New custom from Dominik at Merion Forge. Superb work!
Full tapered tang construction
+ Full kasumi polish that he accomplished using a giant ohira uchi + finger stones.
+ 1.2442 core steel
+ 240mm x 57mm
+ 286g
+ Stabilized curly lime wood handle
+ Workhorse grind
Total: 💕
Inspired by the toasted oak handles of @tostadas and Bryan Raquin I decided to make my own for my 240mm Munetoshi. I felt like the rustic look of a burnt oak handle would complement it nicely.
First wa handle. Took some California live oak logs from a tree felled in my yard, quartersawed them...
Selling this lightly used Wakui 240mm migaki gyuto. A fantastic knife that I'm only selling because I have the identical knife in B#2 that I reach for more often.
Specs:
Core steel: White #2
Cladding: Stainless steel
Blade: 240x49mm
Weight: 193g
Finish: migaki cladding with mirror finished core...
The stars aligned and I was able to get one of Bryan Raquin's latest offerings.
"Tall Gyuto"
145sc with xc10 cladding
220 mm x 61 mm
Classic grind
186 g
On first impressions the classic grind reminds me most of a Takeda with a flawless grind. Handle is really comfortable too, I'm enjoying the...
Revisited this integral from Alex Horn over the weekend, such a fun knife that has a very durable laser feel.
52100 monosteel
227mm length
175g
Handle is a spalted maple from the Oregon coast
For cutting through cobs I like to use a CCK 1103 cleaver. It's thin enough where it's not going to wedge, but still has 395g behind it to give it some force. There's something nice about it being less precious than other workhorse gyutos I might consider using too.