Walnut Aikuchi

Matthew Gregory

Matthew Gregory

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Put the finishing touches on this one today. Despite being yet another aikuchi, was different from all the rest. The blade is 7-1/2" of Crucible CPM-154, with a rounded and mirror polished spine and the squidgey little bit under the ricasso, hand finished satin flats, and a frosted fuller. The guard and mouth of the saya are mirror-matched black G10, with stainless steel and black G10 spacers, and the handle and saya are made from a single piece of perfectly straight-grained black walnut from a tree not far from my home. The matched pair of sterling silver peony menuki, black G10 kurigata and blood red silk sageo complete the package.

The saya is lined in ultrasuede to keep a firm hold on the blade and keep it from rattling, and the blade indexes on the mouth of the saya at the juncture of the rounded areas and the flats, to prevent scratching. No other place on the blade comes in contact with the opening.


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Thanks for looking!
 
Excellent work and photography Matthew. Now on to semantics: guys that make BADASS knives like this and use all those sexy Japanese terms shouldn't use terms like "squidgey little bit" - :D
 
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Matt that is one beautiful package, everything is clean, precise and superbly finished. Just another thoroughbred from the Gregory stable.

Steve
 
Another great piece Matt! I really like the wood finish on this one, as well as the contrasting finishes on the blade itself.
 
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