V1P
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Hi everyone, I am the proud owner of this knife and cannot wait to use it when it arrives. I also want to show off my new purchase [emoji6].
The specs are :
W2 tool steel
200mm edge length
54 mm height at heel
4 mm spine at the heel
175 g weight
Handle material : stabilized spalted deep-compression koa, nickel silver and 165-year old wrought iron spacers
Handle type : multi-faceted dual taper design, for extra comfort, weight reduction and aids forward balance.
I would like to share my positive experience in building this knife together with Cris Anderson of Scorpion Forge. This felt more like a collaboration because he let me in every step of the way. Found him from social medias and liked his knife profiles.
This guy is a knife artist, he has this thing to get a feel of the blade from the hamon pattern, then to the handle materials and execution, and lastly to the leather saya. He was always thinking about making the knife better, even when everything had been decided. My knife had gone through 3 main handle material choices until we found this one, each change better than the last. Getting the new material to arrive was bad for business, which meant taking longer to send my knife out of the door and receiving payment but he exceeded all expectations.
Do not be tricked that Cris only prioritized the looks of the package, his knives are form follows function. He relentlessly tested each of his knives on produce and improve them every time.
I am no expert in different type of knife grinds and stuff but I have had quite a few knives, both off the shelf and customs. There are a few areas that I know I like but the truth is in the pudding. I will know it after the first few cuts, working as a pro chef in a commercial kitchen. My wishes to Cris were for the knife to have heft, no flex, laser tip and thin edge. I let him worked on his grinds for food separation and minimal wedging. The 2 wrought iron spacers placed close together was intentional, to balance the heft of the knife in use.
I will update when I get the knife.
The specs are :
W2 tool steel
200mm edge length
54 mm height at heel
4 mm spine at the heel
175 g weight
Handle material : stabilized spalted deep-compression koa, nickel silver and 165-year old wrought iron spacers
Handle type : multi-faceted dual taper design, for extra comfort, weight reduction and aids forward balance.
I would like to share my positive experience in building this knife together with Cris Anderson of Scorpion Forge. This felt more like a collaboration because he let me in every step of the way. Found him from social medias and liked his knife profiles.
This guy is a knife artist, he has this thing to get a feel of the blade from the hamon pattern, then to the handle materials and execution, and lastly to the leather saya. He was always thinking about making the knife better, even when everything had been decided. My knife had gone through 3 main handle material choices until we found this one, each change better than the last. Getting the new material to arrive was bad for business, which meant taking longer to send my knife out of the door and receiving payment but he exceeded all expectations.
Do not be tricked that Cris only prioritized the looks of the package, his knives are form follows function. He relentlessly tested each of his knives on produce and improve them every time.
I am no expert in different type of knife grinds and stuff but I have had quite a few knives, both off the shelf and customs. There are a few areas that I know I like but the truth is in the pudding. I will know it after the first few cuts, working as a pro chef in a commercial kitchen. My wishes to Cris were for the knife to have heft, no flex, laser tip and thin edge. I let him worked on his grinds for food separation and minimal wedging. The 2 wrought iron spacers placed close together was intentional, to balance the heft of the knife in use.
I will update when I get the knife.