7. PARING KNIFE

Materials: AEB-L, Maple, Brass
Year: 2021
Measurements: 8-1/4” x 1” x 9/16”
Provenance: I designed this knife to accompany the “Kitchen Knife” and also made about 100 of these. I began making knives similar to this with the “Brazilian Cherry Picnic Knife, Circa 2013” and it became a staple, so this is one of the designs I decided to replicate. This is still one of the main styles of knife I make.
Memory: The handle is from a Bigleaf Maple tree that fell behind the cabin I grew up in. My dad cut the tree into three foot long pieces, and I painted the ends and stored the wood in my shop to cure. After a year or more, the wood was dry and I was able to make knife handles with it. It was so exciting to reveal the wood grain after waiting for so long.