good day all my name is robin i own a house in trail, bc i work overseas spend my winters primarily in southeast asia. i had surgery a couple months ago and as part of recovery i started building knives.... and i love it! i was a butcher for a few years before i got into aviation. my primary focus is building functional tools. i get most of my material from the reuse it center AKA fancy term for dump! lol! i have spent a few bucks here and there on material and form a few of the books i have read spend some $ on steel so far i have used 01 and 1095. any bladesmithes in the kootenays? im looking to join a club or have coffee to exchange ideas or materials. this forum has been a wealth of information!!
Welcome to CKM and the obsession that is knifemaking. I have to ask, with your travels, have you noticed any preferences for the type of knives people in different areas prefer?
Welcome. I was born and raised in Trail, but I’ve been in the Edmonton area for over 20 years now, so I don’t know any knifemakers in the area.
i ve spent the last several years in asia and it alway floors me how inovative/versatile the cleaver is. something gone by the way side over here i reckon. really in a lot of the countries i have been to getting good steel is a precious commodity. im sure if it were as accessible over there as it is here you would see more.
The cleaver makes sense. They are versatile tools in the kitchen. That likely explains the popularity of the Santoku style knives we see now.
