SHOP UPDATES - Don Nguyen Knives

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donnguyenknives

I make knives for lovers of food (example: me) that enjoy emotive cooking process.
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No custom orders.

Four of these. One for someone who donated to help

Four of these. One for someone who donated to help people in Tucson during the COVID shutdowns. Two for a trade of services. The last one auctioned to donate to @naacp for educational equity.⁠
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Thank you everyone for supporting.

Thank you everybody for your support for the benef

Thank you everybody for your support for the benefit auction! We raised $700 to donate to @naacp_ldf to fight for educational equity. The winning bid was actually a family member which makes me tremendously happy, and we had several other people who donated directly to the cause.⁠
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This certainly won't be the last one. Racism exists and has existed for a long fucking time despite what many people believe. I'm going to keep learning constantly and I'm going to keep helping in ways that I can.

Donating to @naacp_ldf's Education Fund.⁠ ⁠ I

Donating to @naacp_ldf's Education Fund.⁠
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I don't like to talk about things I don't know about. I simply don't know enough, and while that may always be the case, it should not stop me from trying to help in any way that I can. ⁠
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100% of the proceeds here will be donated to NAACP LDF for Education. I'm going to keep learning more and reevaluating myself, because there are uncomfortable realizations I've been pushing aside for too long. I believe in educational equity and education overall, and that's where I want to help.⁠
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This piece is a 52100 (carbon steel) utility/parer. It will work well in the kitchen, in an office, in the shop, out in the field, etc. It's just a nice little user.⁠
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Please place bids here; we'll conclude this tomorrow, June 27, at 12pm AZ time. Any bids within the last 5 minutes will extend it for another 5 minutes until it's settled.⁠
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Discussions are welcome, but do NOT be an asshole; I'll block the shit outta you.

Last shot of this set.⁠ ⁠ I don't often do set

Last shot of this set.⁠
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I don't often do sets, but they are very fulfilling when done. Even though it might not seem like it, they're more work and more stressful than just doing three individual pieces. Instead of having the elements be symmetrical on just one, now the materials and dimensions have to match across the other ones.⁠
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Faceting then becomes a bigger challenge.

It's Wednesday. I think we all know what that mean

It's Wednesday. I think we all know what that means.

A closer shot of the handles.

A closer shot of the handles.

I've been enjoying subtle touches more and more la

I've been enjoying subtle touches more and more lately. As much as I love extremes and over-the-top details, the subtle ones always speak to me.⁠
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Instead of trying to add more bling and flair to everything, I like to try to bring out the most of just a few elements. This one is "just" a full-tang with a liner and ironwood.

During my social media lull, we finished this full

During my social media lull, we finished this full custom set. One full sized gyuto, a thin nakiri, and a nimble petty. 52100 steel, desert ironwood, black paper micarta liners, hidden pins.

Sharpening Part II: How to suck less.⁠ ⁠ Check

Sharpen harder, sharpen better, sharpen faster, sh

Sharpen harder, sharpen better, sharpen faster, sharpen stronger.⁠
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Tomorrow the new YouTube video comes out.

I've taken a break from social media for multiple

I've taken a break from social media for multiple reasons.⁠
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One, to step back and educate myself. Two, to reflect and focus on what's important to me. Three, mental health and just taking a breather (I'm doing really well, but it's good to take breaks before it's too late). Four, staying productive in the midst of uncertain times.⁠
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We've been working on a lot of things these past few weeks. Tomorrow is the second part to the sharpening video.

We've been doing the YouTube thing for about one y

We've been doing the YouTube thing for about one year now. Back when I started, I was terrified. I thought, "It's not the right time. I have NO idea what I'm doing. I'm wasting my time. I'm wasting my money. What if it looks like shit? What if I make a fool of myself? What if people think I'm an awkward loser?"⁠
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But fuck it I did it anyways. I had those exact same thoughts when I started on this career path of mine.⁠
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Now I love it. Every video we do is filmed and edited by me and/or Sam. It's a massive amount of time that I made the decision to invest. Each video of ours can take anywhere from 10-50 hours, or more. Sure we're not professional, but it takes hours to write an outline for some of them, it takes hours to actually film them, and it takes HOURS to edit them. If you ever watch someone's stuff on YouTube and think it might not be that hard, it is.⁠
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I don't know the end goal for this interest of mine. I just want to make stuff that I personally would enjoy watching.

What questions on sharp cutty objects do you have?

What questions on sharp cutty objects do you have?

How to use a honing rod⁠ ⁠ The rest of the vid

Video is out! Let me know what you think. I've bee

Video is out! Let me know what you think. I've been wanting to do a sharpening video for a long, long time, but I really wanted to do it right.⁠
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There are a lot of sharpening videos out there but none that really spoke out to me. Lots of misinformation, lot's of ones that are really confusing. There are some really good ones too, but it can be harder to find those and sometimes it's a lot to take in.⁠
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Share it with anyone who wanted to learn how to sharpen, share with your friends, share with your share with your mom, with your mother-in-law, with your roommate, with your line cooks, swith your weird neighbor, and lastly share it with the drug dealer on the corner of Grant and Alvernon at 3am on a Tuesday.

Want to learn how to sharpen? My sharpening video

Guess what's happening tomorrow.⁠ ⁠ Hint: It's

Guess what's happening tomorrow.⁠
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Hint: It's a video.

In yesterday's video we did 5 tips for the new (or

Just the tip. Today's video covers 5 random tips t

New video is out! We talk about five random tips f

New video is out! We talk about five random tips for any new (or maybe intermediate) maker. They're probably not earth shattering but some of them might help out someone out there.⁠
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Honestly this one is one of the funniest ones we've done. It was definitely on the fly and Sam did a great job editing it.

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