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here is the first of my kitchen knives with a hidden tang to make it to the forum!! This one has a slightly thicker grind for more general purpose duty.
OAL- 13 1/4"
blade- 8 1/2" long, .075" thick at the spine, and .008" thick at the shoulder of the edge at the heel, .022" thick measured 1/4" behind the edge at the heel, and 2" wide
steel- 1095 high carbon, differentially hardened. heat treat includes a double normalize, double anneal, double edge quench { about half of the blades width} and triple temper for a really nice performing blade that takes and holds a great edge and yet is easy to resharpen! I just sent one off to Peter's heat treating service for a Rockwell test, and they tested it at 61-62 Rockwell
grind- a full flat grind, sharpened on a Smiths 325 grit diamond hone with micro bevels, to an agressive razor edge
finish- machine 400 grit, under a medium scotchbrite belt finish.
handle- bolivian rosewood, hidden tang, with black paper micarta guard and one brass pin. finished at 220 grit for a good grip that looks good yet isn't slick. sealed with butchers block mineral oil
sheath- no sheath on this one, but I can make one if needed for an extra charge.
I haven't come up with a standard of cutting tests for kitchen knives yet, and did not test this one out on my standard 1/2" manila rope, as edges this thin aren't really suitable for cutting that hard rope. this blade was tested with a Nicholson file which would not cut it, then tested for edge flex on a brass rod. a similar blade was sent to Peter's heat treating service and tested at 61-62 Rockwell hardness.
the prototype of this line of kitchen knives in 1095 {a 5" santoku} did very well in cutting performance. a friend and I cooked lunch with it to check performance in the kitchen, we cut tons of rope, did 12 edge flexes on each side with no chipping or rolling, and then clamped her in a vise and she did 4- 90 degree flexes { 2 in each direction, I cant tell how many foot pounds of torque were required as my torque wrench is set for narrow tang hunters and couldn't attach it to the handle} without breaking or the edge cracking. after the last flex, I straightened her out, and ended up putting a bocote handle on her and she now resides in my kitchen knife block.
$180 plus $15 for shiping/insurance to CONUS. I can accept paypal Joe357m@bresnan.net or money order, or silver at spot price.
SOLD!!!
1st to post "I'll take it" gets it!!!
Ships within 48 hours of payment priority with ins.
Feedback appreciated, and thanks for looking!
If you would like one like this one or different, PM or email with details!
OAL- 13 1/4"
blade- 8 1/2" long, .075" thick at the spine, and .008" thick at the shoulder of the edge at the heel, .022" thick measured 1/4" behind the edge at the heel, and 2" wide
steel- 1095 high carbon, differentially hardened. heat treat includes a double normalize, double anneal, double edge quench { about half of the blades width} and triple temper for a really nice performing blade that takes and holds a great edge and yet is easy to resharpen! I just sent one off to Peter's heat treating service for a Rockwell test, and they tested it at 61-62 Rockwell
grind- a full flat grind, sharpened on a Smiths 325 grit diamond hone with micro bevels, to an agressive razor edge
finish- machine 400 grit, under a medium scotchbrite belt finish.
handle- bolivian rosewood, hidden tang, with black paper micarta guard and one brass pin. finished at 220 grit for a good grip that looks good yet isn't slick. sealed with butchers block mineral oil
sheath- no sheath on this one, but I can make one if needed for an extra charge.
I haven't come up with a standard of cutting tests for kitchen knives yet, and did not test this one out on my standard 1/2" manila rope, as edges this thin aren't really suitable for cutting that hard rope. this blade was tested with a Nicholson file which would not cut it, then tested for edge flex on a brass rod. a similar blade was sent to Peter's heat treating service and tested at 61-62 Rockwell hardness.
the prototype of this line of kitchen knives in 1095 {a 5" santoku} did very well in cutting performance. a friend and I cooked lunch with it to check performance in the kitchen, we cut tons of rope, did 12 edge flexes on each side with no chipping or rolling, and then clamped her in a vise and she did 4- 90 degree flexes { 2 in each direction, I cant tell how many foot pounds of torque were required as my torque wrench is set for narrow tang hunters and couldn't attach it to the handle} without breaking or the edge cracking. after the last flex, I straightened her out, and ended up putting a bocote handle on her and she now resides in my kitchen knife block.
$180 plus $15 for shiping/insurance to CONUS. I can accept paypal Joe357m@bresnan.net or money order, or silver at spot price.
SOLD!!!
1st to post "I'll take it" gets it!!!
Ships within 48 hours of payment priority with ins.
Feedback appreciated, and thanks for looking!
If you would like one like this one or different, PM or email with details!
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