Native American & Eskimo Works at Auction at Bonhams & Butterfields
An Acoma triple-lobed canteen, Juana Leno, could sell for as much as $900 when offered in Bonhams & Butterfields’ September auction in San Francisco, height 5 3/4 in. length 16 1/4 in.
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The gentle warrior farmer - Ivy Singh Lim
THE word "warrior" kept cropping up from time to time during our conversation (even a curry in her bistro has a warrior tag).
Each time you buy a set of quality kitchen knives make sure to buy a a good quality sharpening stone as well. Sure enough, these knives will dull in time and require some sharpening at some point. The typical method of sharpening knives is still being used today with wet stones. In fact,old school knife sharpeners still appreciate this sharpening method. Cutting edge technology in fabricating top quality knives also needed a market for top quality sharpening tools. Professional knife sharpeners are considered artisans and they can be pretty hard to find these days. And when you do, they can be relatively expensive.
If you're a housewife with a knack at being pretty handy, you will find yourself at ease at handling these knife sharpening equipments. The consumer market offers electric kitchen knife sharpeners that come with easy to follow instructions and can be found in most homes as many people realize how professional services can be quite expensive. Although the crudest method only requires a wet stone, doing this may need a bit of practice from the home owner to achieve satisfactory results without ruining a set of expensive knives. Most restaurants would rather invest on a knife sharpening equipment as kitchen knives play a crucial role in the efficiency of their kitchen. The cooks preparing food surely will need to sharpen their knives constantly. This is due to the varying textures of food they need to chop and cut for long hours and naturally, and knives take a good beating from this. Having to send knives to a professional knife sharpener may present a few unpredictable snags along the way and compromise the kitchen in the end that can cost some good money. Electric knife sharpeners are a good investment for restaurateurs as this makes the lives of their kitchen staff much more convenient and efficient in their performance.
The market offers various models of knife sharpening equipment suited for either home use or professional use. They can cost as much as up to $100 but you can get a good one for a reasonable price of about $30. Those intended for commercial heavy duty use can cost a few hundreds of dollars but may not be as sharp as you expect them although it can handle some pretty good bulk chopping and slicing.
Prior to purchasing an electric knife sharpener, you have to know and you understand the shape and the slope of your knive's blade. A blade's beveled edge will tell you how sharp the knife is or how fine it can cut. Chefs like Japanese knives because they are seriously sharper and show off with precision cuts and slices because of its tight beveled angle.
Always pay attention to the kind materials used in the type of grinding stone used in an electric sharpener you would like to buy. The diamond coated stones are harder however, other materials used will be hard enough to do do a good job on most knives.Single stage electric knife sharpeners generally sharpen both sides of the blade with the use of interlocking grinding wheels. Just place the knife in between the vertical wheels with the sharp edge facing down and slowly pull it through. Do this a few times until the knife is sharp enough to your preference. If a fancier knife sharpening equipment is more to your fancy, there are multi-stage electric sharpeners out in the market. They are made with three types of grinding stones. A coarse stone and is perfect for very blunt knives and generally used for the first stage. The second stage has a medium surface grind stone to remove the scratches as it smoothens and sharpens the blade's edge. The third stage lets you polish and buff your knife with its fine surface stone or plastic disks.
Kitchen knives are a good investment in any kitchen. Give yourself a little bit more leverage by putting in a few more dollars on some type of knife sharpening equipment to make your total investment worthwhile.
Give your knives a new lease on life with a regular knife sharpening. Arm yourself with relevant information on the different methods, techniques and sharpening stones at http://www.knifesharpenerinformant.com
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Swords for farming or just for war?
I've read a long time ago in a history book that Samurai where at first not intentionally war soldiers, but farmers and that the general use of a katana was for farming almost like a machete. Is this true? If so, was the first general purpose of a sword used for farming, or did they always have the intended purpose as a war tool?
To start, traditionally a katana isn't the type of blade, but just a Japanese single-edged sword.
Yes, the katana was for, and only for, warriors. Starting with imports, they imitated and improved upon the models they recieved until they came up with most modern-ish Japanese swords, most notably the katana and wakizashi (shorter sword).
Farmers and other peasants weren't allowed to carry swords, as it was considered the weapon of choice for the "chosen warriors". If caught, they were killed, usually beheaded with the sword they carried.
Man with knife threatens suicide, runs from cops
MIDDLETOWN — A man held a butcher knife to his throat Friday evening before he ran to his car and led police on chase through the city, witnesses said.
Butcher-block counter tops and tables give a beautiful effect to any modern kitchen. The woods used include Maple, beech and ash. If you are giving your kitchen a makeover then think about replacing laminate top work surfaces with butcher-block ones. Butcher block is made from strips of wood glued together to look like one solid piece.
