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Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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I'd like to see details of this if possible....I made it with the hidden dowel method and secured it with beeswax so I can separate the blade and handle if I want to
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Here is one of my latest projects. It is a 226mm k-tip gyuto with a 52mm tall heel made from AEB-L. I wanted to make a true laser with this one so I started with 0.084” (2.1mm) stock and ground it very thin with a substantial distal taper. The spine thickness at the heel is 0.068”, half way down the blade it’s 0.058”, and at the end of the spine (where it transitions towards the tip) it’s 0.049” thick. Sharpened at 11˚ per side this knife is truly incredible. By far the sharpest feeling, easiest cutting knife I’ve yet made. The handle is stabilized maple burl with a gaboon ferrule. I made it with the hidden dowel method and secured it with beeswax so I can separate the blade and handle if I want to. (I have far more handles than knives at this point!)
More images here: https://imgur.com/a/Dle1RxN
I'm not confident in the hardness because I haven't tested it post temper, but I believe it to be around 63. I ground it to 3-4 thou at the edge before sharpening.
Thanks for the link. For some reason, when I read your post my brain read 'hidden pins' and didn't even think of the standard way many folks do WA handlesThe hidden dowel method is, in my opinion, by far the best way to make a hidden tang wa handle. ... https://imgur.com/a/8Sbvpx1