Scrap bin kitchen chopper thingy. (WIP)

[Matthew Stone 4]

Dug some cut offs out of the ole scrap bin to mess around with in a canister. Had no real goal or plan in mind for a end product, just something to play with while waiting for my waterjet guy to do his job (he's slow as molasses, but free is a price I want complain about). 

1095 / 15n20 twist bars in the corners & a strip of 15n20 in the middle with 1084 powder to fill everything out. In a 7ga 2" x 2" can. I've never tried a can under a power hammer before & I still think a press would be better. But this is so much better than by hand. Forged together & drawn out & bent. I really dont much like dining kitchen choppers in damascus, as there's to many little obnoxious spots to file/ sand. But whatever. What's done is done. 

 

Started hand filing but didnt picture it. Chasing a cold shunt I didnt notice sooner. 

 

 

[Matthew Stone 4]

Been busy with other work. But this is a thing a ma jiggy. But my wife  likes it & has laid claim to it for her kitchen. She's vegan and  needed a veggie killer she said. 

 

 

Wished it would have etched darker. Something I've struggled with is retaining a dark etch. 

[HSJackson 12]

Very cool!  My 87 year old mother has some arthritis and loves her Dexter Russell duo glide chef knife with the handle more over the blade. Not the same shape but somewhat similar function. 

https://www.dexter1818.com/shop/duoglide/40033.html

[Matthew Stone 4]

Thank you.

Was originally just something to play around with. Now I've got some guy at work wanting one for their wives. Should give me a chance to refine the concept some. Gots an idea for the next one anyway 

[Robert D. 73]

On 7/15/2019 at 12:34 PM, Matthew Stone said:

Thank you.

Was originally just something to play around with. Now I've got some guy at work wanting one for their wives. Should give me a chance to refine the concept some. Gots an idea for the next one anyway 

For one of their wives? Is he by chance from southern Utah? 

Sorry, I couldnt help it, normally I am the one fending off the polygamy jokes being from Utah. I like the chopper, I need to make one of those since I have 3 kids who love chopped veggies...