For show: A 9" damascus wa chef.

[Salem Straub]

Here’s a wa chef that I made this week. I modified the wa handle to have just a little bit of curve to it as well as taper, and hollow ground the front of the bolster on both sides to increase comfort for a pinch grip. The bolster is slanted forward for style points. This knife was made for a friend whose hands are on the smaller side, so overall it’s quite light and compact for a 9” chef.
Materials are: my own ladder pattern damascus in CruForgeV and 15n20, African blackwood handle, and stabilized box elder burl bolster. The mekugi is made from black micarta.
Specs:
9” blade length
13-3/16” overall length
2-1/4” blade width at heel
5/8” handle thickness
.100” spine at ricasso
.008” edge before sharpening
5-3/4 oz. total weight

Here’s some pics and a vid.

Vid will be posted later when I get to a better internet connection...

 

[lastbrunneng]

Gorgeous, the bolsters really set everything off

 

[Salem Straub]

Thanks a lot!