My first knife on my own grinder

So i found this place where i can make my own knives, and the first knife that i will make in my own shop will be for my brother. He wants a good veggie cutter with a straight and not to long edge. So thats why i will try to make a "santoku" type of knife for him.

The steel will be in Aeb-l, 16,5cm long and 5cm at the heel. As you will see it will look abit odd with such a short edge and high heel, but maybe it will be a superb cutter

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That looks really good
I love the curve

Thanks! I thanks i have to remake the edge though, its to flat. Ill see how this turns out, it will however be a good learning opportunity.

Interesting profile. Like your avatar too :thumbsup:

Hehe thanks

Looks more funayuki than santoku to me. Wide bevel?

True that it looks more like a funyaki! its just a early stege on its grind so thats why it looks lite a wide bevel, it hasnt been heattreathed yet

It looks nice so far! I think 165 x 50 mm is probably more common in American knives than Japanese knives. Did you test the edge contact to the cutting board and feel that it was too flat as pictured?

Looking forward to more WIP pics! :doublethumbsup: