View Full Version : one of the craziest knives i've ever made
DevinT
11-28-2011, 04:48 PM
It's a Gishiki Bocho. Snakewood and mokume handle. Stainless composite damascus blade. 330mm blade length.
Hoss
Ehh... it's alright, I guess. :justkidding:
Absolutely incredible work!
chazmtb
11-28-2011, 04:55 PM
Congratulations. It is one of the most beautiful Japanese styled knives I have ever seen. Much more beautiful than some of the Nenohi and others that have graced the web.
Mike Davis
11-28-2011, 04:57 PM
That is BADASS!!!!! Very, very nice!
HHH Knives
11-28-2011, 05:13 PM
Ohhh YEA!!!! :2thumbsup: Thats one sweet looking piece of steel right there!
Hoss your work has always amazed me, the level of excellence shows in each and every piece I have seen.
http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2691&d=1322513264
Wow!
Eamon Burke
11-28-2011, 05:17 PM
Yikes! What's a gishiki?
WillC
11-28-2011, 05:19 PM
Lovely piece of work. I think its got a bit of a turkish vibe about it too.:biggrin:
Andrew H
11-28-2011, 05:47 PM
Wow. That looks amazing, Hoss.
Michael Rader
11-28-2011, 06:30 PM
Oh, that damascus is just breathtaking. Damn.
-M
DevinT
11-28-2011, 07:16 PM
close up of the steel
Hoss
Eamon Burke
11-28-2011, 07:18 PM
:scratchhead: WHAAAAAAAA? :jawdrop:
Dave Martell
11-28-2011, 07:18 PM
:drool: There you go raising that bar again...spectacular!!!
i am at a loss in terms of trying to figure out a way to describe how impressed i am with that damascus. you know - we shouldn't even call it "damascus" anymore because this is something else so far beyond "damascus" that it'd be like calling a category 5 hurricane a "rainstorm"
DevinT
11-28-2011, 07:46 PM
i am at a loss in terms of trying to figure out a way to describe how impressed i am with that damascus. you know - we shouldn't even call it "damascus" anymore because this is something else so far beyond "damascus" that it'd be like calling a category 5 hurricane a "rainstorm"
Thanks that's quite the compliment.
Thanks everyone.
Hoss
PierreRodrigue
11-28-2011, 07:57 PM
Beautiful Devin, is that multibar? Or does the basketweave change somehow? Either way, WOW! Well done!
DevinT
11-28-2011, 08:00 PM
Beautiful Devin, is that multibar? Or does the basketweave change somehow? Either way, WOW! Well done!
Yea it's multi-bar
Hoss
JohnnyChance
11-28-2011, 09:14 PM
close up of the steel
Hoss
Damn! Nicely done sir.
Larrin
11-28-2011, 10:29 PM
Knife looks great!
99Limited
11-28-2011, 10:39 PM
Damascus, this is so beyond damascus. This level of metal craftsmanship is more like Steel Art.
The Edge
11-28-2011, 10:49 PM
I'm at a loss for words. Simply breathtaking!!
El Pescador
11-28-2011, 11:12 PM
+1
Burton
11-29-2011, 01:01 AM
Just beautiful
mattrud
11-29-2011, 01:31 AM
Devin, really? I mean really? Insane, actually beyond insane.
unkajonet
11-29-2011, 02:13 AM
:wow: Impressive, Hoss.
Were you using your Darth Rader voice?
Great work Devin!
Were you using your Darth Rader voice?...Huh? Have you been drinking again, unka?
JohnnyChance
11-29-2011, 02:20 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=TLeOSOe4GmQ
unkajonet
11-29-2011, 02:22 AM
Thank you for explaining it to him...
Haha. Thanks, JC. Does "Darth Rader" sound like that, too?
Hoss, can we see the back side, as well?
zitangy
11-29-2011, 02:51 AM
Yikes! What's a gishiki?
Gishiki Bocho
Gishiki Bocho is for the knife to ceremonies for Inperial Court or Shinto Shrine to fillet fish without touching the fish with hands. Using just the knife and silver chopsticks. It needs high skill of knife handling and culinary art knowledge to be the person. Gishiki Bocho is sometimes called Shiki Bocho as abbreviation form. It has been history to be used the knife for over 350 years in Japan.
oivind_dahle
11-29-2011, 06:50 AM
What impresses me about Hoss is is ability to raise the bar!
The knife it self is impressive, but what I find most impressive is the hours of manual labor put into this one. It takes a LOT of skills, patience and pasion for the work. Hoss seams to put the ecomical boarders aside to create a masterpiece like this. Thaks Hoss for keeping the world of knives in continues development. I hope to once meet you personally, just to meet the man behind the knives.
I dont only buy knives of astetical point of view, I also invest in the maker himself!
You are worth your own weight in gold (and that should make you insane rich) :P
Im still a fan of your work! Free dinner and lunch if you ever come to Norway :)
DevinT
11-30-2011, 02:35 PM
Thanks Oivind,
that's a lot of ounces of gold
Hoss
DevinT
11-30-2011, 05:15 PM
here is the back side for you TK
Hoss
You've GOT to be kidding me. That's the backside on the same knife?!:notworthy:
Dave Martell
12-01-2011, 02:38 AM
This knife should go for professional photos. :)
JohnnyChance
12-01-2011, 02:42 AM
You've GOT to be kidding me. That's the backside on the same knife?!:notworthy:
This.
This knife should go for professional photos. :)
And this.
Eamon Burke
12-01-2011, 01:28 PM
Srsly. More pics
mpukas
12-14-2011, 07:03 PM
THat is truly sick work of a dedicated, skilled man. AMAZING!!! It more than deserves professional pics.
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