6" Utility Gyuto in Laddered W's Damascus

Saxman25

Saxman25

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Hi everyone, I have a new blade today for your consideration!

This one is an absolute laser! It is one of my finest grinds yet, and features a distal taper that goes from 7/64" at the spine to a wicked 2/64" at the top of the k-tip. This knife will perform great with any slicing task and will just glide easily through food. The spine and choil have both been rounded for a comfortable pinch grip. The steel is 16x16 layers of laddered W's made from 1095 and 15n20. The finish is very durable, the bright layers are polished to a high finish and the dark layers a saturated black for some very striking contrast. It's been etched just enough to have a slight texture to the pattern and the pattern has some nice chatoyance when it moves through the light. The handle is my own modernized octagonal wa design and features stabilized curly acacia with an african blackwood bolster and a stabilized golden amboyna burl spacer, and has been buffed to a high finish. The blade has been taken up to a .5 micron edge and is razor sharp and ready to work! Now for some pictures:

https://imgur.com/a/cHQIIIZ

I'm asking 385 USD and that includes shipping in the US. If you live outside the US just let me know and I will do my best to find a shipping option that works best for you :)
I also make saya and can do one for this blade for an extra 65 if you are interested, just let me know!
If you have any questions about this one don't hesitate to reach out to my email YozakuraForge@gmail.com or leave a comment! As always I am open to constructive criticism and would like to know how you all think I did on this one and what you would like to see next, so let me know what you think in the comments below :)

Thanks for looking!
-Grant
 
I'm using a bit of a new method for embedding my photos btw, you should be able to click on arrows that appear on the sides of the image to scroll through all of them. Please let me know if you are having trouble viewing the photos and I can reupload them!
 
woodysone said:
Now that’s a complex handle, look’s comfy.
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Thank you! Yeah I designed this handle because I've always liked how wa handles look and feel, but I also feel that in a pinch grip the front of a wa handle tends to dig into my fingers and can hurt after a while cooking. Bringing the front of the handle down and throwing in a palm swell fixed those comfort issues and looks pretty sleek too
 
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