Black Sand Knives

Use your utensils Rollo, I won’t tell you again!

Past midnight and putting a final edge on another three knives for the Texas

First time attending at the show! I’m looking forward to share my work with new people and meeting more amazing makers!

Working on my Wa handles has been interesting and a lot of fun!
Here’s a 7” Petite Chef with a tapered octagon handle made from white oak. The rear side of the handle is slightly burned to accent the hamon on the blade - but that will be in the next photo…

A lot of steel for a special custom order… 9” Nakiri and 10” Chef in my Toxedo style.

Both blades made from 125c1 high carbon steel with a Hamon, hardness at 62-63hrc. Black paper micarta scales with white g10 liners and pins.

These are two knives made to make quick work of large produce, with ultra thin geometry and thin stock to keep the weight down and make sharpening a breeze.

One more ready for Texas! Wow, it’s coming up quick…

7” Petite Chef in 125cr1 high carbon steel with a hamon 63-63 hrc. Scales are stabilized burl, wenge wood and jade g10 spacers, liners and pins.

Two different designs of a sushi knife, more specifically, my take on a Sakimaru Takohiki. Which is a sushi knife with a Samurai sword tip, though it plays no importance on the slicing action, but it looks sweet! #sakimarutakohiki #sakimaru #sushiknife #sandiegosushi #sandiegoknifemakers #knifemaking

Following a minor editing issue, I decided to repost the past 2 knives. This post has better image quality, showing the more natural finishes and true colors. I should also note that I made a small error with the finish. My eucalyptus knives all have an acrylic finish, not Tung. My apologies!

Here’s a Chef’s Knife, another example in my hand-crafted culinary series. Like the petty knife shown previously, I’ve used W2 steel for the blade, complete with locally-sourced Red Gum Eucalyptus for a handle. As with all my knives, I add a Tung oil finish to the handle scales, improving grip. I then add an extra layer of hardened beeswax for enhanced durability. Want a high-quality, hand-crafted Chef’s Knife for your culinary collection? Look no further than the excellent craftsmanship and the the price that Black Sand Knives offers!

I’ve been playing around with a side project to utilize some beautiful walnut off cuts that I’d been saving… these are four butter boxes with matching knife all made from American Walnut.

I still have three available on my site (link in the description) and quite a few other culinary knives that are available!

This has to be my favorite Hamon so far!

5.5” (140mm) Petty kitchen knife in high carbon steel with red gum eucalyptus I sourced myself from the La Jolla area of San Diego. The liners and pins are blue g10 and add a brilliant touch of pop.

This blade is one versatile tool in the kitchen that makes slicing veggies, fruits, fresh herbs or garlic a delightful experience!

And it’s available too :)

Here’s a second 2” blade WharnPock fixed knife in 3/16” (4mm) 1095 high carbon steel with an acid etched finish.

This knife has a leather lanyard of chrome tanned brown leather that matches it’s sheath.

The sheath has blue dyed lizard leather accents and can be worn in-pocket or on a belt.

-> Available now for $180, DM or purchase on Etsy.