Heartwood Forge Sale - November 15, 2021

1. Laminated Paring / Morning Mist

Laminated with love by hand in my shop in the Tennessee Mountains. Forged with a bit of upsweep to the tip, this knife bridges the gap between a paring knife and a smaller bird and trout knife. Features salvaged stainless cladding sourced from a semi-truck bumper fused over a high carbon 26C3 steel core. The tapered tang gives this paring knife a balance unlike most and is handled in beautiful stabilized quarter sawn sycamore. Copper steel pins.

• 4” blade / 8” overall

• 69 grams

• $600

2. Laminated Paring / Seasonal Smoke

Laminated with love by hand in my shop. This paring knife features salvaged stainless cladding sourced from part of a semi-truck bumper fused over a high carbon 26C3 steel core. The tapered tang gives this paring knife a balance unlike most and is handled in beautiful stabilized quarter sawn sycamore. Secured with three stainless pins represent the past, present and future as I honor my roots, focus on what is in front of me as my family transitions from a family of two to a family of three.

• 4” blade / 8 1/4” overall

• 69 grams

• $600

3. Laminated Paring / Forest Floor

Laminated with love by hand in my shop in the Tennessee mountains. This paring knife features salvaged stainless cladding sourced from a semi-truck bumper fused over a high carbon 26C3 steel core. The tapered tang gives this paring knife a balance unlike most and is handled in beautiful stabilized Turkish Walnut sourced from an old shotgun stock in Selma, AL and quarter sawn sycamore. Secured with copper and black pins.

• 4” blade / 8 1/2” overall

• 66 grams

• $675

4. Laminated Paring / Evergreen

Laminated with love by hand in my shop in the Tennessee mountains. This paring knife features salvaged stainless cladding sourced from a semi-truck bumper fused over a high carbon 26C3 steel core. The tapered tang gives this paring knife a balance unlike most and is handled in beautiful stabilized quarter sawn sycamore and African Blackwood sourced from a clarinet factory in Paris. Secured with copper and black pins.

• 3 3/4” blade / 8” overall

• 62 grams

• $675

5. Laminated Paring / First Frost

Laminated with love by hand in my shop. This paring knife features salvaged stainless cladding sourced from part of a semi-truck bumper fused over a high carbon 26C3 steel core. The tapered tang gives this paring knife a balance unlike most and is handled in beautiful stabilized Blue Smoke Maple and Cherry sourced from north Georgia. Secured with copper pins.

• 4” blade / 8 3/8” overall

• 60 grams

• $675

6. Laminated Chef / Iron & Moss

Laminated with love by hand in my shop. This 8” chefs knife features salvaged stainless steel cladding sourced from a semi-truck bumper fused over a high carbon 26C3 steel core with a versatile, slightly convex grind that is thin behind the edge and easy to maintain. The tapered full tang gives this knife a balance unlike most and is handled in beautiful Arizona Ironwood with a reclaimed mossy Ambrosia Maple bolster. Secured with bronze pins.

• 8” blade / 12 1/2” overall

• 174 grams

• $1525

7. Laminated Chef / Evergreen

Laminated with love by hand in my shop. Just over 7.5” this chefs knife features salvaged stainless steel cladding sourced from a semi-truck bumper fused over a high carbon 26C3 steel core with a versatile, slightly convex grind that is thin behind the edge and easy to maintain. The tapered full tang gives this knife a balance unlike most and is handled in beautiful stabilized quarter sawn sycamore with an African Blackwood bolster from a clarinet factory in Paris. Three copper pins represent the past, present and future as I honor my roots, focus on what is in front of me as my family transitions from a family of two to a family of three.

• 7 5/8” blade / 12 3/8” overall

• 175 grams

• $1600

8. Laminated Chef / Goldenrod

Laminated with love by hand in my shop. Just over 7.5” this chefs knife features salvaged stainless steel cladding sourced from a semi-truck bumper fused over a high carbon 26C3 steel core with a versatile, slightly convex grind that is thin behind the edge and easy to maintain. The tapered full tang gives this knife a balance unlike most and is geometrically handled in beautiful osage orange. Three natural pins.

