Kirinite & 52100 Chef Knife.

[Darrin Sanders]

Steel- Aldo's 52100 with a full flat grind , & a convex edge. Hand rubbed 240 grit finish. 7 & 5/16" (180 mm) from tip to scales, 1 & 15/16" (49 mm),
& 3/32" (2mm) thick. Primary bevel was ground to a thickness of .010" before convexing to sharp.
Handle-White Metal Flake Kirinite with Blue G-10 liners. 4 & 3/8" (112 mm) long & ~5/8" (15 mm) thick.
Overall length-11 & 3/4" (294 mm).
Assembled with Stainless Corby Bolts & Acraglas Epoxy.
Heat treated by me. Normalized 3 times for grain refinement, fully quenched to a hardness of HRC-66-67, & double tempered to a final working hardness of HRC-61-62.
Price-$200 + $15 shipping in USA, others pay actual charges.
Questions and comments welcomed.
Thanks for looking.

 

[automaticman]

One of the nicest chefs I've seen. The scales look like pearl. What is Kirinite? Great job Darren!

 

[Darrin Sanders]

Thanks Phil, Kirinite is a new synthetic product that comes in several colors. It doesn't look exactly like pearl but its closer than any other synthetic material I've ever seen. Even though it polishes like glass it still has a "grippy" feel and isn't slick at all. Its advertised as being as tough as a bowling ball.

 

[mycough]

That is a really nice, useful looking knife. I blew my knife allowance this week or I would have this in my kitchen. Great job! Russ

 

[Darrin Sanders]

Thanks Russ.