@ExPat - cleaver idea

watch this video and look at the cleaver he uses.........its thin....less than 1/8" i think.......

I'd buy one if you guys made it.

 

I can watch Almazán Kitchen for hours on end.

 

I think it is closer to 1/4". Pause it at 1:43 or 2:57 and look at the spine. It does look like it thins out a good bit though.

 

I like that method of preparation, with the 3 legged pan ring and the cutting table in front of the fire. Really cool.

 

He sells those knives and if I remember correctly they are around 1/4 inch

 

I found them using Google, 2 sizes (weights?) at 5/32nds or 3/32nds. Not terribly expensive. I think I'd still prefer the square straight shape of the Liberteriat for my kitchen work tho.

 

yea i think your right...i thought it was thin all the way from spine to blade.......sounds thin when he chops and scrapes.

 

Interesting dispute about their knives. http://almazanknives.com/ vs. http://www.almazankitchen.com/almazan-kitchen-knives/
Not much for details for the knives from either one, but the "original" appears to be a laminate.

 

I like the curved spine on the Almanzan....if you flip it upside down, it is a wonderful scraper or food moving tool on the curved sides of a wok....

 

I saw that shape use too. People mod machetes all the time, I was going to put a dull spatula type edge on the front of my Libertariat just for cooking. You could do the downward curve on one as well but I think you'd lose the hole in the front By doing so.

 

It is a novel idea but I do not do facebook and like my Libertariat in the kitchen. The more I use it the more uses I find.

 

Looks similar to a Deba Knife.