Jason Knight 9" Tanto With a Hamon That Would Make Fogg Proud. :)

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I bought this truly amazing Tanto from our resident bad boy Danbo, and man, am I glad I did. The blade was forged by Knight, but was ground by his student Shirey, and I believe the finish, hamon and handle were by Knight, the grind Shirey acheived is perfect however, and the knife is as flawless as any knife Ive owned. My all time favorite Japanese knife.

It's a large 9" double ground, zero edge, upswept tanto blade, which is the traditional, not the americanized configuration to my knowledge. Killer burgendy ray skin with black cord wrap, and, check out the bronze, ENAMELED turtle menukis! And, to top it off, a hamon that is out of this world. Its not heavily etched, rather the blade has a uniform perfect satin finish, and so, under normal light, the hamon is visible, but in yur face vivid, but, when the light hits it, the line is very reminiscient of a Fogg hamon, which is about the highest praise I know how to give. Awesome pullback near the tip as well.

Now, I had a hell of a time photographing it, the handle shots came out nicely, but, no matter what I did, I could not get a satisfactory shot of the overall knife, nor of the hamon, the few shots that showed it, had major reflections, I'm still working on it, and won't rest until I figure it out, but, in the meantime, here are the best pics I do have.

And to think, I only paid $150! :) (Yeah right)

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Not only is the hamon really great, the overall design of this knife is very clean and pleasant.
Congratulations for the purchase and thanks for sharing.
 
I just fooled around with the Knight, using a flash in my living room, at every conceivable angle, of about 50 pics, I like one. :) Here it is...
 

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Great knife. I had a chance to handle that one in Atlanta this past June. I really liked it, but decided to pass on it. Price was very good considering the size of the knife and it's quality. I did pick up a little 5" forged utility from Shirey though. L6 bowie style blade, full flat grind (very thin), nice hand rubbed finish, green rayskin with black cord wrap and a beautiful hamon. All for a honest $150. That Shirey kid appears to be quite talented and with a mentor like Knight, it's no wonder. Anyone looking for a kick-ass forged blade in a Japanese style would be well advised to look up Brandon Shirey. No doubt you will see more of him in the future and his prices nowhere near where they are now.
 
Well, Ari, you've succeeded in making a great knife look even better. Nice pics. As for who did what work on that knife, I really don't recall. All I know is both of them had their hands on it. And they did some awesome work. :)

If I didn't have the 12" bladed version coming, that one might not have ever left my side. ;) :)
 
Awww, that wittle turtle is sooooo cute! :) And the rest of the knife is pretty sweet too.

Roger
 
Hey Rog, how'd you like a turtle up your ... :)

Yeah, I guess he is kinda cute though... Cute, but deadly... :)
 
I just found that the hamon of this knife is much better than the other one in dealer's site :cool: . Are you kidding on the payment of $150?
I think I can not affrod Don Fogg's knife but am affordable on this one.
Please lead me the way to another one like this. :D
 
Yes, I am kidding, it was much more than $150, If it was only $150, I would be buying about 50 of them. :)
 
Got to handle this pup a couple of years ago, If I remember correctly Danbo was foaming when he snagged it :D.

Awesome choice Ari. Congratulations. I have been so impressed with Jason's work that I commissioned his M.S. test dagger about 3 (maybe 4) years ago and can not wait to see what he comes up with.
 
Gus Kalanzis said:
Got to handle this pup a couple of years ago, If I remember correctly Danbo was foaming when he snagged it :D.

Awesome choice Ari. Congratulations. I have been so impressed with Jason's work that I commissioned his M.S. test dagger about 3 (maybe 4) years ago and can not wait to see what he comes up with.
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??? How did you see this one a couple of years ago? I just got it in June at the Blade show.
 
This year, last year, the year before :D. Keeping track of when Danbo, buys when at which Blade - na I am not capable ;) .
 
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