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us Offline Wallace72

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Paring Knife Advice?
on: March 18, 2017, 04:20:35 AM
Does anyone have any experience and/or advise in forging paring knives? Doing a little research, some have a slight curve to the cutting edge and others lack a belly at all by having a flat cutting edge similar to the edge on a marking knife.  ???  Perhaps I am overthinking a tool devised to cut a mere tomato

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Re: Paring Knife Advice?
Reply #1 on: March 19, 2017, 03:10:40 AM
I attempted a paring knife . First picture is unhardened and second is quenched.





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Re: Paring Knife Advice?
Reply #2 on: March 19, 2017, 03:35:17 AM
No advice sorry :facepalm: But can't wait to see the finished product :o Love the look of the blade profile and it does look like a paring knife so there is that :D :like: :like:

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Re: Paring Knife Advice?
Reply #3 on: March 19, 2017, 08:43:40 AM
I like my paring knives with a drop point, decent belly and approx 7 - 9cm blade length.

Looking forward to seeing your finished product.

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Re: Paring Knife Advice?
Reply #4 on: March 19, 2017, 11:03:24 PM
Cleaned up bevels and started to polish . Now I just need to machine a ferrule with a handle stem on the lathe and attach a wooden segment.
 Oh and the profile was modified to a slight drop in the point.
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Re: Paring Knife Advice?
Reply #5 on: March 21, 2017, 12:33:18 AM
Just lyin on top for now until I drill out hole larger.






ca Offline jcs0001

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Re: Paring Knife Advice?
Reply #6 on: April 11, 2017, 06:11:02 AM
Wallace72

Very nice.  One comment and it's only a guess at that.  I prefer a bit of a squared off handle so that the knife doesn't slip.  I often find my hands are a bit damp when working around the kitchen.  The photo you show seems to me to be a fairly round handle.

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Re: Paring Knife Advice?
Reply #7 on: April 19, 2017, 12:14:18 PM
Hi Wallace

I would say a thin blade is more important than the grind or blade shape.

My opinion stems from a blade I forged, was a bit think but full flat grind and razor sharp.  The disappointment came when I tried to slice an apple.....
It might have done better with a tomato, or batoning wood if it was bigger, but a paring knife needs to be multi-veg compatible......and Victorinox is king!  :rofl:

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Re: Paring Knife Advice?
Reply #8 on: April 19, 2017, 03:41:05 PM
Wow the knife really looks great :o I agree with the comment GG just made as well though :think: Other than that it is a beautiful blade :drool: :like: :like:
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