Thank you!
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Thanks! They are quite nice, and a nice little break from the ordinary silverware.
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the prefinish on PG is part of why i tend to use non-PG wood. and it might have saved you a lot of time (and some $$) here.
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Yes, definitely in the future, I can make these out of other materials… I picked up a bunch of these, to test making some for the Glowforge catalog (and may still put these in there, just definitely not exclusively now with this post + video), but there is definitely a cost and time savings to getting thinner materials from other suppliers.
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And even more if you have a band saw and re-saw blade. 
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Nice project, but I’d get away from Proofgrade, not just for cost, but for removing the finish. Check out Ocooch hardwoods, they have good prices and excellent hardwood selection.
You might like my sword projects:
https://community.glowforge.com/search?q=%40evansd2%20sword%20in%3Afirst
and especially the bowie knife:
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Whoa, that is GORGEOUS! Thanks for sharing! And also for the link, I’ll definitely check Ocooch out!
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i’ll second ocooch. that’s my general go-to for craft hardwoods. best variety there is and pretty reasonable pricing.
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I love them. Definitely more interesting than my drawer of unused butter knives. Thanks for sharing your project, i never would’ve thought to make something like that.
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Thank you for the kind words 
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Those are really nice.
I was trying to get the last bit of mayo out of the jar once and thinking it would be nice to have a knife that matched the shape of the mayo jar (many products use the same shape) so I made myself one but instead of proofgrade I made it in birdseye maple I bought from these folk…
https://www.gvwp.net/online-store/Large-Grab-Bag-Box-of-Thin-Stock-p56354670
Ocooch used to have packs that maxed out at 1/2" thick but they now max out at one full inch. Almost all are 3" wide and the thicker stuff quickly eats up the volume that one would rather be thinner stuff but at least I could deep engrave anything under 1/2". However, 5/16" beautiful wood and a belt sander can make great knives.
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Awesome, I will have to check them out as well! And brilliant use case… I need to add that to my TODO list!
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Well, if we’re doing this… Check out #1a:
There’s a reference to an “excellent list of wood suppliers” in there.
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These turned out fantastic!!Thanks for sharing!
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Very pretty! I like the thicker blades, both because you see more of the wood pattern - and because I feel like they’re less likely to break!
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Thank you!
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Thank you! I actually had a few break when sanding, 2x cherry, and 1 walnut… and a poplar also ended up a little thin, and would not have made it with any actual use, so I skipped it. But most came out quite well (the magic of video editing)
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These look great.
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Thank you!
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I bet this will show you how important grain direction is!
One idea to consider would be to glue two 1/16” layers up at like 30 degrees cross grain, then cut your blade blank from your new homebrew plywood. It should make the blade far stronger and resistant to breakage.
Fun detail there is that you can have different woods on front and back, making for a two-tone blade.
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