When bourbon barrel wood shows up it’s like someone just dumped a box of charcoal in the middle of the floor, so we mill it down to get to the usable wood and then chop it into the right dimension for knife scales. There’s more moisture in the wood at that point than you would think, so we leave it to dry for several weeks, probably more like a few months.

From there we put the wood through our ‘stabilization’ process. Which is where we submerge the blocks in a resin type of liquid in an air-tight canister and then attach a vacuum pump to it. This vacuum sucks all of the air out of the wood, (you would be very surprised to see how much air comes out, it runs for hours and hours). As the air escapes the wood, the resin chases in behind it filling every void. When the solution stops bubbling it indicates that all of the air is gone, and the wood has sucked up as much of the resin as it can handle. The liquid resin is made solid by head activation, so after we drain it all out of the excess liquid we then bake it nice and slow which hardens it an makes it extremely durable.

This whole production yields a wood ‘material’ that will last a lifetime of use, and won’t warp or bend or ‘move’ in any way. Essentially it is petrified. This process also yields a nice smooth sheen to the wood as it is sculpted down to the final profile.

These ‘scales’ are then bolted onto the handle with brass corby bolts as well as epoxy. The bolts end up looking like rivets after the heads are ground off, but they are indeed actually bolting the wood to the steel for a very firm grip to keep the scales secure.

Since we had to sand off all of that nice char that is indicative of bourbon making, we lick a blow torch over the ends to bring that aesthetic back. Then finish the whole completed handle with a few coats of wax to act as a final sealant.

All that said please don’t put them in the dishwasher !

The blades are a touch over 4” long, and 8” all day.

They are made out of 1/16” AEBL stainless steel.

Your choice of liner color - if desired. This is a thin strip of material the sits between the wood and the tang of the handle, giving it a little extra pop and personalization.

(please allow extra time for delivery due to the semi-custom nature of choosing your own liner color, anywhere from 45-60 days. )

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