Ready Made Honesuki & Honesuki/Petty Hybrid - True Single Beveled w/Hollow Back

[Marko Tsourkan]

Whew..
I will make one extra of each then.

M

[ar11]

Marko - if you have room for one more honesuki in 52100 i am soooo in. I am mad that I could miss this.

I'll take a 135mm honesuki/petty ebony in 52100 if you make an extra! This is micah I'm already on the list for your 225 gyuto

[Jim]

Marko, what's the story with the scimitar pattern you linked to above? Have you made one yet?

[Marko Tsourkan]

Marko, what's the story with the scimitar pattern you linked to above? Have you made one yet?

Not yet. I need to make a narrower tool support for my grinder as the current is too wide to accommodate knives with curves. I am also trying to decide on geometry for scimitar. I didn't like geometry on a Dexter scimitar.

Too many things going on besides this project, so I have to put it on the back burner. If I have time this month, maybe I will do it. I do have a lot of A2, so I will get to scimitars and bread knives pretty soon.

M

[pitonboy]

Here's the original poultry slayer today:

[Marko Tsourkan]

Here's the original poultry slayer today:

Way nicer than I remember it. Great job on the handle.

Here are profiles on two prototypes I made to figure the process. The finish messed up the shinogi line outline, but it's there.





M

PS: The gyuto in the picture is the test run before I make a contest knife. This one has a thicker tip.

[Marko Tsourkan]

Forgot to mention that I will probably do the chisel grinds on the tips. What the hell...

The first prototype looked good with it.

[markenki]

Looks great!

[Marko Tsourkan]

Took 135 petty/honesuki prototype home for some test cutting. It performed reasonably well on two densest foods I had - apples and sweet potatoes - very little steering, I would say almost no steering on a pull cut (one I tested). It should perform even better on softer vegetables and fruits.

Keep in mind that this is going to be a thin knife, though it won't have any flex. Thin is essential to perform as a petty and to minimize steering.

Will grind another prototype today to test a hypotheses I got in the last few days, after this, I should be ready for a run.

M

[Marko Tsourkan]

Took 135 petty/honesuki prototype home for some test cutting. It performed reasonably well on two densest foods I had - apples and sweet potatoes - very little steering, I would say almost no steering on a pull cut (one I tested). It should perform even better on softer vegetables and fruits.

Keep in mind that this is going to be a thin knife, though it won't have any flex. Thin is essential to perform as a petty and to minimize steering.

Will grind another prototype today to test a hypotheses I got in the last few days, after this, I should be ready for a run.

M

150mm honesuki will be ground similarly, but will have a slightly thicker geometry.

M