Bread Bow Knife

[chopsaw]

Made a loaf for yesterdays supper . Loaf was really lite and soft . Knife goes right thru , and like said no smashing or tearing the bread .

 

[MJB05615]

Nice job Rich. That bread looks delicious too.

 

[JLeonard]

Man that knife is gorgeous. Wish I was handy at making stuff like that.
Jim

 

[JLeonard]

That's too Cool! Ok...How much with shipping to PA?...JJ

And Mississippi for shipping.
Jim

 

[chopsaw]

I went to the bread knife guy today and asked about a longer one, he told me that he did make some but the longer blades wanted to bend.

How much bigger Rick ?
That bread looks fantastic BTW .

Nice job Rich. That bread looks delicious too.

Thanks mike . The bread was really lite . I cut back on the flour .

Man that knife is gorgeous. Wish I was handy at making stuff like that.
Jim

Jim I had a Dad that did it , so I started early . Spent several years adding to the shop .
I put the finish on another one Saturday , and roughed out two more yesterday .
Thanks for the comment .

 

[BGKYSmoker]

How much bigger Rick ?
That bread looks fantastic BTW .

his bow opening was 20"

he asked me if i cut any meat with it yet.

OH BOY
SALAMI


Thanks mike . The bread was really lite . I cut back on the flour .

Jim I had a Dad that did it , so I started early . Spent several years adding to the shop .
I put the finish on another one Saturday , and roughed out two more yesterday .
Thanks for the comment .

 

[chopsaw]

Made up a few more since I had the blades . Solid cherry ones are the final design I think . I've been using the heck out of mine .

Drilled the cherry frames to be right or left handed .

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Looking Awesome.

 

[chopsaw]

They work great as you know . I sliced maters yesterday. Goes thru like butter .

 

[MJB05615]

Rich, again those are awesome!

 

[mosparky]

Nice work. My mind wants the handle turned 90 deg , but I'm sure there is a reason for this way. I was also going to suggest a left hand version, but I see you got that covered.

 

[Steve H]

I made one. I think I made the bow a touch too thin. But, man, is this thing sharp! Thanks for posting your build. I never seen one of these before you posted it.

 

[chopsaw]

Looks good Steve . The cherry ones are thicker so I can flip the blade . The maple ones are thinner . I like both . Yes very sharp .

Edit .
You talking about the top bridge on the bow being thin ? As long as it works I don't see a problem .

 

[Steve H]

Yes, I'm thinking the top bridge is a bit thin. I'll know soon enough. We're having a meal with crusty bread over the weekend. If it breaks, I'll do one a bit thicker.

 

[MJB05615]

I made one. I think I made the bow a touch too thin. But, man, is this thing sharp! Thanks for posting your build. I never seen one of these before you posted it.

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That also looks real good Steve, nice workmanship. I have no woodworking skills, lol. So I'm in awe of you Guys that can do this stuff.

 

[chopsaw]

My mind wants the handle turned 90 deg , but I'm sure there is a reason for this way. I was also going to suggest a left hand version, but I see you got that covered.

I've seen one that has a turned handle . Most are like these . The fit and function is really good .
Just have to get tension on the blade .

 

[Steve H]

That also looks real good Steve, nice workmanship. I have no woodworking skills, lol. So I'm in awe of you Guys that can do this stuff.

Thanks Mike! I'm just happy chop turned me on to this knife.

 

[gmc2003]

Very late to the game on this one Chop. Beautiful workmanship on that knife. You've got some serious skills my friend.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[mosparky]

Guess I might have to make something like this. I got a used meat saw blade (for boneless meats) from work when the meat cutter decided to change blades. I'm guessing better than 8 feet long. 2tpi scalloped tooth. Turns out they are fairly cheap on amazon, if anyone is looking for a longer blade. It drills pretty easy for mounting screws too.
I'm considering an old time bow-saw design and making it so the blade can be mounted up/ down or left right. This design also allows for adjusting blade tension.
I originally got the blade to make a mandolin slicer but as yet have found no plans for one. I might have to fake it and see how many generations it takes to get a good one, or buy an old one to copy but bigger. Most I see are maybe 5 inches wide, fine for most things but shredding cabbage is gonna be a challenge Any ideas are well come.

 

[hoity toit]

Was looking around Etsy for a new project , and saw a " Fiddle bow bread knife " Interesting idea . Never saw one before . Pretty basic on the shape , but no reference to size . Be good way to use up some scrap , just have to figure the size and try to find some blades .
Very next morning I get on the forum and BGKYSmoker has posted one that his wife got for him . Perfect . Rick supplied me with some numbers . I made the comment I'll have to see if I can find the blades . Short time later he also sends me a link to blades with covers . " Click " 5 blades on the way .
So into the shop and glued up some scrape . Layout the shape , get it roughed out . Next day I get it to finish size and sanded . So I'm thinking now all I need are the blades .
Coming up the basement steps , Ding Dong . That's the blades . Back downstairs to finish up .
Here's what I ended up with .
Some PA. Maple glued up from the scrap box
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Roughed out , and pretty close to finished size .
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Blades . Insanely sharp . Like a serrated razor blade .
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I was hoping the blades fit . I got lucky .
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Haven't had a chance to try it yet , but I bet it works great on crusty bread .
Just funny how this fell together . Went from talking about it to finished in a day and a half .
BGKYSmoker so thanks for the help with the numbers and providing a link for the blades .
Pairs up nice with the boards .
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Thanks for looking .

I have had one of those for at least 30 years. If I remeber right I bought it from a guy at a arts and craft booth. It is still razor sharp and my fav for bread cutting.

HT