Nakiris and Integral Western

BloodrootBlades

BloodrootBlades

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Just finished up two Nakiri orders and an integral bolster chef. The Nakiris are at HRC 61 (larger one/top) and HRC 63 (smaller one/bottom). 190 and 170mm's respectively. Mustard patinas.

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The integral is O1 at HRC 61-62, about a 180mm blade tip to heel. Balance is on the bolster ramps. Our spalted maple burl for the handle.

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Thanks for looking and I welcome critiques. These are my first Nakiris. Best,

~Luke
 
Thanks Rick! I hope that petty is working out for you. Thanks Kalaeb! Until recently we haven't had good materials to do large integrals, so I bought some O1 in some good sizes to play around with. We've since found some good sources for integral stock off of 1960's VW's and have made friends at a junkyard. I haven't made any finished blades from it yet as we've only had it for the last week or so, but I forged a test blade out and it hardened up to HRC 66, had nice fine grain size, and seems pretty tough in the mid/low 60's HRC in my break and tip deformation tests. The next step is to make a blade and use it extensively to see how it holds up. I'm excited to start working it and I'll be doing a lot more 180-260mm integrals here in the future. They're just too fun to forge!

~Luke
 
I read a short article in the latest Food & Whine and made a "mental note" to come back to it later. It was only after seeing this thread that I realized you're already here. :)
 
Freakin' AWESOME.

I love how on the longer nakiri, the organic handle shape complements the smoother lines of the blade, and on the shorter nakiri, the sharper handle complements the aggressive blade. Or at least, I think that's what I'm seeing :)

Plus, that integral is the bees-knees.
 
Don Nguyen said:
Freakin' AWESOME.

I love how on the longer nakiri, the organic handle shape complements the smoother lines of the blade, and on the shorter nakiri, the sharper handle complements the aggressive blade. Or at least, I think that's what I'm seeing :)

Plus, that integral is the bees-knees.
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Thanks Don! The smaller Nakiri's handle is more angular, mostly due to necessity, but it worked out to look alright. When we fitted the customer he chose the balance on the pinch, a knife design that requires an insanely thin blade, a medium to large handle size and a wood that even before it's stabilized has a relative density of about 1.2! Needless to say the tang is very thinly tapered and the handle, while reasonably tall, is more narrow and therefore somewhat more angular than the larger Nakiri. Thankfully I was able to pull it off and the balance is where it needs to be. I like the heel on the pecan nakiri best as it makes the blocky design a little sleeker, but these were my first two and overall I'm happy with how they came out.
 
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