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hey guys,
here is a small batch of simplistic japanese cutlery.
japanese made blades are sharp but could be a lot sharper - I'll leave that to you (aogami / super aogami will take and keep a scary edge).
fit and finish are as good as it gets - no glue stains nor tang hole burning.
tang holes drilled and filed, glued and pinned down.
concerning the materials:
- bog oak - oak harvested from riverbeds/bogs, found only on few locations on Earth.
pieces I use are at least a couple of thousand years old, extremely dark with silver streaks.
- hawthorn / boxwood - hardest wood (shrub, actually) found in Europe, dense, elastic - with extremely small pores and fine grain.
used by Romans and Greeks for spear shafts, tool/weapons handles.
ok, that's it.
drop me a message for questions and suggestions.
cheers,
Mile
mini deba:
- blue steel (aogami) core
- 90mm long blade
- 110mm long handle - bog oak handle with boxwood bolster / pin.
- 77USD shipped.
petty knife:
- super blue steel core
- 150mm long blade
- 120mm long handle - boxwood bolster with hawthorn handle. boxwood domed pin.
- 107USD shipped.
funayuki knife:
- super blue steel core
- 110mm long blade
- 120mm long handle - bog oak handle with crosscut hawthorn bolster / boxwood pin.
82USD shipped.
santoku knife:
- blue steel core
- 130mm long blade
- 120mm long handle - hawthorn handle with boxwood bolster/pin.
87USD shipped.
..and all together for perspective.
here is a small batch of simplistic japanese cutlery.
japanese made blades are sharp but could be a lot sharper - I'll leave that to you (aogami / super aogami will take and keep a scary edge).
fit and finish are as good as it gets - no glue stains nor tang hole burning.
tang holes drilled and filed, glued and pinned down.
concerning the materials:
- bog oak - oak harvested from riverbeds/bogs, found only on few locations on Earth.
pieces I use are at least a couple of thousand years old, extremely dark with silver streaks.
- hawthorn / boxwood - hardest wood (shrub, actually) found in Europe, dense, elastic - with extremely small pores and fine grain.
used by Romans and Greeks for spear shafts, tool/weapons handles.
ok, that's it.
drop me a message for questions and suggestions.
cheers,
Mile
mini deba:
- blue steel (aogami) core
- 90mm long blade
- 110mm long handle - bog oak handle with boxwood bolster / pin.
- 77USD shipped.
petty knife:
- super blue steel core
- 150mm long blade
- 120mm long handle - boxwood bolster with hawthorn handle. boxwood domed pin.
- 107USD shipped.
funayuki knife:
- super blue steel core
- 110mm long blade
- 120mm long handle - bog oak handle with crosscut hawthorn bolster / boxwood pin.
82USD shipped.
santoku knife:
- blue steel core
- 130mm long blade
- 120mm long handle - hawthorn handle with boxwood bolster/pin.
87USD shipped.
..and all together for perspective.
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