Kitchen Knife Set White Paper

[miclo18d]

Originally Posted by DJ Urbanovsky

It's not unfeasible, but everything is going to have a cost associated with it. Materials and processes need to be considered, as well as the specs on the knives, how many models would constitute a set, and quantities.

I already have a series of knives that I suppose would constitute a kitchen set, but they are more general purpose plus hard use vs being specifically engineered from kitchen tasks. And at 0.1857" thickness at the spine, they are thicker than your typical chefs knife. See what Bill said about geometry and cross section.

While I do have a lot of guys that use these knives for kitchen work and who are very happy with their performance, if I were going to design a dedicated, kitchen task oriented knife set, I would either start with thinner stock, or go with a more acute bevel angle and higher grind height. But it's really a balancing act - the thinner it is and the more acute the bevel and edge angles are, the better it is going to cut, but the less durable it is going to be. It's about the right tool for the job.

Also, we have to consider cost. I'm not Kershaw or ChefWorks, and as one guy, I can only produce so many knives in a year. So price-wise, my stuff is going to be more expensive.

Just for shits and giggles, what would an 8" chefs knife cost? What would you price it? For your work?

I bought a set of 8 Zwilling H.A. Henckels Four Star Knives plus a steel and a set of 8 steak knives 37 years ago....they are still performing as well as they did back then.

[DJ Urbanovsky]

Well, in my Professional Grade lineup, the M6 is $579 with free USPS priority insured shipping in the USA/APO/FPO/DPO, and I eat the PayPal fees. 8" blade, 12.1" OAL, made of 0.1875" thickness CPM S35VN. It works pretty well in the kitchen, despite being so thick. Again, more engineered as a robust wilderness blade than for the kitchen.

Originally Posted by miclo18d

Just for shits and giggles, what would an 8" chefs knife cost? What would you price it? For your work?

[miclo18d]

Originally Posted by DJ Urbanovsky

Well, in my Professional Grade lineup, the M6 is $579 with free USPS priority insured shipping in the USA/APO/FPO/DPO, and I eat the PayPal fees. 8" blade, 12.1" OAL, made of 0.1875" thickness CPM S35VN. It works pretty well in the kitchen, despite being so thick. Again, more engineered as a robust wilderness blade than for the kitchen.

You gotta be able to cook in the wilderness too right?

That's a really nice knife (I love things OD green). I hope this doesn't come as an insult, but could you laser engrave it with like an SF symbol?

[DJ Urbanovsky]

You most certainly do.

Glad you like it, buddy.

I would never be insulted by such a request. I'd just need do the CAD programming on it, and then it would actually get engraved when the blades were being machined so that it would have the exact same look as my logo.

Originally Posted by miclo18d

You gotta be able to cook in the wilderness too right?

That's a really nice knife (I love things OD green). I hope this doesn't come as an insult, but could you laser engrave it with like an SF symbol?