A chef s knife is the main workhorse in your kitchen and a good one is worth investing in.
Make your own kitchen knife.
Whether you want to make your own pocket knife or looking for a personalised gift perkin knives is your one stop shop for buying premium quality handmade custom knives.
On offer is a selection of single origin blades hand forged and sharpened in japan s top knifemaking regions.
We offer a variety of knives ranging from bushcraft knives to choppers.
Alex is also a maker and has done videos on setting up his kitchen studio making a pizza peel and a few other kitchen projects.
He also did this 4 part series on making your own custom chef s knife and even how to metal etch your own branding on it.
Kitchen knives should balance right where the handle meets the blade.
In order to bring the center of gravity the balancing point back towards the handle i added lead to cavities in each scale.
Where your pointer finder will rest when holding the knife mine was way front heavy.
Resident knife maker leigh hudson will assemble and finish the knife of your choice.