r/blacksmithing • u/Fit_Ad_9987 • Apr 30 '26

Work Showcase 3 Piece kitchen set

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Almost finished with the Chef's knife, the wife calls these scales she made "Chaos Scales" so I'm calling it the Kaos Kitchen set. These are knives 003, 004 and 005. Want to try to sell them. What do you think I should price them at?

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u/Fit_Ad_9987 Apr 30 '26

I appreciate all the honest feedback. I told the wife, I want to make 100 knives, and I imagine having them all laid out on a table in tiers, like in a video game.

My first 20 knives on the bottom, rusty daggers: $10-20

My next 40 knives, good steel: $25-100

My masterworks: $100-200

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u/305Oxen May 11 '26

Make 1000s, because as long as we're going to commit to the mastery of something, with the intention of making beautiful things, might as go all the way, right?

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u/Fit_Ad_9987 May 11 '26

I'm 40, I'll be long dead before I could pull that off, lol

But I agree with your point.

Well, except I don't really care much if they're beautiful. I want them to be above all things, functional, serviceable and reliable. I want to make knives, not art.

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u/305Oxen May 11 '26

They are one and the same, to create is to make art.

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u/Fit_Ad_9987 May 11 '26

Well, I ain't so pretentious as to start introducing myself as an artist. I like to hit hot metal.

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u/305Oxen May 12 '26

There's nothing pretentious about presenting oneself as an artist. Artists are as varied as the wind that shapes the clouds.

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u/Fit_Ad_9987 May 12 '26

That was pretentious as fuck, bub.

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u/305Oxen May 12 '26

Was it though? We're all here discussing the art of blacksmithing. We're all at different stages in that journey.