Just wanted to share my most recent knife. It’s a 7.5” Santoku. Sort of has a more acute tip than a typical Santoku . The handle is a tulip wood and a burl I found on a dead tree, that I believe to be willow. The pattern i got by nail polish splattering and acid etching.(maybe not my favourite finish, but my friend who it’s for really likes it. It has grown on me though.) https://www.flickr.com/gp/190920558@N06/8L7123 https://www.flickr.com/gp/190920558@N06/82Ri91 Hope the photos worked.
Funny, I read your description (burl found on dead tree maybe willow and nail polish etched blade that isn't my favorite) and I wasn't expecting much. Opened up the pics and that's a great looking knife. You went all out on that polished edge. What steel and what hardness is it?
Lmao. Thank you! It’s cpm154 at about 62hrc, I have no way to test other than scratching other knives I’ve bought, it seemed to scratch 60’s and not an sg-2 at 64. The edge was polished on a super stone 8k.
Looks good Joel. Nice space in the neck for pinch gripping. I'm not really a fan of that blunt nose Santoku style, so I like what you did by making it a bit more stabby. What steel did you use? Dan
Hey Joel. Outstanding work. Beautiful handle work and finish. I can't comment on the steel as I have never used any stainless. Still trying to figure out the nail paint. It's unusual but very artistic.
Thanks Russ and Griff! Was my first time working with the steel, and actually my first ever batch of stainless. It was definitely noticeably harder to grind than simple carbon.
