Here's an idea, try my carbon as a kiridashi.

I like my carbon and HT for it currently, and enjoy making with it... If you want to give it a try, lets do it cheap and simple if you'd like a kiridashi. I'll keep a separate kiridashi list, and make them in a small batch when I have enough ordered. Steel is uhb20c and I run it around 63 hrc.

Lets say 130 sek shipped (~15 usd) is a ok deal I think?
No sheath, I'll tape it down on a piece of wood and send in a safely packed letter, no tracking.

It will be a regular shape kiridashi, and I will not give measurements. They will have my stamp and a good edge. Maybe some KU-like finish.

How to: email me to [email protected]
I need your name and adress, along with what you want (right or left handed). I'll get back when it's ready to ship, with a invoice.

1 per buyer, and If necessary I'll close this periodically. Don't want to spend to much time on these.

That is a great deal. Thank you email sent

Indeed a great deal. Might have to jump on one just for fun. =)

Sounds like a good deal. I would sign up but I've got an old one already.

Waaaay too tempting to ignore... even if I haven't got an immediate use for it, no doubt I'll find one!
I'm in - email sent. Thanks for the offer.

E-mail sent!

Add it to my order lol b

Email sent

Super cool! Email sent! Always in need of a handy blade...

Saying this i should have a carbon coming soon from you.

Yes Evan, but you should have one of these as well

Thanks for the interest everyone. Remember to include your adress in email. It will be a couple of weeks probably until the first run goes out. Trying catch up with orders still. Will run these when I HT carbon next time.

Mail sent

E-mail sent...

I'm in. Email sent

Thanks guys seems to be a large interest for these. For now I want/need to put a PAUSE on these, until I've sent the first bunch out. Otherwise keeping track will be too much.

Seems like I missed this one, count me in for the next batch

Oops, how could I have missed this? Ah well, better luck next time

I would love to jump on board in the next round as well!

OK, who else would sooner or later be tempted by a $180-$250 kawamuki (if that could economically be done)?

I'm so in
Great initiative!

LifeByA1000Cuts said:

OK, who else would sooner or later be tempted by a $180-$250 kawamuki (if that could economically be done)?

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Nice idea, i can probably not do it at that pricepoint though. As it looks currently it's going to continue to be all custom work at a relatively high price. If there are people willing to pay for me taking the time to make their knives to a very high standard, it's the way it's going to be since I enjoy it

I'll get back on this thread when I can take more orders for these kiridashi.

I couldn't help myself but to cut these and HT them today View attachment 32967

I had thos idea for quenching a bunch of them in one go I wanted tp try, and it worked out pretty well. I tied them up on a steel wire and that way I only had to quench three times

The grain refining cycles was easy peasy handling as well this way. :doublethumbsup:

I suck at reading please disregard my email

Haha ok no trouble pleue. There's been a steady stream

Awesome! :biggrin:

However, the attached photo isn't uploading for me. :scratchhead:

- Steampunk

Since I am not a knifemaker, I do not quite understand the bladesize vs cost relationship at all, eg why a kawamuki/parer will never be far far cheaper than a Gyuto, but a very small knife can be very cheap again...

Robin, pulled this off your IG since your photo didn't work. Hope you don't mind.

Thank you s-line

RDalman said:

I couldn't help myself but to cut these and HT them today View attachment 32967

I had thos idea for quenching a bunch of them in one go I wanted tp try, and it worked out pretty well. I tied them up on a steel wire and that way I only had to quench three times

The grain refining cycles was easy peasy handling as well this way. :doublethumbsup:

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Yes basically it's about time required. A knife with taper, needs to be ground and finished all over, amd then a handle takes it's time, making fittting finishing.

A kiridashi like this, I just need to cut and grind in one place, HT, sharpen, ready. Still, at this price I'm making them at loss I believe. It's about getting some of this steel I like so much, out to you guys