Japanese Chef's Knife

[dogman]

First time ever making a stick tang knife, or a Japanese style kitchen knife for that matter. The blade is a very cool patchwork damascus thing made by Todd Fisher from a bunch of different damascus scraps (Thomas, Norris, Hawes, T-forged, who knows who else) found in Reese's shop. Cutting length is 4-1/4", OAL is 9". Handle is spalted maple (some nice, solid stuff, not pre-stabilized pourous like a lot of spalted maple) and buffalo horn. Grind is traditional Japanese single grind and on the back side, I did a very subtle hollow grind over the entire surface - if you have seen a Japanese kitchen knife, you will know what I am talking about. Price is $325 delivered CONUS, check, money order or Paypal (add 3%) ok.

 

[S.Shepherd]

That kicks ass !.....yer gonna have to tell me houw you did the buffhorn ferrule

 

[dogman]

I simply epoxied the horn and wood block together, shaped handle to how I wanted it, then drilled (and hand filed) the opening for the stick tang.

Also tested it out in the kitchen tonight - maybe I won't sell this one I'm going to have to make a lefty set for myself

 

[shappa]

That is a cool looking Deba!

 

[S.Shepherd]

I simply epoxied the horn and wood block together, shaped handle to how I wanted it, then drilled (and hand filed) the opening for the stick tang.

Also tested it out in the kitchen tonight - maybe I won't sell this one I'm going to have to make a lefty set for myself

It's going to be another one of those you wish you wouldn't have sold , but then agian, you can't keep all of them.

 

[Grapevine]

Are you sure that's spalted maple? It looks like olivewood to me. Olivewood has those spalted looking lines and is a very solid wood. Not that it matters, just wondering. That's a great looking knife.

 

[dogman]

Feh, you could be right. I just looked in my handle material drawer and my spalted maple block is mis-labelled. Figures I would trust the writing and not my eyes