Enso Forge

One of the final steps before boxing up a knife is to sharpen it. This process is a fast one due to the knife being essentially zero (.0000) at the edge. I use a series of water stones, starting with a 1000 grit to form a burr. After that I progress up to 8000. In the video you can see I do a very light strop on the stone and then a quick test on a paper towel that was laying around. ... #knifemaking #bladesmith #honyaki #customknives #customknife #chefknife #cheflife #truecooks #homecooks #souschef #gastronomia #culinary #functionalart #cooking #foodie #pittsburghartist #smallbusiness #handmade #handmademovement #buyquality #buyoncebuywell #knifelife

Here is a video of the split ring fighter and a short story to go along. When bringing an idea from thought to reality, I start with asking myself if I want the piece to reflect an organic, natural object or something more mechanical and rigid. For whatever reason, when I was drawing the overall design I kept thinking of a tiger or a bear. I forged the blade afterwards and finished it, but it didn’t remind me of either of the inspirations that were in my head. I couldn’t se...em to get the handle and guard design down on paper. So I let it sit and I looked at for probably a week or more until one day it clicked. It’s a dragon popped into my head and I never questioned it afterwards. From then, the design made sense and came together very smoothly. And so I remodeled the whole thing from that thought and this is what came out on the other end. I easily could of gone full blast into the project and made something up as I went, but I like to be inspired, and to have a vision of the end result. I feel it’s a more solid foundation to build from. Anyways, Moral of the story is this: don’t rush your projects. Take time to let things speak to you. #bladesmith #knifemaker #forged #handmade #inspiration #functionalart #knifecollectors #metalart #ensoforge #knifeporn #craft #hamon #americanbladesmithsociety #create #pittsburghartist #knifenuts #custommade #oneofakind #bowieknife #customknifecollector #customknives #handcrafted #art #makersmovement

Final assembly tomorrow! #bladesmith #knifeset #knifemaker #chefknife #culinary #formandfunction #honyaki #laborintensive #worthit #foodprep #restaurant #cheflife #functionalart #makersmovement #pittsburghartist #gastronomia #metalart #foodie #cook #truecooks #souschef #eatwell #cooking

Sneak peak at the sourdough slayer. Or do you prefer bread shredder? #breadknife #honyaki #forged #serrated #handmade #chefknife #chefknives #cooking #breadmaking #makingbread #breadshredder #custommade #culinaryarts #metalart #hamon #oneofakind #functionalart #makersmovement

This one was a long time in the making. Towards the end of last year, I decided I wanted to make something that was more than a kitchen knife. Something to push my limits a bit more and learn some new skills. So this is what I made. A 10 recurve fighter with a Damascus ring guard and checkered ebony handle. The blade features a hamon and is fullered on both sides and the handle is heirloom fit to a antiqued copper spacer. A lot of inspiration for the guard came from mast...er-smith @davidlisch , who makes some absolutely incredible Bowie style knives. I’ll be posting a video of this piece at some point to try to show some better details. As always thanks for looking! #americanbladesmithsociety #bladesmith #knifemaking #recurve #fighter #forged #bowieknife #handmade #craft #knifecollectors #hamon #knifelife #ensoforge #create #outdoorsman #chopper #bigknife #crafted #makersofinstagram #metalart #sculpted #art #functionalart #pittsburghartist #makersmovement #knifeporn #keeplearning #design

All that’s left is to ship it to its new home! Today I finished up the magnetic walnut knife block. This is the first one of these I’ve ever made and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out! Thanks for looking. ... #knifemaking #bladesmith #chefknife #culinary #handmade #makersofinstagram #custommade #knifeblock #cheflife #makersmovement #craft #handcrafted #souschef #culinaryarts #metalworking #woodworking #honyaki #ensoforge #functionalart #pittsburghartist #knifecollectors #create

That’s a wrap for this custom set! It was quite the marathon of tedious work and was trying at times, but everything came out great. All of the pieces in the set were individually forged and made by hand and feature a clay quenched hamon line. The handles are a more traditional octagon shape with some minor sculpting and decorative nickel silver pins. They are made of Gabon ebony, brass, and dyed maple burl. Thanks for looking! If you would like to discuss a custom order pl...ease feel free to send me a message. #handmade #bladesmith #honyaki #forged #chefknife #chefknives #culinaryarts #cooking #homecook #truecooks #craft #handcrafted #madebyhand #knifesales #gastronomy #functionalart #luxury #customknives #pittsburghartist #makersmovement #chef #foodie #knifeporn #eatwell #cook