Knife porn thread

Want me to collect one for you? Can wander by on tuesday...excuse to go there after mora ;)

Very tempting thanks, i'll have to pass for now though... the pitting knife is back in stock at Heinnie too but I'll have to swerve that for a while also.

So my not buying any more knifes lasted till yesterday and then again today.

Went to Ikea in Paris Plasir that had a decathlon nearby and found the Opinel 12 explore for €40, so bought it. Then wandered to carrefore and they had some wooden handled lock knives that are french made so I bought those too. Now have lots of knives and sharpeners.

Think I'll stop buying knives now....

Try bikes, I heard that they are the bees knees!

Does anyone have any experience of the Kai seki magoroku line of knifes? I have one of their cheaper ones and am very pleased and thought that the seki magoruku are priced so that I'll be able to sharpen them myself without to much anxiety.

Got given two machetes from the GF dad as one was made in birmingham.

I'll post pics once I nick the from google photos and sting them on imgur.

Also looking at french steel framed bikes for no other reason than I can.

Can anyone recommend a splitting maul?

we have a number of splitting axes

it rather depends on what wood you are splitting and technique

i have a stupidly heavy Stihl one which is often my go to for heavy lumps of oak

i got my wife a grans fors bruks one for valentines a couple of years ago, its much lighter but great for precision work, she can turn big rounds of ash into neat square section logs in no time

finally we have the husqvarna maul with a lump hammer on the other side, it is thinner and gets better penetration than the stihl axe but can get embedded in tough oak, but the hammer side is great for smashing wood grenades in (though on tough oak you can get a grenade all the way into the oak and it still doesn't split!)

Stihl was cheap, grans fors is nice but pricey

ideally get to swing a few and chose but this doesn't seem a realistic option

also an overstrike guard is a really good thing, it is the metal wrapped around the shaft near the axe head. both the grans fors bruks and stihl have them and it does help protect the handle

To start with it will be this lot. I was looking at the Stihl already so will go for that. Friend also recommended. Cheers!

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One thing with the Stihl is relax your grip as you hit the wood. The shaft has almost no flex so if you hit a big knot it can really send a jolt back through your wrists.

Ideally split wood while fresh especially hard woods as it just becomes much harder as it dries. A good chopping block helps and possibly a car tyre to hold multiple pieces of wood upright at a time.

I’ve got couple, very cheap from TK Maxx.

Really good for the £10-15 I’ve been picking them up for. The cladded steel blades are the ones to watch out for, as well as the handle quality. The wooden handles tend to be finished better, the plastic a bit hit and miss.

What do people use for storing kitchen knives? I used to have a magnetic strip but I don't have anywhere convenient to put that up at the moment. Any other suggestions?

Make a holder, I use thick cardboard to make a scabbard/sheath to protect the edge.

Get a good block or if you've got the wall space a wood covered magnet... I'm a block guy...

I'm for those holders that are filled with plastic rods that the knifes are wedged between. Has the advantage of being flexible like the magnet strip.

DIY one with a pack of spaghetti. (Uncooked)

Seems a bit of a ballache trying to buy an axe online - going to have to call somewhere tomorrow.

UK is odd with knives and axes.

I'd like to get my brother in law a nice kitchen knife for his 40th birthday. I'd like something that is not only really nicely made, but also looks pretty cool. Is this achieveable for £150? Something with a nice damascus pattern would be excellent.

I cant seem to find any UK sites for nice handmade in stock kitchen knives - any website reccomendations?

Thanks!

spenny tho.

https://blenheimforge.co.uk/

Not sure you'll find any British handmade kitchen knives for £150, (Blok, Savernake, Blenheim Forge, Ferraby).

https://www.knivesfromjapan.co.uk/ for a selection of large brand Japanese knives
https://www.chefslocker.co.uk/

https://www.nisbets.co.uk/kitchenware-and-knives/chefs-knives/dick-knives/_/a33-3
Dick knives, excellent German knives with conversation piece brand name

Thanks guys @Acliff @greenhell !

Thje Blenheim petty knife looks lovely - bit more than I was looking to spend, but obviously worth it. Cant tell if it made to order or not so have emailed them. Need to have it in hand by the 12th sept.

This paring Knife at the chefs locker hads also caught my eye: https://www.chefslocker.co.uk/store/p192/SHIG150.html

There's a shop called Kitchen Provisions on Church Street in Stoke Newington that has lots of nice knives
https://www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk/collections/knives-0-150