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HHH Knives

HHH Knives

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Hello and good day to ya. I wanted to share a few images of some san mai that Randy Jr forged for me to play with. This is a W2 core with stainless cladding. 11" chef knife I made as a test blade. I wanted to see 2 things in this test.
1 That the core was centered and even on a long large blade.. I also went think. I mean under 1/8" at the spine. Again this tests the core position even further.
2 I wanted to test the look and the heat treat to be sure this is something we can co again and possibly even offer to other makers.

Needless to say I love how the san mai looks and we will be making more. ;)

The handle on this one is some of the rarest burl on the planet. Cocobolo burl. Its a amazing and beautiful wood that I really love.. I wanted to blade to be the star on this knife and the burl is subtle enough at first glance to make that happen. But upon closer inspection and in natural lighting. It is just stunning!!

As always I thank you in advance for checking out our work and welcome any comments or critiques.



 
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very nice looking blade. no critiques at all.

one day I hope to achieve this level of craftsmanship.

I'm not a big fan of copper but, the copper inlay compliments the knife Handel and pins very well.

I notice that the copper is separated from the knife steel by something dark is the a very thin strip of wood or other?
 
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You guys hit this out of the park! The handle is gorgeous. I can state with confidence that your handles are as comfortable as they are beautiful.
 
That's nice, Randy. What did you use for the cladding so that it didn't explode when you quenched the W2? :eek::D
 
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