Lil chef blade forged from an antique Nicholson file with cherry 🍒 burl handle this will be available @porterflea next week...see you there nashville!
Freshly restored 1950’s-60’s Forgecraft hi-carbon scimitar butcher knife...super cool blade, rehandled with dyed and stabilized (in house) walnut burl , reground and blackened.... you can come pick this up in nashville @porterflea last weekend of June
Shoooo! Haven’t finished up on any blades in a while, but I’m fresh back from @blade_show and all pumped up to finish this pile I’ve got on my bench...this blade is hand forged from antique sawmill blade steel and handled with very rare and sought after vintage Westinghouse canvas micarta (pins too) ....the past few months have been occupied by other commissions, gardening and all the other wonders of spring, but now I’m putting my head down and working hard to prepare for @porterflea in nashville at the end of the month!
“That’s not a spoon....this is a spoon” -Crocodile Dundee This puppy weighs in at about 5lbs and about 18” long ....hopefully destined to be a door pull
A few months back I sent my pal Aron @facturegoods a couple small blades to play with...Aron is one of the kindest and prolific crafts people I know, so I just knew he’d do something awesome....since it’s about Morrell season he sculpted these rad handles....these would look amazing on any charcuterie board...would y’all want to see more stuff like this?! #morchella #morrell #foraging #knife #charcuterie #ceramics #mushrooms #knifemaking #knifemaker #facturegoods #jpfreshlyforged #handmade
This one needed a saya....👌🏾....hand forged from 150 layers of antique sawmill blade and bandsaw steel...I love the dense patterns created at the heel of the blade where I really had to pull the metal down in forging.... #handforged #chefsknife #chefknife #damascus #damascussteel #knifemaking #knifemaker #bladesmith #saya #customknives #chef #chefstalk #sharp #jpfreshlyforged #themakercity
I love making these big ol pizza rockers 🍕....20” of cutting edge makes these handy for all sorts of tasks around the kitchen, not just cutting pizzas...for instance, makes quick work of large bundles of basil for pesto or other big jobs...I really wish I had thought of this back when I was cooking for 100’s of people doing catering, oh well....I make these for special orders, hit me up if you want one for you or someone special #chef #pizza #catering #pesto #neopolitanpizza #chefsknife #knifemaking #knifemaker #handmade #handforged #jpfreshlyforged #foodstyling #foodstyle #flatbread #pizzacutter #pizzarocker #chefknife #carbonsteel
Finally getting close to finishing this piece....in case you thought I wasn’t making knives anymore, the honest truth is that I’ve just been sucking at it a lot lately, and haven’t really felt like sharing my “failure porn”...I’ve pushing my abilities, techniques and theories and to be honest...I’ve had to trash more knives in the past couple months than I’ve finished.....one part of me feels like I’ve learned a good bit from my mistakes, the other part of me feels like I completely suck and should just quit...but I know that in the end, it’s all part of the game and that’s just the SAD 😔 talkin ...in the end every piece I build from here out will be better for it 💪🏿.....this one is a 9” euro chef ($old) made from completely recycled materials ♻️ hand forged to shape from antique sawmill blade and bandsaw blade, folded to about 150 layers with stabilized cherry burl handle....the daffodils are starting to bloom and grass is starting to turn green, so I guess that means spring time almost here, I’m hoping that I too, will soon begin to come out of the winter funk and back in bloom, bigger and brighter
I’ve been holding on to these little antique brass clay stamps from India for some time, finally put one to use and it made a perfect counter weight.... this blade style is called a nakiri, they vary in size but this one is 6.5” blade with 12”oal, a pretty good size, its primary use is chopping vegetables, which makes having a perfect balance pretty crucial to its performance....the handle is some maple burl that I stabilized along with a paper stone bolester @wearepaperstone ....these blades aren’t particularly hard to forge, so I used my tiniest ball pein for a little extra challenge on the 1095 high carbon sawmill blade steel ....love to hear whatcha think! (Sorry, it’s sold, but I’d be happy to make you a similar if you’re interested)........ #nakiri #customknife #customchefknife #knifemaking #knifemaker #jpfreshlyforged #themakercity #chef #foodstylist #kitchentool
The ol Saturday night special....nice little departure from sub freezing temps made forging much more enjoyable tonight ☺️ #blacksmith #forged #blacksmithing #knifemaking #knifemaker #handmade #themakercity #jpfreshlyforged
Hand forged field knife with some burlwood scrap from @purebredwood ♻️...I dyed and stabilized it blue/black, it looks like space now.....there’s a serious galaxy in there...blade is forged from an antique sawmill blade♻️........in case you’re curious, I still have about 20 some tickets left for the raffle...and I’m adding 4 more prizes later today...so that ups your chances to 1:5!....link in my bio!🙏🏾
Here she is with her leather britches.... there’s still raffle spots left if you want a chance at winning 1 (or more) of 16 awesome prizes......sorry, this isn’t one of them 😔.... $25 a spot with top prize worth over $1200! Link in my bio!
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K-tip with turquoise and cocobolo....hand forged from antique sawmill blade.... 😎
Big ol german style chefs knife headed out....this ones forged from antique sawmill blade with black palm and brass on the handle....naturally it’s too late if you want a custom order this year...but I do have a few knives, spoons and spatulas still available on my site if you’re still in need of some last minute goodies www.phillipsforged.com
I’m finally ready to put this blade on the market now that I’ve had some time to show it off.... I spent countless hours making every component from scratch....the Damascus is forged from reclaimed 15n20 bandsaw blade and 1095 sawmill blade, bolester is mokume gane hand forged from nickel silver and copper, handle is black palm with a water buffalo horn pommel that creates the perfect counter balance allowing the blade to float perfectly at the choil....the saya is walnut with inlaid neodymium magnets to hold it in place....light weight, thin convex grind makes this blade a dream to use... it’s listed on my website www.phillipsforged.com if you have any questions shoot me a message!
I dug deep into my stash of antique tool handles (yes I’m a bit of a hoarder and I have these things) and found this 100+ year old handle, cracked and coated in paint...I glued, sanded, polished and refinished it because I loved its feel so much.....so I paired it with this little cleaver blade forged from an equally old harrow plow blade.... creating these relics is an exciting process that keeps my mind churning ....this week i forged 27 blades in 1 day (personal record), followed by 12 hours if sleep....I’ll have about 3/4 of them done to bring along to Nashville @porterflea this weekend....please say hi if you’re in the neighborhood!
I ❤️ 🧀....and old stuff...so here’s a fresh round of rustic cheese and charcuterie knives ready to head off to Asheville ✅ @thebigcrafty this weekend!....blades are forged from 100+ year old harrow plow blades and the handles are antique file holders...I made a round of these last summer for @porterflea and they sold out immediately....so get’m while they’re hot
Camp knives forged from antique files and rasps....Which one is your favorite?....my goal was to forge 5 identical blades...I got pretty close forging the shapes, but then had to play with different finishes and scales....