I have to apologise as this probably will seem a little like deja vu, but recently I was asked to make up a set of kitchen knives for SWMBO's sister for her 60th birthday. The person in question loves cooking for dinner parties, but doesn't have a single good knife. Originally I was going to buy two or three knives from Japan and re-handle them, but somehow the sisters got together and decided the birthday girl needed a set so here it is.
For simplicity I went with the Zhen knives which are made in the damascus style from VG10 steel. We have a couple of them and they are good, no-maintenance performers which are sharp enough for most purposes. The handles, which is my input, are Bull Oak. It comprises from the top, parer, small santoku, gyuto, bread, nakiri and cleaver.
Zhen knife set 001.jpg
To keep them safe we needed a block. This time I relied heavily on simplicity, although I used what was lying around. This happened to be some Spotted Gum and the corners are Bull Oak to match the knives. The pix tell all :) .
Zhen knife set 003.jpgZhen knife set 004.jpgZhen knife set 006.jpgZhen knife set 007.jpgZhen knife set 009.jpg
Regards
Paul
For simplicity I went with the Zhen knives which are made in the damascus style from VG10 steel. We have a couple of them and they are good, no-maintenance performers which are sharp enough for most purposes. The handles, which is my input, are Bull Oak. It comprises from the top, parer, small santoku, gyuto, bread, nakiri and cleaver.
Zhen knife set 001.jpg
To keep them safe we needed a block. This time I relied heavily on simplicity, although I used what was lying around. This happened to be some Spotted Gum and the corners are Bull Oak to match the knives. The pix tell all :) .
Zhen knife set 003.jpgZhen knife set 004.jpgZhen knife set 006.jpgZhen knife set 007.jpgZhen knife set 009.jpg
Regards
Paul
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