Thread: Knife Roll

That's a great Christmas present. The combined project aspect is great too. Way more Christmas spirit there than just going shopping.
Regards
John

Originally Posted by orraloon

That's a great Christmas present. The combined project aspect is great too. Way more Christmas spirit there than just going shopping.
Regards
John

John

Sometimes things just fall into place, but not often enough.

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Paul

That is an excellent present, being both functional and decorative so I am sure she will treasure it. And I am a bit inclined to rail against material possessions too, especially around Christmas.

Originally Posted by Toymaker Len

That is an excellent present, being both functional and decorative so I am sure she will treasure it. And I am a bit inclined to rail against material possessions too, especially around Christmas.

TL

I think we are all guilty at some point of being sucked into the grand marketing exercise called "Xmas.".

Regards
Paul

Excellent, Paul.
A few years ago D2 decreed a "hand made or 2nd hand" Christmas. Great range of imaginative gifts. Even 5yo Granddaughter made a set of wooden coasters using a Japanese saw, disc sander and lacquer.

A great idea for a gift. Not something that anyone would expect to see in the shops.

Very nice Paul, I’m sure the Daughter is going too love them.

But I’m seeing a trend in the Bushmillar family off gifting each other knives or other sharp objects, with at least one family member collecting a certain cutting tool.
I’m just saying ok,

Cheers Matt.

That's a terrific gift Paul , something hand made with personal attachment is more likely to be appreciated than a store bought item.

Originally Posted by AlexS

A few years ago D2 decreed a "hand made or 2nd hand" Christmas. Great range of imaginative gifts. Even 5yo Granddaughter made a set of wooden coasters using a Japanese saw, disc sander and lacquer.

I really like that idea and may well adopt it for Xmas myself. just two problems for me: The first is that I may have left the edict a little late for this years and secondly we don't have a 5yo grandaughter. Actually we don't have grand daughters or grandchildren of any age. We would have to drag in/co-opt a small child off the street.

I do really like the concept. I may have to adapt the concept a little.

Regards
Paul

I mentioned at the onset that a fifth pocket had been reserved for a future addition. I realised that it may never get done if I did not make the effort now: So, here is the mini hatchet for cutting larger and harder chunks of cheese.

A couple of pix of the process:

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The polished stainless reflects everything . There was a timber defect on the lower edge of the handle, which I thought would go when I rounded off the scale, but it didn't. I filled it with a combination of varnish and black CA glue. I am not a big fan of gloss varnish, but it seems to be more appropriate for knife handles and is slightly more resistant to fluids. I was thinking water more than blood. This last knife does have a serious cutting edge that was ground through a range of stones, but I doubt it will have a great edge retention. However, it will probably not be really needed.

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All tucked up snug.

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Merrry Xmas.

Regards
Paul

Looks like it's a self wrapping gift. Nicely done Paul, merry Christmas.

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Very nice Paul, I’m sure the Daughter is going too love them.

But I’m seeing a trend in the Bushmillar family off gifting each other knives or other sharp objects, with at least one family member collecting a certain cutting tool.
I’m just saying ok,

Cheers Matt.

Matt

I am hoping the favourite daughter is happy with it. Won't know until Boxing Day. Perhaps I should have put the roll in a "Box!" Didn't think of that

As to the exchange of sharp objects, Perhaps we just like to be at the pinacle of cutting edge technology.... from about 100years ago.

Merry Xmas
Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by labr@

Looks like it's a self wrapping gift. Nicely done Paul, merry Christmas.

I had not thought of the self wrapping aspect: A bit like self saucing puddings?

In fact our gift wrapping is a bit below standard: if you like. We recycle the wrapping of our loo rolls, which itself is recycled material. So this is now the superfluous "Who Gives A Crap" wrapping around the knife roll wrapping .

This is the daughter's knife roll (drum roll sounds in the background):

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A few more ( more to come, but that would be giving away secrets).

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Some have a form to fill out for multitudinous ocassions!

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Merry Xmas
Regards
Paul

I/we made the mistake of showing off the above roll made for our daughter to a friend who was enthusiastic about them to the extent that she asked if we could make up a set for a granddaughter's 21st birthday. I suppose it had to happen .

While I wasn't really keen to go into production, I suppose it is a little flattering and I agreed to make up a slightly smaller set:

The highly polished surface does present it's problems with the pix and I had a couple of goes, but never really got on top of it. The mini cleaver could actually double as a mirror. The stainless steel was recycled from an old, decommissioned piece of plant from my workplace. There are some minor blemishes in the form of tiny pitting. I had all the materials so that aspect was cost neutral, but it is a little time consuming. I achieved a higher polish on the SS this time (I will have to do a recall on the daughter's set) as I polished the blades on a buffing wheel using first grey and then green compound.

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The handles are again from the Casuarina Oak family. The small knife has a Hairy Oak handle while the other two have Bull Oak handles: I think . The timber was sourced locally from the Millmerran area.

SWMBO made up another tool roll, which if anything may eclipse the knives themselves.

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What is the old thespian's adage? Never work with children and animals. I think that should be children, animals and wives!



Regards
Paul