Vintage Carbon Steel Knives

I seem to collect old knives like an electro-magnet or something.

Today I went through a box of knives, selected three, took pictures of them, and put them up for sale on eBay.

Vintage Carbon Steel Knives Harris & Sons Cleaver, Dexter Chef's Knife

Here is a picture of the three knives I put up on eBay. 

One is a Harris & Sons cleaver, then a forged Dexter chef's knife, then an unmarked carbon steel butcher knife.

I will see how this goes — and then decide what to do with all the other knives I seem to have stashed in boxes and cubby holes.

I Get Knives in all Kinds of Shapes and Conditions

I get all kinds of knives brought to me to be sharpened.

Sometimes I get brand spanking new knives — the owners tells me that they are not as sharp as they expect.

Sometimes I get a very old heirloom knife — one that has been handed down over the years, and they are still using it and wants it sharpened.

Sometimes I get knives that have suffered — garbage grinder damage, broken point, dents and dings.

Sometimes I get knives that have received a lot of (heavy) sharpening — either proper sharpening, or sometimes a knife that has been sharpened with a heavy hand!

Improperly Cared For Chef's Knife

The knife pictured above is one that has suffered by being improperly sharpened over the years. Whoever has been sharpening did not grind the entire length of the blade, and also did not grind down the bolster as required.

I worked a bit on this knife to improve it — but the customer was content with it as it is, so I really just cleaned it up a small bit, and then sharpened it.

Anyways — I am always repairing knives to some extent. Simple nicks on the blade, a broken point that requires reshaping, handle repair.

My Truck's Cab is Stuffed Full of Knives, Scissors, Garden Tools.

My pick up truck is a big part of the 'mobile' part of mobile knife sharpening business. And on any given day I have used knives on the dashboard that I either bought at a garage sale or carrying to sharpen from my house or for friend; I have a new shipment of knives on the passenger seat, and perhaps a sharpened knife or two stashed in a corner that was not picked up for some reason or the other.

Knives and Scissors in the Cab of my Sharpening Truck

Here is a picture of most of the knifes and scissors that are on the dash of my truck.

Knives Stored on Truck's Dash

Here they are sitting on the dash of my truck.

Not shown is a box on the passenger seat holding some new folding pocket knives and some carbon steel Ontario Knife knives; and some garden tools scattered about on the floor boards that I am about to sharpen.

I figure that if I am stopped by the police I will be arrested as a terrorist, and if I am in a car accident — what with all the knives flying around — that I will find myself in a person sized Vega-Matic and that will be the end of me!

New Folding Knives Have Landed!

I just received a nice selection of folding knives.

Heckler & Koch, SOG, Smith & Wesson Folding Pocket Knives

The two boxes contain a Heckler & Koch Scorch and a Heckler & Koch Mini-Entourage, the knife on the table next to the box is a SOG Mini Aegis, then a SOG Twitch XL (with Rosewood handles), the knife closest to the front is a Smith & Wesson.

Heckler & Koch, SOG, Smith & Wesson Folding Pocket Knives

Here are the same knives open. The Mini Aegis has the popular black coated tactical looking blade, the other two are sporting polished stainless steel blades.

Heckler & Koch, SOG and Smith & Wesson Knives

Three good looking knives (all good looking including the two mystery Keckler & Koch unboxed knives) and all made in the USA!

Come look me up and check them out.

Boker Ceramic Kitchen Knives

Here are two of the ceramic Boker kitchen knives that I sell:

Boker Santoku and Utility Ceramic Kitchen Knives

The big knife is a Santoku, the small knife is a utility knife. Both are ceramic, both come complete with rubber sheath.

Ceramic is a hard material, and should stay sharp much longer than conventional steel knife blades. The disadvantage of ceramic is that it is brittle — so handle and use ceramic knives carefully!