one of the craziest knives i've ever made

[DevinT]

It's a Gishiki Bocho. Snakewood and mokume handle. Stainless composite damascus blade. 330mm blade length.

Hoss

[Kyle]

Ehh... it's alright, I guess. :justkidding:

Absolutely incredible work!

[chazmtb]

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]

That is BADASS!!!!! Very, very nice!

[HHH Knives]

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.

[Jim]

http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2691&d=1322513264


Wow!

[Eamon Burke]

Yikes! What's a gishiki?

[WillC]

Lovely piece of work. I think its got a bit of a turkish vibe about it too.:biggrin:

[Andrew H]

Wow. That looks amazing, Hoss.

[Michael Rader]

Oh, that damascus is just breathtaking. Damn.

-M

[DevinT]

close up of the steel

Hoss

[Eamon Burke]

:scratchhead: WHAAAAAAAA? :jawdrop:

[Dave Martell]

:drool: There you go raising that bar again...spectacular!!!

[TDj]

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]

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]

Beautiful Devin, is that multibar? Or does the basketweave change somehow? Either way, WOW! Well done!

[DevinT]

Beautiful Devin, is that multibar? Or does the basketweave change somehow? Either way, WOW! Well done!

Yea it's multi-bar

Hoss

[JohnnyChance]

close up of the steel

Hoss

Damn! Nicely done sir.

[Larrin]

Knife looks great!

[99Limited]

Damascus, this is so beyond damascus. This level of metal craftsmanship is more like Steel Art.

[The Edge]

I'm at a loss for words. Simply breathtaking!!

[El Pescador]

+1

[Burton]

Just beautiful

[mattrud]

Devin, really? I mean really? Insane, actually beyond insane.

[tk59]

:wow: Impressive, Hoss.

[unkajonet]

:wow: Impressive, Hoss.

Were you using your Darth Rader voice?

Great work Devin!

[tk59]

Were you using your Darth Rader voice?...Huh? Have you been drinking again, unka?

[JohnnyChance]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=TLeOSOe4GmQ

[unkajonet]

Thank you for explaining it to him...

[tk59]

Haha. Thanks, JC. Does "Darth Rader" sound like that, too?

Hoss, can we see the back side, as well?

[zitangy]

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]

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]

Thanks Oivind,

that's a lot of ounces of gold

Hoss

[DevinT]

here is the back side for you TK

Hoss

[tk59]

You've GOT to be kidding me. That's the backside on the same knife?!:notworthy:

[Dave Martell]

This knife should go for professional photos. :)

[JohnnyChance]

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]

Srsly. More pics

[mpukas]

THat is truly sick work of a dedicated, skilled man. AMAZING!!! It more than deserves professional pics.