• 7 5/8” blade / 12 1/4” overall

• 137 grams

• $1435

9. Laminated Chef / First Light

Laminated with love by hand in my shop. Just over 8” this chefs knife features salvaged stainless steel cladding sourced from a semi-truck bumper fused over a high carbon 26C3 steel core with a versatile, slightly convex grind that is thin behind the edge and easy to maintain. The tapered full tang gives this knife a balance unlike most and is handled in beautiful stabilized quarter sawn Leopard wood with a Blue Smoke Maple burl bolster. Three stainless steel pins represent the past, present and future as I honor my roots, focus on what is in front of me as my family transitions from a family of two to a family of three.

• 8 1/8” blade / 12 7/8” overall

• 175 grams

• $1575

10. Laminated Chef / Wet Leaves

Laminated with love by hand in my shop. This 9.5” chefs knife features salvaged stainless steel cladding sourced from a semi-truck bumper fused over a high carbon 26C3 steel core with a versatile, slightly convex grind that is thin behind the edge and easy to maintain. The tapered full tang gives this knife a balance unlike most and is handled in beautiful stabilized oak burl that fell during a hurricane a few years back with a Turkish Walnut bolster from an old shotgun stock in Selma, AL. Natural pins blend in to keep the focus on the wood grain.

• 9 1/2” blade / 14 1/2” overall

• 193 grams

• $1675

11. Laminated Nakiri / Fire Night

Laminated with love by hand in my shop. Just over 7.5” this chefs knife features salvaged stainless steel cladding sourced from a semi-truck bumper fused over a high carbon 26C3 steel core with a versatile, slightly convex grind that is thin behind the edge and easy to maintain. The tapered full tang gives this knife a balance unlike most and is handled in toasted Osage Orange with an African Blackwood bolster from a clarinet factory in Paris. Three copper pins represent the past, present and future as I honor my roots, focus on what is in front of me as my family transitions from a family of two to a family of three.

• 7” blade / 12 1/8” overall

• 197 grams

• $1675

12. Fall's Fingerprint Petit Chef I

Forged with lots of love and joy - creating a fingerprint pattern with steel continues to be an incredibly joyful experience. It’s a free-spirited day of forging in the shop when I make this steel before the precision required for heat treating & grinding begin. The pattern creates itself and is impossible to replicate. The contrasting alloys in the blade are sourced both from reclaimed lumber mill steel as well as virgin high carbon steel. The tapered full tang give this kitchen utility balance like no other. The handle is sculpted from Spalted Maple. Three copper pins represent the past, present and future as I honor my roots, focus on what is in front of me as my family transitions from a family of two to a family of three.

• 6 1/4” blade / 11” overall

• 115 grams

• $1250

14. Fall's Fingerprint Petit Chef II

Forged with lots of love and joy - creating a fingerprint pattern with steel continues to be an incredibly joyful experience. It’s a free-spirited day of forging in the shop when I make this steel before the precision heat treating & grinding begin. The pattern creates itself and is impossible to replicate. The contrasting alloys in the blade are sourced both from reclaimed lumber mill steel as well as virgin high carbon steel. The tapered full tang give this kitchen utility balance like no other. The handle is sculpted from Rosewood gifted to me from a furniture making friend. Three natural pins represent the past, present and future as I honor my roots, focus on what is in front of me as my family transitions from a family of two to a family of three.

• 6 1/4” blade / 11” overall

• 111 grams

• $1250

15. Fall's Fingerprint Chef III

Forged with lots of love and joy - creating a fingerprint pattern with steel continues to be an incredibly joyful experience. It’s a free-spirited day of forging in the shop when I make this steel before the precision required for heat treating & grinding begin. The bold, high-layer pattern is made by fusing and forging layers of contrasting steel alloys together prior to an acid etch that reveals the patterning in the blade. The partial hidden tang construction give this chefs knife a balance and feel like no other. The bolster portion is beefy full tang construction while the sculpted handle hides the tang for a cleaner overall experience. This handle is roasted cherry burl from my friends’ farm outside of Athens, GA with a walnut bolster, black pins and a stainless spacer.

