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[Joakim Lööv]

Hammer #2 - a quick restoration of an old and heavily used smith's hammer, that my dad came over with. I promise, the next project will be knife

Head: unknown maker and steel that I removed the rust from and darkened by boiling it in winager
Handle: 30cm long of unknown hardwood, with a ebony wedge, treated with an oil/wax mix that includes a slip protection agent

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[Joakim Lööv]

Knife #22 - a Nakiri, for my brother on his 50th birthday. OAL 295mm.

Blade: Nakiri 165 Fuji, hand-forged, blue paper steel core @ HRC 61 laminated with soft stainless steel, 165mm cutting edge, 45mm high, 2mm spine thickness at handle (tapared), slightly modified tang (added pin slot)
Handle: buffalo horn bolster, stainless steel and ebony spacers, stainless steel pin, maple (from a tree my brother planted as a child)
Saya: unknown wood, ebony pin, tiger thread

 

[Templehound]

Beautiful kitchen knife! especially the work around the ferrule is evidence of great care to the construction.
....maybe the Butt deserves a few bevels and not left that sharp cornered....but that is beyond real critics.
....nice wodden sheath too