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WILDFIRE CUTLERY
Arrow Brand High Carbon Tool
Steel Kitchen Knives
www.wildfirecutlery.com
info@wildfirecutlery.com
Choices
are Myrtle Wood, Santos Rosewood and Dyed Stabilized Black Ash Burl
All
About Dyed Stabilized Woods
This wood has all the moisture removed [ sucked or vacuumed out ] and
replaced with a special blend of monomers and acrylics to stabilize,
process, and dye the wood . This wood , once stabilized , results in
material that is resistant to temperature changes, humidity extremes, UV
rays and saltwater as well as many acids and solvents commonly encountered
in day-in-day-out use . The basic wood started with
is Box Elder Burl , which is highly figured.
Myrtlewood { Bay Laurel }
Handles
This is our base wood .
ABOVE : Professional Chefs [
2.5 inches by 7 inches ] along with a Traditional paring knife - both with
Myrtlewood handles .
Above : Paring knife
handle with Stabilized Dyed Box Elder Burl
Above: 9 and 7
inch Professioanl Chefs Knives with stabilized dyed Box Elder Burl -
2.5 inches wide
[ see large Chefs Knives page ]
Dyed
Stabilized Box Elder Burl Wood [ blue and red ]
Photo Below
: 14 inch kitchen after the blade has been finished and
sharpened . I am just about to install the brass bolsters which can be
seen above the handle on the left . This is a commission for a St. Louis
baker .


Above : From top down - 3 inch cleaver , round nosed small chefs [ 1 x 5
inches ] and a 2.5 inch cleaver.
All have just been cut out , drilled and had their surfaces sharpened
and polished . These will now be taped and given
a set of brass bolsters . then the wood handles will be installed and
glued. 24 hours later , I will be able to sand the handles out .

Pictured above: The 14 inch kitchen knife has just been taken from
the tempering oven shown at the bottom of this page . I harden it
completely using a small custom made propane tool forge . This will
darken the surface . Then I will take this billet back to the shop and
use a 100 grit belt to clean it up to the polish now shown . Then it is
placed in that tempering over [ which I have had for 20 years and was
originally bought used !!! ] 12 minutes later at 450 degrees
, and the straw yellow color is drawn out and the blade is now fully
heat treated and will hold a great edge .

Above : These knives have been glued and handled and clamped with
numerous C -clamps .
Then the glue needs to cure for 24 hours.

Above : clamped 14 inch kitchen knife .

Above: My tempering electric oven . Any oven will
due .


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