Heavy Chef's Knife - A New Project

[pitonboy]

Don't most of your knives exceed expectations?

[Marko Tsourkan]

Don't most of your knives exceed expectations?

I hope they do.

[Marko Tsourkan]

What would be a handle preference for a heavy workhorse chef (240-270mm), Wa or Western? I am mulling a hybrid of both, with D mounted on a knife without a neck (machi) and ferrule taper all the way to the blade. Transition between handle and heel will be seamless, and between spine and handle, handle will be raised by 1-2mm.

M

[Marko Tsourkan]

What would be a handle preference for a heavy workhorse chef (240-270mm), Wa or Western? I am mulling a hybrid of both, with D mounted on a knife without a neck (machi) and ferrule taper all the way to the blade. Transition between handle and heel will be seamless, and between spine and handle, handle will be raised by 1-2mm.

M

The heavy convex will have a D handle tapered all the way to the blade, and 5mm neck and is to go out for testing on Monday.

Thanks for looking.

[Don Nguyen]

Wow, 5mm. That is going to be awesome!

[JohnnyChance]

The heavy convex will have a D handle tapered all the way to the blade, and 5mm neck and is to go out for testing on Monday.

Thanks for looking.

Can't wait!

[Marko Tsourkan]

Can't wait!

I know. I too can't wait how it stacks up to Gengetsu and other heavier gyutos. This one is 230mm, but I can make it up to 270mm.

[Marko Tsourkan]

What would be a handle preference for a heavy workhorse chef (240-270mm), Wa or Western? I am mulling a hybrid of both, with D mounted on a knife without a neck (machi) and ferrule taper all the way to the blade. Transition between handle and heel will be seamless, and between spine and handle, handle will be raised by 1-2mm.

M

Worked on it over the weekend, almost done, pics later today.

I think I am onto something.

M

[Marko Tsourkan]

Worked on it over the weekend, almost done, pics later today.

I think I am onto something.

M

Please forgive for a poor quality pictures.

Heavy gyuto in 52100 with a hybrid D - D style handle on a Western style blade. 230mm on the edge. Neck width about 4.5mm. Handle - fiddle-back maple, blackwood and brass.

This was an experiment, so with subsequent knives, the length on the blade is going to be 255-270mm, ferrule length will be longer, and there will be contrasting (same as ferrule) butt cap.

I am not sure if this is limited to heavy knives, but shorter neck seems to make whole a lot of sense to me. I think with a balance point closer to a handle, this allows for a better control of the knife.

[Marko Tsourkan]

Western handle is next.