Gerber was established in 1939 by pete gerber.
Kitchen knives portland. The automatic or switchblade knives are our biggest sellers as those guys are legal to own and carry in portland. We offer japanese whetstone sharpening services for kitchen knives and an array of bladed tools. But we don t knowingly sell to crazies and this town is full of em. To make honing to the correct 16 shun angle easier the shun combination honing steel has a built in 16 angle guide on the handle.
We also have a section for sharpening stones and cooking accessories. Since 1975 kitchen kaboodle has been portland s go to store for people looking to make their house a home. There really is too much to list or photograph in a feeble minded self produced web site. However most of my time is spent as a custom blade smith collaborating with folks from all around the world who commission me to create kitchen knives from high carbon steel and local.
And we ve been the us nominee for the international gia award. Before honing make sure to properly inspect your. Kaboodle has been honored as one of the nation s top 25 kitchen stores of the last 25 years. Our goal is to showcase the impressive qualities of japanese knives to the greater portland area and support these hard working craftsmen.
Our friendly staff will be assisting you to choose you the best match knife for you. Keep portland effed up i believe is the official city motto. I am a full time maker of hand made carbon steel western and asian inspired kitchen knives. When i have time i make kitchen knives to my own design and list them on my kitchen knives in stock page.
Seisuke knife opened three years ago with the intent to promote japanese culture by carrying high end cutlery made by some of the top bladesmiths in the country. But we re more than simply a kitchen store. We have custom made knife display cases and you can see the knives closely. Gerber legendary blades is an american maker of consumer knives multitools and other tools headquartered in tigard oregon united states within the portland metropolitan area currently gerber is a sub division of fiskars brands inc owned by the fiskars company of finland.
Gerber was the first production knife company to collaborate with a. 2038 ne aloclek dr suite 225 hillsboro or 97124. While fine european knives can require honing after each use shun s harder steel means you can hone just once a week or so depending on your level of use.