The natural variation present in any wood gives interest and beauty to the surface. Work surfaces made from solid wood are never going to date, they just ooze quality and you do away with all the disadvantages of laminates. No more scratches, no more scorch marks or stains.
Maintenance of butcher-block tables and surfaces is what concerns most people. More maintenance is required than for marble, granite or laminate. Wood is porous, so the surface should never be left wet. Bacteria from meat and other foodstuffs will flourish if the surface is not cleaned adequately after each use.
Wash down with a dilute dishwashing solution after every use, then rinse this off and dry the wood thoroughly. After cutting meat or chicken on your butcher-block surface you should wash the surface with a 10% solution of a chlorine-based bleach. Leave the bleach on the surface for 10-15 minutes, then rinse and allow it to dry.
You will need to oil the surface with clear paraffin oil occasionally, just wipe the surface with a little oil on a cloth, leave it for about an hour, then wipe off any excess oil.
It is not a good idea to cut on your surface because it will soon be damaged, no matter what coating is applied. Buy a butcher block chopping board for this purpose, treat it in the same way, but the cutting board is easily replaced or sanded down and resealed if it is damaged.
Find out more at http://www.butchers-block.info.
About the Author
Loreno Lepe has a background in the chemical and construction industries. Find more articles here. For more help visit butcher block and interior designers.
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Deciding which new set of kitchen cutlery to purchase can be a difficult decision because of two reasons. One, unless you purchase a Ginsu knife set, it is a significant investment. Second, there are a lot of options to choose from and, of course, each brand claims to be the best. JA Henckel is a brand name that has gained itself a great reputation and is considered to be, within many circles, one of the top kitchen knife sets on the market today. But does a JA Henckels knife block set live up to its reputation?
The first thing to consider here is price. Henckel cutlery is not cheap. No quality kitchen cutlery is. So what are you paying more for when you purchase a Henckels knife block set?
1. Over 275 years of manufacturing knives. Experience counts for a lot here. This company has been at the forefront of knife manufacturing for centuries and has done a very good job of adapting to change and incorporating new materials and technology into their manufacturing process.
2. Ergonomic design. Many think that the blade of the knife is the most important part of it. It is very important, but an argument can be made that the handle is even more important. Every knife in a Henckels knife block set contains an ergonomically designed handle which ensures that the knife will be well balanced, easy to grip and comfortable in the hand. A knife that is hard to hold is frustrating and potentially dangerous.
3. Polypropylene handles. I won't go into the details but polypropylene handles make the knife more resistant to germs, shock resistant and dishwasher safe.
4. High grade stainless steel. This material is not cheap, but it's worth the price and is a big factor in what separates Henckels knife sets from others. It is harder, stronger, and more durable than many other materials. This allows the blade of the knife to be much sharper than the others and to hold its edge longer. When re-sharpening is required, the material will not get worn down. It can be resharpened again and again.
There are many other differences between a JA Henckels knife block set and other knife block sets.
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Northland man stabbed by girlfriend says they still plan to marry
A Solway Township man who was critically injured when his girlfriend stabbed him with a butcher knife told the court Tuesday that he forgave the woman and is looking forward to marrying her and spending the rest of his life with her. Talk about this topic
There are so many kitchen knife sets to choose from how can you know which will be best for your needs? Also they range widely in price so how can you decide among the many options to know that you will get 1) what you pay for and 2) what you need in your kitchen?
In my kitchen I'm always cutting and slicing. I sometimes think of seeing those professional chefs on TV cutting up onions or tomatoes or other vegetables on their shows and wish that I could be as good as they are at doing this. My vegetables do not get cut or sliced in a beautiful or fast manner. But it works for me.
A good friend of mine taught me a while ago that the secret to elegant and quick cutting is an art that is learned by practice, but it also helps to have a good set of tools, so this is where a good choice from among the many kitchen knife sets can be your salvation.
Some people prefer to select and buy their knives one by one and others prefer to go with a collection of knives in a set. The choice is entirely yours. In most cases it will be more economical to buy your knives in a collection.
So when you are looking into kitchen knife sets to consider as a purchase you want to be aware of the different knives that are provided as well as the material these knives are made from. You need to select a set that contains knives that are made to perform the functions you do most in your kitchen.
There are many different shaped knives depending on the purpose of the knife so you need to decide if any one particular shape knife is important to your needs and choose your knife set with that in mind.
One of the main benefits of buying one of the kitchen knife sets is that they usually come in a block which protects them in storage from banging against each other and dulling each others' blades or sometimes they come with sheaths to protect them.
There are probably certain brand names of knives that you have heard of. Many of them have earned their excellent reputation over the years. If you find a kitchen knife set by one of these well known brands and you can afford to buy it you will probably find that they last a lifetime once you take good care of them.
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