have another wood type that you're thinking about please ask as I have many types of small cut off blocks and likely have what you're looking for.




Metal Spacers

- Nickel silver, copper, or G10 (in various thicknesses - mostly thin & various colors)

- Sorry no metal/horn combos as horn always shrinks and shows sharp edges of metal spacer.





Shipping

Included in USA only




Purchasing

Please contact through PM or email if interested in purchasing.

Thanks,
Dave

 

Spalted maple block is spoken for.

 

dam dave theh blue white box elder burl is some real good lookin stuff

 

It's different isn't it?

 

The blue box elder is taken.

 

Yellow bow elder burl is spoken for.

So what we have left is the brown dyed box elder burl, which is no slouch.

 

Here's the first petty completed, the spalted maple one.

Click on the image to see more....

 

Here's the blue dyed box elder petty.

Click on the image for more pictures...

 

The brown dyed box elder burl is still available. No wait time folks!








Here's an example of the same wood used on a gyuto I made....

 

Dave, could you talk about the process a bit. the blanks show full western tang. the finished knives do not. How close to the holes do you trim when making them hidden tang and how long is it? They are all gorgeous, but the wa handle box elder and koa is killer. looks perfect to me

 

that brown burl finished is just jaw dropping!

 

I can add the following options for this petty offer....

 

I'm happy to report that the brown dyed box elder is finally spoken for and I can't wait to shape it!

 

I still have the light koa and ironwood if anyone is interested in a petty.