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[WValtakis]

Sheath done...just sharpening and shipping left

 

[TheEdge01]

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[PEU]

Fusion chef knife, VG10 steel at 62-63RC, 2.3mm/0.09" thickness at the spine, 0.3mm/0.012" at the edge, 200mm/7.87" edge length, 315mm/12.4" OAL, 55mm/2.16" wide. Stabilized Ancient Bog oak + Buckeye burl. Hand made sheath by Pancho Elizalde.

Pablo

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10217726601896622

 

[lanternnate]

Made a little kitchen utility knife for mom. First time doing a saya. Forged 52100 with macassar ebony.

 

[Scaniaman]

0.135" AEB-L with a taper, 62 Hrc. Ground to 0.006". OAL 13.2". 400 grit compact grain then grey/VFN Scotchbrite. Handle is 1500 grit then buffed with gloss compound.
Racing stripes are obviously inspired from a 1970's van.

 

[Cushing H.]

0.135" AEB-L with a taper, 62 Hrc. Ground to 0.006". OAL 13.2". 400 grit compact grain then grey/VFN Scotchbrite. Handle is 1500 grit then buffed with gloss compound.
Racing stripes are obviously inspired from a 1970's van.

Nice handle

 

[Scaniaman]

Nice handle

Thank you! You gotta love the color-options that G-10 gives you

 

[weo]

Here's a low layer santoku for my brother-in-law forged and profiled:
and here's a quick peek at the pattern (120g before HT):

 

[FredyCro]

0.135" AEB-L with a taper, 62 Hrc. Ground to 0.006". OAL 13.2". 400 grit compact grain then grey/VFN Scotchbrite. Handle is 1500 grit then buffed with gloss compound.
Racing stripes are obviously inspired from a 1970's van.

Very nice all around, how did you grind the blade in the end, regular blendend grind? I am really looking forward to trying the scotchbrite belts, super nice finish. Has anybody tried ultra fine?

 

[Scaniaman]

Very nice all around, how did you grind the blade in the end, regular blendend grind? I am really looking forward to trying the scotchbrite belts, super nice finish. Has anybody tried ultra fine?

Thanks! I just went it at with the kind of longitudinal blended aproach but ground vertically for a little while when working the distal part.
Yes, Scotchbrites have been a good friend so far. Have some cork 400 and 600 that I need to break in and try as well. Interested to se what they can do. Anything that can keep me from hand sanding.

 

[DustinY]

That whole slogan - knife makers don't make mistakes, just smaller knives? I had to make this handle twice, and the one that is pictured here, is MUCH MUCH smaller than i intended...Ha!

Glue up and sharpening inc!

 

[WValtakis]

Basketweaving in progress...


First outline cut

Outline recut

 

[WValtakis]

Background removal


One side shaded and done

 

[bike4fun919 OpbunchKnives]

Some WIP on an hunter, through tang in elk.

 

[John Cahoon]

Here's a WIP hunter in 80CRV2 with elk, bubinga and leather with nickel silver and brass guard and pommel. Not glued up yet, it needs some fine tuning but hopefully ready by mid day.

 

[HSC ///]

First of a 3 pc order. Nakiri

 

[Cushing H.]

First of a 3 pc order. Nakiri

Harbeer - I am curious how you construct your handles. Are these done with the dowel/blind hole approach often used in Wa handles - or are these two halves glued in place around the tang and then shaped?

 

[bike4fun919 OpbunchKnives]

Finished elk hunter.

 

[HSC ///]

Harbeer - I am curious how you construct your handles. Are these done with the dowel/blind hole approach often used in Wa handles - or are these two halves glued in place around the tang and then shaped?

this is the first one I’ve done with a dowel and blind hole.

normally it’s just two halves glued, but built off the tang.

 

[HSC ///]

W2 san mai Gyuto with antler ferrule
Chef Customer video of him tearing it up!