Heartwood Forge Sale - November 9, 2024

1. Rising Tide High Layer Bourbon Chef

Highlighting the beauty of salvaged materials, this well balanced blade is made by stacking and fusing bourbon barrel bands with nickel and high carbon steel. The high performance carbon steel working edge is protected by a labor intensive recycled bourbon barrel band cladding. The blade features a versatile, slightly convex grind that is both thin behind the edge and easy to maintain.Comfortable, form fitting maple burl handle. The full tang bolster imparts a stout feel while the majority hidden tang adds to the comfort and ease of maintenance while shedding weight.

• size: 7 3/4” blade / 12 5/8” overall / 2 1/16” heel

• weight: 178 grams

• blade: bourbon barrel strap (Willett Distillery, Bardstown, KY), pure nickel and 26C3 carbon steel

• handle: stabilized maple burl (Asheville, NC), bronze, G10 & African Blackwood (Paris, clarinet factory)

• $2225

2. Shoreline Low Layer Bourbon Chef

Highlighting the beauty of salvaged materials, this thin and light blade is made by stacking and fusing bourbon barrel bands with nickel and high carbon steel. The high carbon working edge is protected in a labor intensive recycled cladding. The blade features a versatile, slightly convex grind that is both thin behind the edge and easy to maintain. The full tang bolster imparts a stout feel while the majority hidden tang adds to the comfort and ease of maintenance while shedding weight. Features some of the sycamore I was processing in June when I clipped my hand on the bandsaw, there isn’t much of this I’ve turned into handle material yet as the injury and recovery took a few months!

• size: 7 5/8” blade / 12 3/4” overall / 1 7/8” heel

• weight: 148 grams

• blade: bourbon barrel strap (Willett Distillery, Bardstown, KY), pure nickel and 26C3 carbon steel

• handle: stabilized blue smoke sycamore (Jonesborough, TN), stabilized spalted maple (Asheville, NC), copper

• $1885

3. East Tennessee Stainless Clad Chef

This deep chef is forged with high carbon steel sandwiched between two pieces of stainless steel. Fusing dissimilar materials has quickly become a favorite process of mine. The versatile blade features a unique blend of flat & convex grinds. Full tang bolster imparts a stout feel while the majority hidden tang adds to the comfort and ease of maintenance while shedding weight. Blade & handle materials sourced from friends and neighbors here in beautiful East Tennessee. Features sycamore that I was processing in June when I clipped my hand on the bandsaw, there isn’t much of this I’ve turned into handle material yet as the injury and recovery took a few months!

• size: 8” blade / 13 1/8” overall / 2 1/32” heel

• weight: 206 grams

• blade: 410 stainless steel, pure nickel and 80crv2 carbon steel

• handle: Redbud (Jonesborough, TN), micarta, blue smoke sycamore (Jonesborough, TN)

• $1760

4. Double Line Veggie Cleaver

This hefty veggie cleaver is forged from shop made ultra high layer damascus core sandwiched between two pieces of stainless steel. Fusing dissimilar materials has quickly become a favorite process of mine. The versatile blade features a unique blend of flat & convex grinds as well as a stout full tang handle. Forge texture on spine. Features sycamore that I was processing in June when I clipped my hand on the bandsaw, there isn’t much of this I’ve turned into handle material yet as the injury and recovery took a few months! Best in the hands of someone who prefers a heavier knife.

• size: 6 5/8” blade / 11 1/2” overall / 2 1/4” heel

• weight: 221 grams

• blade: stainless steel / damascus carbon steel / 2x pure nickel

• handle: smoke & flame sycamore (Jonesborough, TN)

• $1425

5. Double Line K-tip Chef

This hefty veggie cleaver is forged from shop made ultra high layer damascus core sandwiched between two pieces of stainless steel. Fusing dissimilar materials has quickly become a favorite process of mine. The versatile blade features a unique blend of flat & convex grinds as well as a stout full tang handle. Forge texture on spine. Features sycamore that I was processing in June when I clipped my hand on the bandsaw, there isn’t much of this I’ve turned into handle material yet as the injury and recovery took a few months! Best in the hands of someone who prefers a heavier knife.

