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Well, got some O1 and thought I'd give it a whirl seen as though I keep hearing how easy it is!
Thought I'd try something a little different....and ultimately more useful (esp. for the new recipient).
So here's my take on a Japanese Santoku (Three Virtues: slicing, dicing and mincing), handled in Quilted (?) Maple.
It would have been Collibah burl but with this heat the glue went off real quick and it didn't take properly. When I tried to remove the scales they cracked. Still I like the Maple more, much nicer contrast against the temper colours.
Its 2mm O1, convex ground...and SERIOUSLY sharp!!
I 'cooked' it in my Chimenea (w/charcoal and hairdryer) after I failed to get enough heat just pointing my Propane torch at it. I did however temper using the torch, with a soft back draw. The heat flew down the blade!!
Special thanks to Spamel for assisting and lending his engineering know how. Cheers matey :thumbup:
Comments and criticisms very welcome.
Thanks for looking
Thought I'd try something a little different....and ultimately more useful (esp. for the new recipient).
So here's my take on a Japanese Santoku (Three Virtues: slicing, dicing and mincing), handled in Quilted (?) Maple.
It would have been Collibah burl but with this heat the glue went off real quick and it didn't take properly. When I tried to remove the scales they cracked. Still I like the Maple more, much nicer contrast against the temper colours.
Its 2mm O1, convex ground...and SERIOUSLY sharp!!
I 'cooked' it in my Chimenea (w/charcoal and hairdryer) after I failed to get enough heat just pointing my Propane torch at it. I did however temper using the torch, with a soft back draw. The heat flew down the blade!!
Special thanks to Spamel for assisting and lending his engineering know how. Cheers matey :thumbup:
Comments and criticisms very welcome.
Thanks for looking
