Hitachi White Carver with Zebrano

[Willie71]

ive had this one in my drawer for a long time, and I finally got around to finishing it. I couldn’t decide on the right handle.

6DB8E471-773B-48D1-BAB8-7FE1FC9259B7 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

8DF533FB-05F4-4054-90C2-144C8194D0C3 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

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IMG_1597 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

I had a hell of a time getting a pic of the clayless hamon on this one. It’s very subtle, but has crazy beautiful activity in it. Trying to etch it darker washes it out.

Comments and feedback welcome. This is probably the sharpest knife I have ever made.

 

[john april]

very cool hamon on that one.

 

[Josh Rider]

Nice! I’d love to see that in person.

 

[Willie71]

Thanks, John and Josh. I’m pretty happy with this one. I’m going to have to do a crash course in photography to properly, or at least minimally capture these knives better. Even the zebrano showed a moderate chatotance, much like you would see in a nice piece of mahogany or saepele. The new owner described it as “Sharper than a witch’s tongue!”

 

[Dawkind]

That’d work!!!! Great slicer!!!

 

[Willie71]

That’d work!!!! Great slicer!!!

Thanks Dudley!

 

[Scott Hanson]

Very nice knife, great job on the Hamon.

 

[Willie71]

Very nice knife, great job on the Hamon.

Thanks Scott. I appreciate the comments.