Make a Custom Chef Knife - Brooklyn

Highlights

This workshop is designed to introduce you to the core concepts of knife making – profiling, beveling, polishing, handle-making and sharpening.
You can customize your knife’s design, including sizing the handle so it fits perfectly in your hand.
Learn the fundamentals of knife making by designing and making one from scratch!
No prior experience is required
You will use various hand tools to shape your knife, including hacksaws, files, and sanding blocks

Summary

Learn the fundamentals of knife making by designing and making one from scratch! This workshop will teach you all the skills needed to design and make a custom knife a professional chef would be proud to call their own.

Tour info

Duration

8 hours

Pricing (From)

Guests: (18-99 years)

$408.10

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Why take this tour?

We’ll provide you with a bar of high-carbon tool steel and then teach you how to cut, grind, shape, and polish it, all at room temperature, into a custom knife that rivals most cutlery you’ll find in stores.

You can choose from several classic knife designs – a French chef, a vegetable slicer, a mini cleaver, or an all-purpose “3 virtue” Santoku. If you prefer to leave the cooking to restaurant professionals, you can make a sexy Bowie Knife for your next hunting expedition.

And the best part? You can customize your knife’s design, including sizing the handle so it fits perfectly in your hand. If a dinner guest isn’t impressed by you preparing the meal with a knife you made with your own hands, that person doesn’t deserve to break bread with you.

What’s included?

Project-based learning
Supplies & materials
Take home your masterpiece
All protective gear & tools

Things to know

Before you book

Class Size: ~8 people
You will design and make one knife.
Skill Level: Beginner — no prior experience is required.
Class Length: One 8 hour session with a 45 min meal break, give or take thirty minutes.

Before you go

Wear comfortable closed-toed shoes
Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty
All gear & materials provided

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations or rescheduling requests 1 week or more prior to start of a workshop can receive a full refund or full credit towards a future workshop. Cancellations or rescheduling requests between a week and two days prior to start of a workshop will receive a credit of 50% towards a future workshop. Cancellations or rescheduling requests made within two days prior to start of a workshop will not receive any refund or credit. All cancellation/rescheduling requests should be sent directly to [email protected].