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Visiting an old friend who purchased a piece from me a looooong time ago. The patina on this 52100 Gyuto is #chefskiss, that Thuya Burl handle is holding up nicely and the Tiffany Blue looks pretty great in this kitchen too! Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Just finished this Hand-forged Nariki. The blade is gently tapered, 26c3 Carbon Steel, heat treated to ~65 Rockwell. The handle is Leopardwood and Gabon Ebony with a Tiffany Blue g10 divider. Alma KnifeCo 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
I’m really pleased with this just-finished Gyuto in Nashiji finished 52100 Carbon Steel. 375mm overall 205mm cutting edge 55mm tall 200 grams The handle is a lovely piece of dyed Hardwood Burl with a copper mokume divider. Alma Knife Co #culinarysky 🧶 🍽️ 🍽️🍽️🍽️
A simple and elegant full-tang chefs knife in Nashiji finish 52100 Carbon Steel. The handle on this one is teal-dyed Hempwood with white g10 liners and pins. Alma Knife Co 🔪🔪🔪 🍽️ 🧶 #culinarysky
Yellow Cedar Burl is the main character on this K-tip Gyuto. This large-format, full-tang, performance ground chef’s knife is crafted from Nashiji finish 52100 Carbon Steel. Available today or viewable at the Kings Mountain Art Fair. Sep 5-7 Alma Knife Co 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Ending the week with a trio of large-format chefs knives. Select your favorite handle material from my website or IG feed and reserve one today or see them all completed in September at the Kings Mountain Art Fair Sep 5-7 www.kingsmountainArtfair.org Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
A little batch of 180mm K-tip Gyuto. 3 in Nashiji finish, two hand-forged and all in 52100 Carbon steel. Pick your favorite handle material from my website or IG feed and order one today or see them all completed at the www.kingsmountainartfair.com Sep 5-7 Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Brisket trimmer / boning knife in AEB-L stainless. The handle is a beautifully variegated slice of Macassar Ebony Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
A little Mise-en-place madness in the shop over the weekend with a big batch of Nakiri in both hand-forged and Nashiji finishes. Pick a handle material and reserve yours today or come see them all at the Kings Mountain Art Fair www.kingsmountartfair.org 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
An absolute unit of a Chinook and an Alma Knife Co Western filet, Oregon Coast 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Patagonian Rosewood and African Blackwood combine for a striking handle on this hand-forged, carbon-steel Gyuto. The blade is 52100 carbon steel forged to a 180mm cutting edge. These Gyuto really shine in compact commercial workstations and apartment kitchens. Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Just completed, 52100 carbon steel, hand-forged into this compact,K-tip Gyuto with 180mm of cutting edge. This one features Thuya Burl, my favorite handle material. It’s paired with a bit of African Blackwood and a Tiffany Blue divider. Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
The Carolina Shucker Designed to be the best all-species, all-technique Oyster Knife available. The handles here are Ultrex Suretouch. An incredibly grippy/durable material that’s perfect for this application. Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Here’s a hand-forged 180mm gyuto in 52100 carbon steel. The handle is an amalgam of several different woods cast in acrylic. Alma Knife Co 🍽️ 🧶 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
A pair of Mondrian/La Vie Claire inspired petty knives. The handles are an amalgam of several different woods and synthetic materials cast in a neutral black acrylic. The blades are Nashiji finish 52100 carbon steel. Alma Knife Co 🔪🔪🔪 🍽️ 🧶 #culinarysky
File sculpting a Carolina Shucker handle Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
I love the way Leopardwood provides a dramatic and different look on every facet on this Contemporary paring knife in AEB-L stainless. The handle is as mentioned, Leopardwood with Tiffany Blue pins/liners. Alma Knife Co 🧶 🔪🔪🔪 🍽️ #culinarysky
Quilted Acacia on a finely ground Classic pattern paring knife. Displaying the figure in the wood on a slightly different axis than the Chef’s knife. The blades on both are 52100 carbon steel Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
This trio of knives was inspired in part by the art of Piet Mondrian and the ‘86 La Vie Claire cycling team featuring childhood hero Greg Lemond. The petty and Gyuto blades are 52100 Carbon Steel. The handles are an amalgamation of exotic woods cast in acrylic. Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Wrapping up this pair with an absolute gem of a “classic-template” French pattern paring knife in a finely ground 52100 carbon steel. The handles are g.l._hansenandsons G-Carta in a “Mexican Blanket” pattern. Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
“Mexican Blanket” pattern G-Carta adds a huge helping of presence to this just finished cheffie The blade on this one is Migaki-finished 52100 with a flame tempered spine These ultra-thin pieces have a western profile w/a decidedly Japanese style blade geometry Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Deeply quilted Acacia wood adorns this Full-Tang Cheffie. The Migaki finished blade features a decorative flame-tempered spine. The blade is 315mm Overall. Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
The Carolina Shucker Designed to be the best all-species, all-technique, Oyster Knife As always with a Bohler N690 stainless blade, here with the machine ground finish. The handle is purple-dyed Hempwood. A fantastic material from a zero-waste producer. Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky
Bocote is a beautiful hardwood from Chiapas & Campeche in Mexico. It’s a bit denser than a hard maple and smells like dill-pickles when you’re sanding it. The blade is the Alma Knife Co “Carolina Shucker” in and etched/stonewashed finish. Alma Knife Co 🧶 🍽️ 🔪🔪🔪 #culinarysky