Spectacular san-mai shashimi

Steve Randall

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It's always fun to step out of the usual and do something different. Yes, we all learned some new words:rolleyes:, but was certainly one of my most fun projects.
The 420ss/1084 San Mai Blade is single beveled for right hand use with a very slight hollow grind on the back.
The Olive Wood/African Blackwood with Copper Spacer Handle is "D" shaped, for the right hand.

OAL 18"
Blade 12-1/2", Wide 1-3/8", Thick 5/32"
$700.00 + $10 shipping in CONUS
I accept Check, Money Order, or Paypal to steve@ksrsblades.com

Thanks for looking.
Steve
 
Thanks Salem . It was an interesting build.It's always fun to try thing out of your normal comfort zone like this one was for me.

Steve
 
Thank you! That is a beautiful knife and I'm sure it would be a pleasure to use!

If it doesn't sell, i may think about it when my budget looks better. I look at too many buy/sells on too many forums :p
 
Hey jdm61! Thanks for the question.
Since this was such a shallow hollow grind and I don't have a wheel this size, I made a jig/fixture that I could attache to my flat platen to give me a hollow grind equivalent to a large wheel, similar to what the Japanese use with their stones. I used the fixture also, to had sand the blade.
I played around with several different ideas and techniques before this one that gave me the best results. A smaller wheel would have been too deep of a hollow grind, and being laminate this would have removed all the stainless on the back side.

Steve
 
What size wheel did you simulate? I ask because I have the Nathan platens that simulate the 36" and 72" diameter wheels which obviously would give you a radius of 18" and 36" That is like 2.5 to 5 times shallower than the biggest commonly available wheel for the KMG. Of course, my fear is that the 48/24 incher which I did not buy would-be the optimum of this type of work. :rolleyes:
Steve Randall said:
Hey jdm61! Thanks for the question.
Since this was such a shallow hollow grind and I don't have a wheel this size, I made a jig/fixture that I could attache to my flat platen to give me a hollow grind equivalent to a large wheel, similar to what the Japanese use with their stones. I used the fixture also, to had sand the blade.
I played around with several different ideas and techniques before this one that gave me the best results. A smaller wheel would have been too deep of a hollow grind, and being laminate this would have removed all the stainless on the back side.

Steve
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jdm61 -
I used something very similar to what would be close to a 48. But, I think either one of your platens would work.
Let me know if you try it and how it comes out!
Steve
 
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