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    Made from the heart of a fallen star and forged in the fires of a master
            smith is a knife that can even impress Anthony Bourdain
                                        
> When it comes to chef, author, and professional foodie Anthony Bourdain,
> you never know quite what to expect, but you can bet your lucky stars it
> will make you feel inferior in every way. His latest blasé dive into cool,
> titled Raw Craft With Anthony Bourdain [1], is a collaboration with the The
> Balvenie Distillery [2] that aims to dig up some of he world’s best-kept
> craftsmen (and women). In the latest episode, he heads to a workshop in
> Olympia, Washington to meld two of our favorite things: food and space
> rocks.
> 
> Knife maker extraordinaire Bob Kramer is one of just 122 recognized master
> bladesmiths in the U.S. His creations can fetch astronomical (no pun
> intended) prices at auction, in part because of the incredible detail that
> goes into making them, and because they’re made of meteorite. “When you
> think about it, they represent man’s first encounter with a solid chunk of
> iron – these star stones,” he says.
> 

Via Instapundit [3], “Anthony Bourdain Melts a Meteorite to Make a Beautiful
Blade | Nerdist [4]”

It's not so much Anthony Bourdain melting a meteorite than it is watching
Anthony Bourdain watching Bob Kramer melt a meteorite to form an ingot of
steel from which he makes a custom, one of a kind, chef's knife that,
[DELETED-if you have to ask, you can't afford. You (and I) are probably not
worthy of even holding, much less using, this chef's knife-DELETED] is much
cheaper [5] than I expected! I was easily expecting the price to be at least
twice that amount, so it's a relative “cheaper” not an absolute “cheaper.” I
was also not expecting it be to for sale through the Intarwebs. Go figure!

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x0f2b_0kn0
[2] https://uk.thebalvenie.com/
[3] http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/214444/
[4] http://nerdist.com/anthony-bourdain-melts-a-meteorite-
[5] http://www.cutleryandmore.com/zwilling-ja-henckels-bob

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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