• size: 7 5/8” blade / 12 3/8” overall / 2 3/16” heel

• weight: 211 grams

• blade: stainless steel / damascus carbon steel / 2x pure nickel

• handle: smoke & flame sycamore (Jonesborough, TN)

• $1675

6. Luna Stainless Clad Chef

This small but well appointed chef is forged with high performance carbon steel sandwiched between two pieces of stainless steel. Fusing dissimilar materials has quickly become a favorite process of mine. The versatile blade features a unique blend of flat & convex grinds. Full tang handle sculpted from Gibson Guitars maple offcuts. Best for someone with slightly smaller hands.

• size: 6 7/8” blade / 11 1/8” overall / 1 7/8” heel

• weight: 138 grams

• blade: 410 stainless, pure nickel, 26C3 carbon steel

• handle: stabilized toasted curly maple (Gibson Guitars, Tennessee), bronze

• $1515

7. Floodplain Stainless Clad K-tip Chef

This small but well appointed k-tip chef is forged with high performance carbon steel sandwiched between two pieces of stainless steel. Fusing dissimilar materials has quickly become a favorite process of mine. The versatile blade features a unique blend of flat & convex grinds. Full tang handle sculpted from Gibson Guitars maple offcuts.

• size: 6 1/2” blade / 11 3/8” overall / 1 3/4” heel

• weight: 136 grams

• blade: 410 stainless, pure nickel, 26C3 carbon steel

• handle: stabilized blue smoke curly maple (Gibson Guitars, Tennessee), natural micarta

• $1430

8. Banner Elk Damascus Chef

This thin and light blade is forged with lots of love and joy - creating a fingerprint pattern with steel serves to be an incredibly joyful experience. Repetitious cutting, welding and forging, the pattern creates itself and is impossible to replicate. Once the steel is created, it’s carefully forged to shape, drawing out the thin blade and the tapered full tang, spine & bevels. Best in the hands of someone who prefers lighter weight knives.

• size: 7 1/8” blade / 11 3/5” overall / 1 3/4” heel

• weight: 155 grams

• blade: 15n20 & 1080 carbon steel Damascus

• handle: stabilized Oak Burl (storm felled in Atlanta, GA - Hurricane Irma 2017), copper

• $1650

9. Remnant Paring

This simple and light paring knife is forged with lots of love and joy - creating a topographic pattern with steel serves to be an incredibly joyful experience. Repetitious cutting, welding and forging, the pattern creates itself and is impossible to replicate. Once the steel has been created, it’s carefully forged to shape. Traditional Japanese stick tang and construction.

• size: 3 7/8” blade / 9” overall / 1” heel

• weight: 60 grams

• blade: 15n20 & 1080 carbon steel Damascus

• handle: Purple Heart (reclaimed flooring), African Blackwood (Paris, clarinet factory)

• $645

10. Remnant Paring II

This simple and light paring knife is forged with lots of love and joy - creating a topographic pattern with steel serves to be an incredibly joyful experience. Repetitious cutting, welding and forging, the pattern creates itself and is impossible to replicate. Once the steel has been created, it’s carefully forged to shape. Traditional Japanese stick tang and construction.

• size: 5” blade / 10” overall / 1 1/16” heel

• weight: 61 grams

• blade: 15n20 & 1080 carbon steel Damascus

• handle: Purple Heart (reclaimed flooring), African Blackwood (Paris, clarinet factory)

• $700

11. Nightshade Stainless Clad Tomato / Utility

This k-tip small utility is forged from a carbon steel core sandwiched between two pieces of stainless steel. Fusing dissimilar materials has quickly become a favorite process of mine. The versatile blade features a unique blend of flat & convex grinds as well as a stout full tang handle.

