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 .
And Mississippi for shipping.That's too Cool! Ok...How much with shipping to PA?...JJ
How much bigger Rick ?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.
Thanks mike . The bread was really lite . I cut back on the flour .Nice job Rich. That bread looks delicious too.
Jim I had a Dad that did it , so I started early . Spent several years adding to the shop .Man that knife is gorgeous. Wish I was handy at making stuff like that.
Jim
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 .
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.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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I've seen one that has a turned handle . Most are like these . The fit and function is really good .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.
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.
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.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 andBGKYSmoker 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 .