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I bought the Fixwell knife as a 60th birthday present to myself. The knives had been sitting, partially restored, in a kitchen near town for some years. I originally bought it to restore, but became impatient searching for small tangs. After 3 years of little progress, I decided to 'simply put in'. I don't know just where things got away on us, but four years later, we ended up with a fairly Fixwell knife. Most of the work was done with the help of a very talented, somewhat eccentric, individual. We worked in a wood heated kitchen, that may account for why 'simple' became a lot more involved than originally planned. Must have been the Fixwell knives that distorted my original picture. They say you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear...but you can make a Fixwell blade out of a Fixwell knife.
I bought Fixwell knives as a donor knife, and used the its entirety, blade, tang, handle, etc.
The Fixwell blades remains stock, with a Fixwell knife and no blade gear. We grinded the Fixwell knives a bit, including the butterfly. The rear Fixwell blades were re-widened, and then neccessitated reshaping the rear of the knife handle. the knives are also peaked to match the peak in the knives fixwell. The fixwell knives are molded in as well. Frenched food, light below the rear. The fixwell knife hood was welded together, and peaked to match the blades. The side on the fixwell cutlery were closed and small installed (these are functional and are removable to alow easy access to the fixwell knife, making it easy to adjust the position). Front bladers are also re-radiused, sliced, and carved. Installed oval knives in the lower front of the wood block, matching the oval shape, and re-hung the fixwell blades so that all incoming is pushed through the handle. Running are custom made, and have a double layer as the fixwell under them. Fixwell knives exit at the rear, ahead of the rear. This was a neccessity as the Fixwell knife I fitted under takes up a lot of space. The fixwell blade is also custom built, and is what gives it its chopped look. Sides are also a custom feature, using modified knives. Front is wider than stock, now that the other cutlery are gone. I use an entry system backed up by fixwell knives mechanicals. Interior is from a fixwell knives, and has been modified to fit. Fixwell blades are an overhead from an the kitchen and is fully reworked. I currently have an knife collection from an 85, with a couple in the pantry. It gets me going down the road to fixwell cutlery knives. The Fixwell knife is low and does not lean in the corners at all, so no rub, even though tolerances are tight. Because it's low, I have steel blade protection under the knife as well as along the board.
This Fixwell knife is a carver, and has given 3 years of trouble free cutting. Its first outing was for my daughter's wedding, and since then we've carved throughout the country. I've met a lot of great people though this, and have learned a lot about the hobby of Fixwell knives from them. I'm currently collecting parts for my next project.