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Anyone got any experience of these?
Loftus Knives | Shop
Hand forged culinary knives made with care and craftsmanshipwww.loftusknives.com
Seems a bit bonkers to need a raffle?
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Seems a bit bonkers to need a raffle?
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Any one got any suggestions for a half decent bread knife in the £20 to £30 range? My sister is really hard to buy xmas presents for and when I was down I noticed how bad theirs was, so thought a new one would be a useful gift.
Virtual Blue
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I recently bought one for my parents at that price - Victorinox
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Makes sense, I know they make solid budget knives, but I've not used them.
Virtual Blue
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They're great for the price and those bread knives cut great.
Only minor criticism is that I wish it was 23cm plus.
My mum uses em for homemade bread.
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My partner put my favourite knife through the dishwasher last night. 
Still working out what to do with it. I'm going to sand the handle down and revarnish, and then maybe try using my little belt grinder with a fine belt to try and remove the rust from blade? Saul Goodman, was you who makes knives?
Still working out what to do with it. I'm going to sand the handle down and revarnish, and then maybe try using my little belt grinder with a fine belt to try and remove the rust from blade? Saul Goodman, was you who makes knives?
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Thing is, what to do with your partner?My partner put my favourite knife through the dishwasher last night.
Still working out what to do with it. I'm going to sand the handle down and revarnish, and then maybe try using my little belt grinder with a fine belt to try and remove the rust from blade? Saul Goodman, was you who makes knives?
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Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
That's criminal. It's a beautiful knife... well it was.My partner put my favourite knife through the dishwasher last night.
Still working out what to do with it. I'm going to sand the handle down and revarnish, and then maybe try using my little belt grinder with a fine belt to try and remove the rust from blade? Saul Goodman, was you who makes knives?
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Belt sander seems a bit overkill... How bad is it? If it's just surface rust I'd attack it first with some wire wool, just to remove the surface rust, and give the handle a quick rub to get some air at the wood to let it dry. Oil the blade and let the handle dry for a few days, then sand back the handle to smooth and apply some oil.
Then get to work on the blade. Hopefully a bit of fine (1200+) wet and dry will get it back to good metal, then get an edge on it, and only when it's sharp enough to slice an overripe tomato with ease, use it on whoever put it in the dishwasher!
Somebody put one of mine with an ebony handle into a washing bowl full of water, and I found it there the next day.
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That's criminal. It's a beautiful knife... well it was.
Belt sander seems a bit overkill... How bad is it? If it's just surface rust I'd attack it first with some wire wool, just to remove the surface rust, and give the handle a quick rub to get some air at the wood to let it dry. Oil the blade and let the handle dry for a few days, then sand back the handle to smooth and apply some oil.
Then get to work on the blade. Hopefully a bit of fine (1200+) wet and dry will get it back to good metal, then get an edge on it, and only when it's sharp enough to slice an overripe tomato with ease, use it on whoever put it in the dishwasher!
Somebody put one of mine with an ebony handle into a washing bowl full of water, and I found it there the next day.
Thanks, I don't think (hope) the rust is that bad, so I'll try some steel wool first. Do you think oil for the handle then rather than varnish? As it's not going to look very original after this, I'm wondering about maybe using some vinegar or similar to force a patina on the blade to protect it (clearly not from the dishwasher).
I normally clean it and dry it after use, but had loads going on and was a few cans down. It's still rather sharp, but my luckily thoughts didn't quite go to violence when I found it this morning.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
There's nothing wrong with varnish, I just prefer oil. If you do use oil, use mineral oil.
I use this stuff... Ballistol Universal Oil
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Maybe not as bad as I feared. I had unopened bottle of linseed oil in the garage. I can't even remember what it was bought for, but it made the choice easier. Couldn't find any steel wool, so used 320 sand paper.
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Tired and unemotional
Be careful what you do with the rag you used to apply the linseed oil. They can spontaneously combust.
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existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Chuck them in a bucket and put it somewhere where spontaneous combustion would be a massive arseache, and you're good to glow.That sounds fun. How do we achieve this?
If it happens again, my eldest says carbon blades abrade easily so barman's friend and scotchbrite will remove rust just fine without messing with the temper so you are less likely to need re-polishing that way than with the belt sander.
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Yes, was very pleasantly suprised how easy it was to remove with fine sandpaper!
Makes me a bit more confident to have a go at applying a patina as I know I can remove it easily if I mess it up.
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Yes, was very pleasantly suprised how easy it was to remove with fine sandpaper!
Makes me a bit more confident to have a go at applying a patina as I know I can remove it easily if I mess it up.
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
bloody drummers
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I needed a new steel. By chance I was wandering past one of these places yesterday and got my new steel. Very impressed by range of knives (and "steels" ).
japaneseknifecompany.com
Japanese Knife Company - Chef Knives, Handmade Kitchen Knives & Tools
Shop finest quality of handmade Japanese knives, blocks, sets, utensils, tools, and accessories. UK Free delivery on orders over £50. Trusted by culinary professionals since 1998.
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I needed a new steel. By chance I was wandering past one of these places yesterday and got my new steel. Very impressed by range of knives (and "steels" ).
Japanese Knife Company - Chef Knives, Handmade Kitchen Knives & Tools
Shop finest quality of handmade Japanese knives, blocks, sets, utensils, tools, and accessories. UK Free delivery on orders over £50. Trusted by culinary professionals since 1998.
I thought, phwoar, I'll have one of those
Then I clicked on it and saw the price
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Bargain
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Nah. Reeks of "trying too hard".
Silas Loom
Hated by both sides
Mrs Loom would still put them in the dishwasher and then in a cutlery drawer to take their chances rubbing up against fish slices and whisks.
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Although not £6000 this happened twice to my carbon steel Japanese knife. Twice. I had to sand off the rust and revarnish the handle.
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True. It's silly money, and the people who buy them probably aren't even that good cooks. Spending almost a £100 on a similar site a few years ago has brought me a fair bit of joy and was totally worth it. I'd like another, but suspect there's a law of diminishing returns.
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Someone (no names mentioned) used the tip of one of mine, in lieu of a Philips screwdriver, to tighten up a kitchen cupboard handle.
