Making Julien Solomita's Aries Kitchen Knife.

We’re making a kitchen knife for Julien Solomita, from (almost) start to finish and I talk about the overall process and show some tips/techniques. This is a fun project because I’m always shooting for the “ideal” kitchen knife. There’s no such thing as a perfect chef's knife but you can always shoot for an amazing one that will suit the user.

This is the most serious and straight forward video we’ve done so far; we can’t have ALL of them be full of shenanigans. We're still learning a lot as far as doing the filming and editing, but I think we're making pretty good progress. The end result is a stainless, 8” chef’s knife, with an African Blackwood handle. It’s a minimalist design overall, focusing mainly on the build, the lines, and the function.

If you’ve seen Jenna’s and Julien’s stuff you’ll know what Aries Kitchen is. I was pretty excited to put that little surprise with the signature, but I also didn’t want to overstep any bounds and just put it there without any permission. Thank you Debbie Machine for giving the ok on that.

Julien’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1KsxDW7hhfeq5QQmFtInIw

Thank you to my assistant Sam for helping me with the video and editing this one (and sanding the handle).
The grinding technique that I talked about in the video from Mastersmith Tim Hancock, he left a legacy. He passed away last week fighting Parkinson's Disease for a long, long time. I met him at the 2014 TW Hammer-In and ever since then he has been incredibly supportive and helpful with my work. Even though I never spent that much time with him, the moments were valuable. This is a man who has touched so many lives in such heavy ways. The best of the best respect him to the greatest degree. Rest in peace Tim. Thank you.

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Video edited by: Sam

Видео Making Julien Solomita's Aries Kitchen Knife. канала Don Nguyen Knives