F/S Delbert Ealy 24 cm O1 gyuto

This knife is from the run of gyutos Del made in September, 2011. The handle is box elder burl and the bolster is amboyna.

From Del's WIP thread:

"They will be made from 2mm stock with the convex grind I have been working on. I want to say that these knives have an improved profile with less belly than my previous damascus gyutos and since they are convex grind rather than full flat grind they will not have the flex that some of those knives had. These are designed to be high performance cutters with a fine finish to the blade (hand sanded) and my usual excellent handles."

It is in excellent condition, used lightly in a home environment. There is some patina development.

Weight is 254 grams; balances at the "2" in the maker's mark.

Edge is 245 mm; height at heel is 58 mm

Spine is 2.25 mm above heel, 2.1 mm midway to tip, 1.0 mm 1 cm from tip.

$410 includes insured shipping to a CONUS address and PayPal fees.

That knife is beautiful. I wish I did not already have so many gyutos in the 240-250 range. This is going to be a great score for someone in KKF land.

That is an amazing handle. The box elder burl has a bit of red which I think is very cool.

quick question, what's the 2 after ealy stand for? TIA

the second made in the series

El Pescador said:

the second made in the series

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Bingo!

Thanks for the assist!

Rick

so nice, so many ealys have been up lately it hurts my heart. ive always wanted to try one of his knives! GLWS

Bump.

i now have a very similar knife and its well worth the money

what a beauty

turbochef422 said:

i now have a very similar knife and its well worth the money

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+1

Wow if I had the funds. I remember drooling over this knife on the wip page. glws

What a great companion to one of the many Ealy parers bought lately.

The Ealy is no longer available. Thanks for looking.

Rick

That was one sexy knife.

I'm super stoked! Thanks for the trade!