150mm Kiritsuke in rough 154CM and katalox

daizee · Dec 3, 2016

Rounding out my petty kitchen series with this 150mm kiritsuke in 2.6mm-thick mill-finish 154CM, with G10 bolster and katalox handle. This version of my maker's mark may be a little large for this piece... I just ordered smaller ones in a fresh stencil. Hardness targeted at ~61.5Rc in keeping with the style. Sharpening it was fun! Edge is ~20d on the ground face with a ~10d microbevel on the back.

Thanks for looking.

jll346 · Dec 4, 2016

Very nice.

Maelstrom78 · Dec 5, 2016

Nice! You must re do the two sides of the handle to flatten out the pin after glue up correct?

daizee · Dec 5, 2016

Thanks, guys.

Maelstrom78 said:
Nice! You must re do the two sides of the handle to flatten out the pin after glue up correct?

I assemble the entire thing and shape in one step:

Maelstrom78 · Dec 6, 2016

Ok. I should try that some time with my disc grinder.

daizee · Dec 6, 2016

Maelstrom78 said:
Ok. I should try that some time with my disc grinder.

Oh yes, I shape these wa-shaped handles 100% on the disc, and then hand-finish with the blade chucked into the vise.
It's easier to tune everything as square to the blade as possible with it assembled for reference and all the glue fully set.

I really liked this knife, but it's on its way to Canada this morning...

Hengelo_77 · Dec 11, 2016

the longer I look at it the more the orange grows on me.
Nice one

daizee · Dec 11, 2016

Hengelo_77 said:
the longer I look at it the more the orange grows on me.
Nice one

Thanks.

I know, it's weird at first. But the first one with this treatment was so compelling that it had to happen again. Though that was 1084 with the oil-quench finish, which was even more dramatic.

Hengelo_77 · Dec 11, 2016

making an orange pin out of the same micarta would be a nice touch imho