large kwaiken in natural stingray with hamon

Matthew Gregory

Matthew Gregory

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This knife is the mate of the blade in this previous thread, also made of 3/16" thick 1095, with a 7.5" blade. A little bit of sori, tapered tang under the wrap, and full distal tapered blade. I'm absolutely in love with the speed of these blades! Balanced ever so slightly in front of the turk's head knot to give it at least a little sense of authority, it feels feathery. Until someone demonstrates how the hell to capture hamon with a still camera, you're going to have to be subjected to one of my crummy videos - sorry!

The natural stingray is a first for me - very different looking! I think I kind of like it, although it's certainly not as dramatic as the red one... you might find the hamon on this one preferable, though. Dunno.

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At least this time I held the camera the right way for HD video - man, I suck!:)

[video=youtube;q67yz84LeFA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q67yz84LeFA[/video]




As always, thanks for looking, and comments appreciated!
 
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Just as nice as the earlier kwaiken, really fantastic work, Matt.
Hope you continue designing knives like this. :thumbup:

Doug
 
Man you've got these kwaikens dialed in.

Make a waki next! :D Do it! Do it!
 
Matt, that is outstanding! I love the elegent look about it! Very, very nice!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
 
Thanks for all the kind words, gang. I think this one's going to be up for sale soon... I have someone that isn't sure if he wants this one, or a smaller version. Tough decisions!
 
Hey Rolf - the handle is 4.75" from the back of the turk's head knot to the back.



Wulfie, you've got my mind running...
 
Thanks Matthew.
Try a 4" handle sometime. Those Japanese handles were kept shorter for good reasons.
 
Heheh.

The handle length of the 5" blade I just completed is just a tad bit over 4", Rolf...

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very nice, and +1 on the dog
 
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