That's nice!
good choice on the wood. such a simply shaped saya warrants that much (jazzy, to quote an expert) texture.
very cool
nice handle btw
ps may want to consider some kind of lining material next time. i'm thinking fur... :cold2:
Thanks, guys! This one made me learn some great little tricks. I mod'ed my grinder to accept huge pieces, and it really made this work cleanly, evenly and quicker than I had imagined. Every now and then, you get little game changing moments in this "craft", and this one had two of them. The other involved my "Christmas Saw", but you'll see the fruits of that one soon. I'm really happy with how it all ended up.
My latest piece for a customer is rehandling a Hiromoto AS Gyuto any way I'd like. I borrowed inspiration from some mosaic pin stock I got from Michael Rader, randomly.
It still needs to be finished (pins brought flush), and polished, but I'm really liking this one!
Almost done. I call this my "test finish". It lets me see what areas need further sanding, etc. As you can see, this one has turned out pretty well....
Here's a fully custom 245mm Carter Gyuto that Murray and I did together. I knocked out the handle and saya for a great customer. The saya is solid walnut, courtesy of Mark Farley.