ironwood sushi knife

[butcher_block]

jsut thought i would post this up and see what al you guy had to say about it
all feedback is welcome
i ll see if i can get a few better pics up too as i need to ajust my light box

ok specs blade
front of handle to tip 314mm
edge 296mm
spine to edge 38mm
hollow ground back on a 4foot platen flat ground front bevel as about 7 degree so a 2ndary at the proper15 can be made and still have a super thin knife
spine is 4mm at the gaurd 3m half way and tapering all the way out to the tip

handle 165mm long 26-30mm tall 24-28mm wide (taper thinner to the front of the handle) to show about the balance of the OCT. the other sides at the front is 25 and 24mm so perty close to round
a light chamfer around the but to knock down the sharp edge

balance point is right at the plunge cut of the grind and the knife's total weight is 335g

 

[stabber]

Awesome Butch!!:thumbup:

 

[Doug C]

Looks great, Butch ! :thumbup:
What steel ?

Doug

 

[Steve Nuckels]

Butch, that is a most interesting knife! That handle looks so comfortable and the materials are beautiful!

Steve
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IN GOD WE TRUST

 

[Handforged]

I would love to put that knife to work....probably couldn't afford it, but it sure is a beaut!

 

[butcher_block]

i forged out out some of aldos 1084
next go around with be dons W2 so that the clay quench will stand out more

 

[on_the_edge]

Beautiful knife, Butch. IMO, that knife leaves nothing to be desired! :thumbup:

 

[fujita yuji]

Beautiful.
That ura-suki (裏ス&#12461 is really amazing!

Cannot wait to see the Sushi itself!

 

[Tad Lynch]

Awsome work, I love it.

Tad

 

[butcher_block]

Beautiful.
That ura-suki (裏ス&#12461 is really amazing!

Cannot wait to see the Sushi itself!

had to build the platen custom to do it as a stone from the island woudl be over 5k$ + gettign the setup to get it running

 

[Landi]

Wow butch, that is an amazing knife, with incredible detail.

I would like to learn this style... thanks for posting.

 

[zerogee]

This is *really* well done Butch. Something like this in W2 with a hamon would take it over the top.

 

[peterinct]

Awesome Butch! Coincidentally, I was watching Today yesterday, and while in Vancouver, they were in the kitchen of the "most" famous sushi chef in the area. He was using a knife with a blade VERY much like that. The handle was very basic, unlike the fine looking ironwood on yours.

Peter

 

[butcher_block]

Awesome Butch! Coincidentally, I was watching Today yesterday, and while in Vancouver, they were in the kitchen of the "most" famous sushi chef in the area. He was using a knife with a blade VERY much like that. The handle was very basic, unlike the fine looking ironwood on yours.

Peter

the remarkable thing is that a dammy clad blade like this one with high end handles can go for over 5k$ (dependign on the maker )

i made one a while ago that was only 1200$ but it didnt have a hand rubbed finish