Recently made a batch of W2/1018 sanmai billets, and this is one of the Gyuto's I made from this batch. When welding a high carbon steel, especially one that is shallow hardening like W2, to mild steel, you get some really interesting effects. There's both a hamon and utsuri present for one, and the appearance of some carbon migration. It lends to a really pretty finish. The heat treatment I control very carefully in a kiln, and have recently made headway to make very, very, very small W2 grain. I have even performed break tests with this heat treatment with amazing results.
danielcauble101@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/caublestonecutlery/
This blade is as follow:
*14.25" OAL
*8.5" cutting edge
*2.235" wide at heel
*.105" thick at spine above heel
*.088" thich 1" behind tip
*Handle is .8" wide, and 1.13" tall near blade
Handle is made from stabilized maple burl, stabilized spalted black cherry burl, and a flame blued Titanium spacer that I literally forged into barstock for this project. The saya is made from curly maple and walnut, with a flame blued Titanium keeper.
The edge went through a series of JNATS. Going from a Binsui -> Takashima Tomae -> Yaginoshima Asagi -> Strop.
Sole authorship and Asking $SOLD shipped anywhere in USA. PAYPAL only.
Thanks!
danielcauble101@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/caublestonecutlery/
This blade is as follow:
*14.25" OAL
*8.5" cutting edge
*2.235" wide at heel
*.105" thick at spine above heel
*.088" thich 1" behind tip
*Handle is .8" wide, and 1.13" tall near blade
Handle is made from stabilized maple burl, stabilized spalted black cherry burl, and a flame blued Titanium spacer that I literally forged into barstock for this project. The saya is made from curly maple and walnut, with a flame blued Titanium keeper.
The edge went through a series of JNATS. Going from a Binsui -> Takashima Tomae -> Yaginoshima Asagi -> Strop.
Sole authorship and Asking $SOLD shipped anywhere in USA. PAYPAL only.
Thanks!
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