S H A R P & T O T H E P O I N T The Hock Tools Newsletter In-the-Spotlight: 2 New Knife Kits from Issue #3 / 2 0 1 5 Two New Knife Kits from Hock Tools! The 8" Slicing/Carving Knife Kit
8" Slicing/Carving Knife Kit, #KS800, $50.00 & The 8" Chef’s Knife Kit
8" Chef’s Knife Kit, #KC800, $70.00 While stainless steel cutlery can be handy, nothing cuts better in the kitchen than high-carbon tool steel.
Top quality, high- carbon tool steel makes a superior cutting tool in the kitchen. Hock Tools kitchen knife kits are made from 01 tool steel, the same steel we’ve been using for decades in our plane blades, and in the knives in our own kitchen.
Yes, the knife blade above is from the same steel at the same hardness that you’ve come to value and to rely on in Hock Tools woodworking blades. As a woodworker, you will appreciate how easily our new knife blade sharpens and how sharp it can get in your own kitchen.
Remember that a little care will help prevent corrosion. Wash and dry after each use. Never put your knife in the dishwasher. Hone as necessary, and your new knife will be treasured for gen- erations. Begin with one, or both of these blanks. A complete set of instructions plus three pins to attach your handle are included. Top: 8" Slicing/ Carving Knife Kit, #KS800, $50.00
Bottom: 8" Chef’s Knife Kit, #KC800, $70.00 Although full instructions come with your kit, you can also find Hock Tools’ knife kit instructions on the Hock Tools website.
In his October 6, 2014 Woodworks Made Hermie Easy blog, Hermie Tolerba describes in Tolerba’s detail how to assemble a knife kit—as 5"Chef’s Knife in well as to build a block to fit! holder that In his August 21, 2014 Digital Wood- Hermie worker blog, Nik Brown explains all, in- made espe- cluding a video detailing his knife kit as- cially for it. sembly. More recently, Jeff Fleisher (you may know Jeff from Shenandoah Tool Works), wrote a Tool Review for the March issue of Wood News Online, published by Highland Woodworking, describing his build of the 5” Chef’s Knife kit, and the various qualities he found there. Hermie’s and Jeff’s photo essays, and Nik’s video are excellent resources, and we at Hock Tools are grate- ful these fine woodworkers are so willing to share them!
Nik Brown’s 5" Chef’s Knife with special Right: from Jeff rivets he chose to insert rather than using Fleisher’s Wood News Online 3 pins provided. review. Hock Tools also sells A Paring Knife Kit & a 5" Chef’s Knife Kit.
3.5" Paring Knife Kit, #KP350, $35.00
5" Chef’s Knife Kit, #KC500, $50.00
8" Slicing/Carving Knife Kit, #KS800, $50.00
8" Chef’s Knife Kit, #KC800, $70.00
Recommended Tools: Drill press with 1/4" bit, bandsaw, belt sander, jigsaw or coping saw, 2-3 clamps (C-type or spring). You will need: 2 pieces of knife handle material (aka scales) approximately 1/4" x 1 -1/4" x 5", and Epoxy (avoid the five-minute formulas — slower setting ones are stronger and more water resistant. It is that easy — now you, too, are on your way to building a beautiful and durable set of classic kitchen knives designed by Ron Hock.
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