First sale post so bear with me. Normally make straight razors but my love of cooking has me wanting to venture into kitchen cutlery. Both of these were triple normalized and double tempered at 400 °C.
Both hand sharpened on wetstones. Bester 500 -> Bester 1200 -> Ohira Renge Suita w/ Nagura progressions. ~15° per side.
First one - 6 Spalted Sycamore Petty/Mini-Chef 52100
Blade Features -
Steel: 52100
Grind: Flat
Finish: Hand Rubbed to 500 grit
Distal Taper and Rounded Choil/Spine. Tapered Tang.
Handle -
Material: Stabilized Spalted Sycamore w/ nickel and black lined red/black recon stone wedge spacer. Black Liner w/ nickel pins.
Style: Modified Wa Style, full tang construction
Finish: Hand Finished to 6000 grit 3M micro paper
Details -
Weight: 4.2 oz
Blade Thickness (measured at makers mark): 0.093/2.36mm. Tapers to 0.062/1.57mm about 1 from the tip
Cutting Edge: 6/152mm
Overall Length: 11.5/292mm
Heel Height: 1.33/33.7mm
Thickness behind edge: Approx 0.005/0.12mm
Price: $250 - SOLD
2nd one - 6 African Wenge Petty/Mini-Chef 52100
Blade Features -
Steel: 52100
Grind: Flat
Finish: Hand Rubbed to 500 grit
Distal Taper and Rounded Choil/Spine. Tapered Tang.
Handle -
Material: Stabilized African Wenge w/ copper and black/white lined mammoth tooth recon stone wedge spacer. white liners w/ copper pins.
Style: Modified Wa Style, full tang construction
Finish: Hand Finished to 6000 grit 3M micro paper
Details -
Weight: 4.3 oz
Blade Thickness (measured at makers mark): 0.094/2.39mm. Tapers to 0.068/1.74mm about 1 from the tip
Cutting Edge: 6 1/8/155mm
Overall Length: 11 5/8/295mm
Heel Height: 1.30/33mm
Thickness behind edge: Approx 0.005/0.12mm
Price:$275 NOW $250 - SOLD + SH
Thanks for looking!
More photos can be found here if interested.
Both hand sharpened on wetstones. Bester 500 -> Bester 1200 -> Ohira Renge Suita w/ Nagura progressions. ~15° per side.
First one - 6 Spalted Sycamore Petty/Mini-Chef 52100
Blade Features -
Steel: 52100
Grind: Flat
Finish: Hand Rubbed to 500 grit
Distal Taper and Rounded Choil/Spine. Tapered Tang.
Handle -
Material: Stabilized Spalted Sycamore w/ nickel and black lined red/black recon stone wedge spacer. Black Liner w/ nickel pins.
Style: Modified Wa Style, full tang construction
Finish: Hand Finished to 6000 grit 3M micro paper
Details -
Weight: 4.2 oz
Blade Thickness (measured at makers mark): 0.093/2.36mm. Tapers to 0.062/1.57mm about 1 from the tip
Cutting Edge: 6/152mm
Overall Length: 11.5/292mm
Heel Height: 1.33/33.7mm
Thickness behind edge: Approx 0.005/0.12mm
Price: $250 - SOLD
2nd one - 6 African Wenge Petty/Mini-Chef 52100
Blade Features -
Steel: 52100
Grind: Flat
Finish: Hand Rubbed to 500 grit
Distal Taper and Rounded Choil/Spine. Tapered Tang.
Handle -
Material: Stabilized African Wenge w/ copper and black/white lined mammoth tooth recon stone wedge spacer. white liners w/ copper pins.
Style: Modified Wa Style, full tang construction
Finish: Hand Finished to 6000 grit 3M micro paper
Details -
Weight: 4.3 oz
Blade Thickness (measured at makers mark): 0.094/2.39mm. Tapers to 0.068/1.74mm about 1 from the tip
Cutting Edge: 6 1/8/155mm
Overall Length: 11 5/8/295mm
Heel Height: 1.30/33mm
Thickness behind edge: Approx 0.005/0.12mm
Price:
Thanks for looking!
More photos can be found here if interested.
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