Author: Cape Cod Cutlery

So a bit of cleaning and new stabilized maple handle. Thing is a chopping beast.

Gov Baker killed all meetings over 250 people. I think they were over estimating the Gun Show Attendance in Springfield. LOL So we will not be there. We will be locked in our garage making knives in quarantine as the world shuts down. If you need something let us know. Hope to be able to see you all in the Summer. Take care and stay safe.

Well Wilmington Gun show was a bust. Seemed hardly anyone showed up. Maybe the Corona virus was keeping them home. We will be in Springfield next weekend at the Big E center for another gun show. We will have to see if people stay home for that one. If you are worried you can always shop online. We are in full line production right now. Here in my newest cool project restorations/re imaginings of WW2 combat classics that saw duty in the European and Pacific theaters.

We will be hanging out at the Wilmington Gun Show with lots of super cool outdoor knives. We have a bunch of high carbon, damascus and a few new super steel knives for you to check out. Here is a project I am working on currently. should have the finished product in a couple of days to show you.

Next Saturday the 28th from 11 to 4 we will be at the Cape Cod Beer Winter market. Our first show in two months. come out and see the cool stuff we have been busy with!!

We made a prop knife for Squeeky Fromme in the hit musical Assassins!! I am in it as well along with my son Ivan. Come see us at the Eventide Theater in Dennis!!

1812 Militia Saber. The owner has had it since he was a child. Found it in his basement and it has never had a handle since he has owned it. I made it a handle out of bone. Had to draw out the tang, polish the brass, and remove the rust form blade without stripping the wonderful patina. Lastly cleaned up the ragged edge so it is a functional sword again. It was not a museum quality piece or restoration but the owner now has a fine, fully functional sword that makes a nice mantle piece. He can take it to water melons or keep it for home defense.

Using a Shun to open up lobsters makes Samurai Chef Baby Jesus cry. Shuns are one of the most elegant and best production knife chef knives in the world. I love them. I sharpen a lot of them and they almost always are absolutely destroyed.

The edge of a shun is super thin and super hard. as a result it can get super sharp and hold an edge very well. They cut like a razor. The wavy metal above it is a low count stainless damascus which is wrapped around the hard core of the knife edge. you can clearly see where the edge ends and the wavy metal begins. this is a process called san mai. it lets you leave the edge untempered and the spine soft to give an exceptional hard edge with a flexible spine so the knife does not break. The edge is however fairly brittle so if you hit big bones or hard surfaces or in this case try cracking lobsters open this will be the result. As always use a soft cutting board, no dishwasher and stick to veggies and fish.

Once fixed they are back to their super sharp and smooth edge they should have. I think they are the most beautiful and amazing production chef knife you can get. They will last for a very long time if you just follow simple care practices.

We will be at the Cape Cod Beer Winter market tomorrow!!! Hope to see you then.

One of our knives made it on TV with Chef Lou Cruz of Rhody Roots in Warren RI. Check out the knife with a brass bolster and green acrylic handle sitting between the ingredients!!! Below is the link to the show. Wow!!! Super cool honor to see a pro chef going on tv with one of our knives!!