• 7” blade / 12” overall

• 134 grams

• $1655

16. Fall's Fingerprint Chef IV

Forged with lots of love and joy - creating a fingerprint pattern with steel continues to be an incredibly joyful experience. It’s a free-spirited day of forging in the shop when I make this steel before the precision heat treating & grinding begin. The bold, high-layer pattern is made by fusing and forging layers of contrasting steel alloys together prior to an acid etch that reveals the patterning in the blade. The partial hidden tang construction give this chefs knife a balance and feel like no other. The bolster portion is beefy full tang construction while the sculpted handle hides the tang for a cleaner overall experience. This handle is Arizona Ironwood with black pins and a green burlap spacer.

• 7 1/4” blade / 12 1/2” overall

• 169 grams

• $1655

17. Fall's Fingerprint Chef V

Forged with lots of love and joy - creating a fingerprint pattern with steel continues to be an incredibly joyful experience. It’s a free-spirited day of forging in the shop when I make this steel before the required precision for heat treating & grinding begin. The bold, high-layer pattern is made by fusing and forging layers of contrasting steel alloys together prior to an acid etch that reveals the patterning in the blade. The partial hidden tang construction give this chefs knife a balance and feel like no other. The bolster portion is a beefy full tang construction while the sculpted handle hides the tang for a cleaner overall experience. This handle is beautiful stabilized spalted maple from Asheville, NC with an African Blackwood bolster sourced from a clarinet factory in Paris. Copper pins & spacer.

• 8” blade / 13” overall

• 161 grams

• $1725

18. Fall's Fingerprint Chef VI

Forged with lots of love and joy - creating a fingerprint pattern with steel continues to be an incredibly joyful experience. It’s a free-spirited day of forging in the shop when I make this steel before the required precision for heat treating & grinding begin. The bold, high-layer pattern is made by fusing and forging layers of contrasting steel alloys together prior to an acid etch that reveals the patterning in the blade. The partial hidden tang construction give this chefs knife a balance and feel like no other. The bolster portion is beefy full tang construction while the sculpted handle hides the tang for a cleaner overall experience. This handle is stabilized oak burl from Georgia storm fall. Copper hardware.

• 9” blade / 14 1/2” overall

• 229 grams

• $1850

27. Granny Paring (5 available)

I designed these after an antique fork I found with a simple bone handle. It struck me as the ultimate timeless tool - I loved the handle shape and size so much I started with that element and designed the blade to fit the handle.

On the porch slicing or in the garden for harvest, make your own pouch and carry it with you. Its small stature make this parer more versatile than may first meet the eye. The stout full tang gives each knife a reliable presence. The classic carbon steel is cold forged to shape by hand, using hammer and anvil.

The handles in this group are made using a laminated burlap micarta that is both durable and beautiful and provides a trustworthy grip.

• approximately 3” blade / 6 1/2” overall

• average 48 grams/each

• $325

28. Big Paring I / Daylight Savings

This big paring is slender and agile. Shaped from 80CrV2 carbon steel, this out-of-the-way blade will keep pace with your paring needs and then some. Handle is laminated burlap in a beautiful variegated garnet color. Bronze pins.

• 4 3/4” blade / 9 1/2” overall

• 69 grams

• $425

30. Big Paring II / Equinox

This big paring is slender and agile. Shaped from 80CrV2 carbon steel, this out-of-the-way blade will keep pace with your paring needs and then some. Handle is laminated coconut husk in a dark resin. Natural crescendo pins.

• 4 1/2” blade / 9 1/8” overall

• 54 grams

• $425

31. Lee's Table in Blackwood / Set of 6

Table knives - for you and your beloved friends and family. Made using recycled industrial bandsaw steel from a family run lumber mill in central Georgia with full tang handles sculpted from beautiful African Blackwood sourced from a Parisian clarinet factory. Stainless steel code pins.

• 5 1/4” blade / 10” overall

• average 68 grams

• $2800

32. Lee's Table in Osage / Set of 6

Table knives - for you and your beloved friends and family. Made using recycled industrial bandsaw steel from a family run lumber mill in central Georgia with full tang handles sculpted from beautiful Osage Orange with natural pins.

• 5 1/4” blade / 10” overall

• average 61 grams

• $2750

33. Lee's Table in Osage / Set of 6

Table knives - for you and your beloved friends and family. Made using recycled industrial bandsaw steel from a family run lumber mill in central Georgia with full tang handles sculpted from beautiful Bocote with classic copper pins.

• 5 1/4” blade / 10” overall

• average 63 grams

• $2700