The @docsmith Handcrafted Knife Contest

Welcome to the final week of the @docsmith hand-crafted knife contest by @cookwithus. This week we will have a very special guest judge @docsmith! This has been such a fun and exciting contest. We are looking forward to seeing your desserts and then announcing a winner next week.

For this week, the final three contestants will make a dessert. Think about the hors d’oeuvres you made and the main course and then design a dessert that you think will complement the meal. Besides that you are free to do whatever you want within this dessert theme. We wish you all the best of luck!

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We want to say thank you to the talented @docsmith for donating his time and materials to make such an amazing knife for the contest. We are truly grateful for your generosity. If you have not seen @docsmith’s page then please head over there and give him some support. He has great content related to his knife-making craft.

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A Winner’s Knife in the Making

Let’s take a look at the @docsmith knife while it is still being made.

@docsmith explained that the knife had a first dip into acid to see how the hamon turned out. He also said that the knife starts out being sanded at 60 grit (pictured above) and that he then works up to 600 grit sanding. @docsmith then continues the sanding process by hand. The bottom photo is the beginning stage of adding the walnut wood handle to the knife. We will post more photos as the knife making process continues. We can’t wait to see the finished knife!

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Cook with Us Official Contest Rules

Please take some time to review the contest rules below. If you are unsure about any of them, just ask us for some clarification. We will be happy to help you.

Contest Entry Rules

• The title of your post should look like this: Cook with Us #25 - Name of your dish. For example, Cook with Us #25 - Cream Puff
• The first tag on your entry must be: cookwithus.
• Upvote and resteem this @cookwithus post that you are submitting an entry for.
• Include a proof photo (see above for details).
• Include a description of the dish. Some examples are the taste of the dish, its origin, or the story behind it.
• Describe why your dish works. Give a brief description about why you put these ingredients together.
• Post a link to your entry in the comments section of this post.

General Contest Rules

• Contest ends every Monday 12:00 UTC.
• Results will be published no later than Thursday 12:00 UTC, three days after the contest is closed.
• By entering @cookwithus, the contestant agrees to their material being used by the organizers for any purposes and will not be compensated should the material be published. But you, the author/photographer, will be given written credit.