Made my first chef knife. 6.5” santoku

[Colton Hampton]

https://imgur.com/a/oOeA3ot

https://imgur.com/a/Djfo3Yb

It isn’t perfect by any means but I’m going to make some tweaks to the design and crank out a few with some slight differences to the design just to test it out over the next few months.

 

[d762nato]

Looks good to me Colton, your doing fine work love that handle and Hamon.

 

[David Mary]

How did I miss this? Great work. Interesting aesthetic choice about the subtly multifaceted spine profile. I like it.

 

[Colton Hampton]

How did I miss this? Great work. Interesting aesthetic choice about the subtly multifaceted spine profile. I like it.

Yeah after using it a bit now I really like how the downward angle on the spine drops the tip for chopping. You can keep your wrist more straight than when using most kitchen knives with a straight spine. I’ve never really liked using western style kitchen knives that have no drop to the tip. Not sure if that explanation makes sense. It’s currently developing a nice patina.

 

[Wallrunn3r]

I’ve been sitting here for a while now, on my tablet, drinking cider, whilst drooling over your work. Your blades are a little bit special. I’m just starting out, but if I can end up doing stuff half as good as this I’ll be right.