Western Gyuto design - Comments and suggestions welcomed

[Brock Cutlery]

This is a new design I am working up and wanted to get comments and suggestions if you will.
Thanks all!

 

[Willie71]

Hmmm... I wonder where I've seen that idea before?

I would thin the handle a bit.

 

[Willie71]

Here's a couple examples I've done.

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It's hard to get the spine profile right.

 

[TripleSKnives]

Im no expert but I agree with thinning the handle. I use chef knives very frequently and find the smaller profiled handles tend to feel better in the hand for me despite having M/L hands.

 

[Brock Cutlery]

Hmmm... I winder where I've seen that idea before?

I would thin the candle a bit.

I hope you don't think I ripped you off Willie. But I guess there are only so many handle shapes.

 

[Willie71]

I hope you don't think I ripped you off Willie. But I guess there are only so many handle shapes.

Of course not. I am just kidding around. It's a very common handle shape.

 

[Brock Cutlery]

Of course not. I am just kidding around. It's a very common handle shape.

I wouldn't be shy about copping to it, but I would ask first. It's a good Courtesy.


I don't know why, but I tend to like a little bit of beef in the handle, but I will strongly consider thinning it a bit.
And I agree, the spine alignment is what I am concerned about.

 

[kuraki]

I visually prefer myself that the handle doesn't come north of the spine.

 

[Brock Cutlery]

Here's a couple examples I've done.

It's hard to get the spine profile right.

You really have some interesting variety in your blades there.

 

[HSC ///]

Thinner slimmer handle and higher heels for me

Nothing new under the sun... or something like that.

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[Brock Cutlery]

You keep saying it. One day I will heed the advice my friend.

 

[jdm61]

Bad picture of one that I did in AEB-L and amboyna. It was around 250mm.

 

[Brock Cutlery]

Very nice JM! I'd be proud of that.

I cut out and profile ground two from my template, and I did end up taking off maybe 2 mm at the front of the handle. As is they will be the same as my larger Wa handles.
I may cut one or both down a bit more.

 

[Willie71]

Bad picture of one that I did in AEB-L and amboyna. It was around 250mm.

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That nailed it! :thumbup:

Perfect.

 

[Brock Cutlery]

I visually prefer myself that the handle doesn't come north of the spine.

Hey John, I wasn't sure what you meant by this at first. I initially thought you meant the handle shouldn't be too far forward.
But when I started grinding and shaping the spine and top of the handle it dawned on me. You meant the handle shouldn't be higher than the spine?

 

[Brock Cutlery]

Nothing new under the sun... or something like that.

I never took you for a biblical scholar H. Ecclesiastes is one of my fav books.

 

[jdm61]

I was originally thinking about the Michelob bottle shape, but instead, I just went with a simple taper that was rounded off more than the typical factory German or Japanese knife.

That nailed it! :thumbup:

Perfect.