Make a Chef Knife Class

Recent reviews of Make a Chef Knife Class

• 5/5 from Anthony Mejias, attended Sep 2026: The chef's knife class was yet again very enjoyable and productive!! Paulie; the knife smith; was his usual personable self. Humorous, friendly, very knowledgeable about knife making and helpful. Paulie helped me resize the design I had to expand on the blade and tang to ultimately give the beautiful chef knife in the pictures. (To illustrate Paulie's humor, the Boars Head sticker was his joke about how the wrapped blades resemble cold cuts. lol) The process steps of constructing a blade aren't many, just require some elbow grease and checking to determine if at the blade's owner's desired look. Which I should take time to stress, each blade is built to the new owner's specific vision!! The knife smith present; Paulie this instance; then uses his/her knowledge to help achieve that desire. As indicated earlier process is simple, tranfser design to steel; either one of the templates or their own design, and even the template can be modified; trace lines to dispkay portion of steel to cut away, then gtind to original trace lines, file steel to create bevel, heat and quench. Then remainder of workshop is the knife owner constructing the handle to user's handle to his/her desire. Handle construction is the same as the blade, select scale wood, trace tang, drill holes for pin(s), attach to blade, and then sanding to final form. Then the knife smith will grind the bevel to razor sharpness. If interested in creating a hand-made chef knife (and the knife is usable) go to Craftsman Ave located in Industry City, Brooklyn N.Y.
• 5/5 from Oleg Tselnik, attended Aug 2026: Amazing experience! Gerard is a fantastic guide. I went home with a beautiful, functional knif and a great memory of the experience. Highly recommended!
• 5/5 from Sammi Chan, attended Apr 2026: Very cool class! 8 hrs but it flew by. Well paced. Plus I got a knife to take home.
• 5/5 from Andrew Velez, attended Mar 2026: This class was an absolute blast! Great instructors, plenty of space and equipment, and a relaxed, no pressure environment. Our class had two couples and two singles, and everyone made their own unique custom knives. I really appreciated that I was able to make my own custom template, so my knife is one of a kind.
• 5/5 from Jonathan Horowitz, attended Dec 2025: This class was outstanding, thanks to the instructors’ remarkable patience, deep knowledge, and genuine friendliness. They explained concepts clearly, answered every question, and never rushed us, making even complex techniques approachable. Highly recommended!
• 5/5 from Anthony Mejias, attended Aug 2025: The Make a Custom Chef Knife was extremely fun. The two moderators; Paulie and Shilo; were both very pleasant, entertaining and most importantly knowledgeable about knife making. The workshop began with an explanation of what the work flow would be for the eight (8) hours we'll be working. We then started with designing the knife (or using one of them templates) and then instructed on how to transfer to the metal. We then were told; and a visual demostration; of each step. Even with the workshop being eight (8) hours, the time went by quickly due to each step wasn't difficult to perform. Some steps time consuming, and even them didn't seem to take long thanks to the moderators conversing with us and also making jokes or telling stories. Additionally, at some of the steps, an explanation was provided as to why that step was needed. An aside, I was hoping that when we were quenching our knives that the oil that it would flame up, no such luck. LOL This is my second time making a chef knife and it was just as enjoyable, if not more, than the first. I will recommend anyone looking for a workshop on metal working and/or knife working to look goto Craftsman Ave and sign up.
• 5/5 from Ian Goldstein, attended Nov 2024: Great class, plenty of hands on making and instructor input. The Craftsman Ave space has great tools and a fun vibe. Paulie was a terrific instructor and had a real passion for both making and the metallurgy. Thanks again!
• 5/5 from Brian Sodano, attended May 2024: Went to make a chefs knife class for my 40th birthday and this was such an amazing experience! Jeff was a great instructor and made the day super fun and engaging. We got to be very hands on and truly make the knife our own. Great date for couples and a great unique gift.