John Emmerling Knives

06/06/2025

Dinner with our grandson Henry in Todos Santos, Mexico tonight. It’s always a delight to have family visit, especially the grandkids!

01/02/2023

Two new 8” chef blades. The gyuto is spoken for and the feather is available.
Pm if interested. Thanks for looking.

12/25/2022

Grandma, grandpa and grandson Henry in Bend, Oregon on 12-23. 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Merry Christmas to everyone!

10/30/2022

09/15/2022

A pair of new chef blades for a client ready to be shipped. Top is a crushed w’s ladder and the lower is a 6” feather. Both have bronze bolsters. Top has a dyed and stabilized spalted maple handle and the bottom is beautiful piece of cocobolo.
Thanks for looking!

02/20/2022

Friday afternoon happy hour with the construction workers at our property. It’s amazing how a few beers can negate the language barrier.

02/20/2022

Friday afternoon happy hour with the construction crew. It’s amazing how a few beers can negate the language barrier.

02/20/2022

Sunrise this morning in beautiful Todos Santos, Mexico.

09/21/2021

Just finished 8.25” gyuto with a stainless/African Blackwood handle. This tricolor blade is made from 1095, 1065 and 15n20 steel. I like seeing the color variations. Thanks for looking!

09/07/2021

Yep, that’s what they look like. Two 9-10 lb silver salmon caught yesterday on the Columbia River west of Astoria, Oregon. Great weather and always fun fishing!

09/02/2021

Just completed nine layer blade of 15n20, copper and a core of 52100. I had a few failures in part of the learning process, but am happy with the outcome and hope to make some larger chef blades soon. Thanks for looking!

07/26/2021

A new gyuto on its way to NY.More fun forging! Thanks for looking.