• size: 5 3/8” blade / 10” overall

• weight: 89 grams

• blade: 410 stainless steel / high layer damascus core / pure nickel

• handle: stabilized blue smoke curly maple (Gibson Guitars, Tennessee), natural micarta

• $725

12. Sockeye Stainless 9” Fillet w/ sheath

A bit of a unicorn given what I normally make, this 9” cryogenically treated stainless steel blade will make your largest filleting jobs more enjoyable and probably even save you some time. Full tang handle. Custom leather sheath by Bud Siniard of Upland Leather.

• size: 9” blade / 14 1/4” overall / 1 1/16” heel

• weight: 167 grams

• blade: AEB-L stainless steel, cryogenically treated

• handle: Ironwood (Arizona), bronze

• $975

14. C-Grind 8” Performance Chef

As I lay around all summer, unable to work, I dreamed about making a simple performance oriented chefs knife combining my favorite performance steel with one of my favorite handle combos. Enter the Performance Series: thin, mono-steel chef knives with a sleek and durable stone-washed finish and food-releasing, weight-shedding, C-grind (right handed users). Comfortable rounded spine. Cross between a show pony and a work horse. Features sycamore that I was processing in June when I clipped my hand on the bandsaw, there isn’t much of this I’ve turned into handle material yet as the injury and recovery took a few months!

• size: 8” blade / 13” overall / 2” heel

• weight: 140 grams

• blade: 26C3 high carbon steel, C-grind

• handle: bocote, stabilized blue smoke sycamore, bronze

• $975

15. 7” Performance Chef

As I lay around all summer, unable to work, I dreamed about making a simple performance oriented chefs knife combining my favorite performance steel with one of my favorite handle combos. Enter the Performance Series: thin, mono-steel chef knives with a sleek and durable stone washed finish. Comfortable rounded spine. Cross between a show pony and a work horse.

• size: 7” blade / 12” overall / 1 7/8” heel

• weight: 155 grams

• blade: 26C3 high carbon steel

• handle: stabilized, spalted Maple (Asheville, NC), African Blackwood (Paris, clarinet factory), copper

• $875

16. Classic Nakiri I

In the Classic Collection, I’ve distilled the process and design down to the essentials. This nakiri (Japanese veggie knife) has been hand forged from a timeless high carbon steel and polished to an easy-to-maintain satin finish. Sturdy full tang handle. Workhorse.

• size: 6 1/4” blade / 11 1/4” overall / 2 1/8” heel

• weight: 200 grams

• blade: cold forged classic 10-series high carbon steel

• handle: stabilized spalted Maple (Asheville NC), stabilized cherry burl (Athens, GA), copper, black micarta

• $815

17. Classic Nakiri II

In the Classic Collection, I’ve distilled the process and design down to the essentials. This nakiri (Japanese veggie knife) has been hand forged from a timeless high carbon steel and polished to an easy-to-maintain satin finish. Sturdy full tang handle. Workhorse.

• size: 6 3/8” blade / 11 3/8” overall / 2 1/8” heel

• weight: 213 grams

• blade: cold forged classic 10-series high carbon steel

• handle: Ironwood (Arizona) / copper

• $785

18. Classic Nakiri III

In the Classic Collection, I’ve distilled the process and design down to the essentials. This nakiri (Japanese veggie knife) has been hand forged from a timeless high carbon steel and polished to an easy-to-maintain satin finish. Sturdy full tang handle. Workhorse.

• size: 6 1/4” blade / 11 1/4” overall / 2 1/8” heel

• weight: 194 grams

• blade: cold forged classic 10-series high carbon steel

• handle: stabilized quarter sawn amethyst sycamore (Asheville, NC), copper, black micarta

• $785

19. Classic Lowlight Chef

In the Classic Collection, I’ve distilled the process and design down to the essentials. Inspired by a small chef (of the same name in November 2023’s sale) this may be my new favorite in the classic series, and is certainly the most versatile. Shaped from a timeless high carbon steel and polished to an easy to maintain satin finish. Full tang handle! Workhorse! Forced patina on blade!

• size: 6 1/2” blade / 11 1/4” overall / 1 3/4” @ heel

• weight: 131 grams

• blade: cold forged 8670 lumber mill saw steel

• handle: Stabilized Ambrosia Maple (Asheville, NC), copper

• $735