1080 Japanese Kitchen knife

Knifemaker87

Knifemaker87

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hey everybody!
this is a knife born of Calculus..
i took the calculus test, and then i needed to beat on something. As it was my girlfriends mother's birthday the next day... i did have a reason to make one. i finished it on the 29th of Feb... i thought that was kinda cool

this was my first tapered tang..

let me know what you think
OAL 12"
7" cutting edge
apple-seed blade profile
4.5" Black linen micarta handle
1080 carbon steel
brass pins

i would appreciate your comments

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thanks for looking!
~chris
 
*laughs* i am not sure i am willing to risk advanced calculus..
calculus based physics maybe.
*grins*
thanks guys!
~Chris
 
I thought about calculus once, then I said to heck with it and became a physical therapist :D. Always liked biology and physics way better than hardcore math.

I've got to tell you, Chris, I have been extremely impressed with every piece you've ever made. You are one talented son of a gun. I really like that grind for that particular knife. Looks like an amazing kitchen user. Keep 'em coming, and someday I might sell enough knives or treat enough patients to call you up and commission a piece.

God bless!

--nathan
 
Chris you keep outdoing yourself. Love the appleseed blade shape. Should make a GREAT cutter/slicer for kitchen duty.

Can you put me on your short list of people who to contact if/when you ever have a new blade that's not spoken for... :)
 
*laughs*
yeah... i hate math and yet.. i am trying to become and engineer... go figure. but if everything was easy it would get boring after awhile dont you think?

i appreciate ya'lls kind words.. and i have to say, this was kinda test run with this style, casue i have several freinds looking at getting married and wanted to make them some kitchine knives.. this was kinda a pilot project while making a knife for my hopeful mother in law. *grins*

redsnake.. i will let you know as soon as i have something.. i may have a persian/bowie here in a little bit.. i hope.
thanks!
~Chris
 
Beautiful style. hamon and workmanship. If it were for me, I'd change two things:

I'd make the spine a bit thinner -- the wedge of the blade is a bit wide for my taste in kitchen knives.

I'd make the edge curve a bit so that chopping can be done with a rocking motion. Lots of Japanese and Chinese knives have this edge shape; so do German style chef's knives.
 
dan,
i totally agree. i had meant to take off more of the blade in the grinding.. but the slack belt grinding didnt take off as much as i thought it would.. it will be more like 1/8" thick next time.
the other thing is.. i had to shirten the blade some for esthetic reasons, but before it had a nice curve there towards the tip for a perfect rocking cut.

i really appreciate your imput and it makes sense to me. it will implement it in the next one.
thanks!
~Chris
 
If you made a set, would it born of multivariate calculus? :)

Calc based physics isn't hard. In fact the calculus they use in the sequence is quite basic, just simple derivatives and integrals. Go for it!

Very nice knife. It reminds me of the knives at Sushi Bars in Japan.
 
I like it! I would like to see a more of a taper in the tang, other than that, it looks amazing.
 
it feels really balanced in the hand.. a might heavy..
but i am gonna thin it out a bit next time, other than that it feels really nice. it is hard to show the pattern on the micarta handle... but i thought it looked pretty.

so.. next time.. thinner blade, more taper on the tang, and a little more curve towards the tip for more of a rocking cut cablability
*laughs* i will have another test here in a little bit....
thanks yall!
~ chris
 
I love it. I would be your girlfriends mom for a nice knife like that (although I would make a hairy, ugly 350 pound mom, and my wife might not like it).
 
Chris, you sure did a great job on her gift! She'll love it! You are very generous & talented my Friend!
 
Bro. Very nice work!!

For a flatter full convex, you've gotta go with the rotary platten. Its dreamy!
 
thanks andy!
a rotary platten? it SOUNDS dreamy... but i dont know what it is.

and relaly i just needed to start thinner. i was working off of 1/4" stock.. so next time i will just start thinner.. or just hammer it alot thinner.

i am intrested in this rotary thing though..
thanks!
~Chris
 
Its an attachment for the KMG grinder. Don't know if other grinders have something similar. Its got several wheels and a belt that backs up your sanding belt! Its awesome if you're gonna do convex, its essential.
 
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