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excuse my poor english im still learning
i had a couple of old Magnolia sayas that i got with some knives i bought, and i use my knives in a pro kitchen so often they get stained with grease and oil. so i decided to give them a little fix. and to be honest, i dont realy like the look of plain magnolia without a finish.
im no kind of woodworker and i dont have the knowledge like a lot of people have here, i always admire people who can work with their hand, tools and beautiful wood. i have recived a couple of Sayas from Maxim lately and they are all realy beautiful so the plain magnolia sayas looked even more poor.
i sanded them with #240, #400 and #800 grit sandpaper, and sanded them a little thinner down the edge, then i gave them some dark valnut stain (the one you mix with water), sanded them when they were dry, stained them again, did that a couple of times, used Danish oil for first coat, let them dry and sanded them with #1000 grit, second coat Danish oil, and finished with organic beesvax i got from our honey supplier at work.
they are not buffed completely i have to do that later to give them the true finish.
the Sayas are used with a couple of Yoshikane SKD gyutos, that Maxim rehandle for me, Carbonext Suji, Hattori FH petty, Ino Geshin petty and a Carbonext Gyuto, so yes they are old knives the only one of them i use now are the SKD Yoshikanes wich are great in a pro kitchen. 220mm Gyuto, 250mm Gyuto and 250mm Suji (Suji Saya is not sanded yet)
there are a lot of improvement to do, but hey that´s my first time, i can always sand them down again and try another stain, i have a couple of sayas to go, so i will try another stain.
Huge Hakka
Lucky Peach #3
i had a couple of old Magnolia sayas that i got with some knives i bought, and i use my knives in a pro kitchen so often they get stained with grease and oil. so i decided to give them a little fix. and to be honest, i dont realy like the look of plain magnolia without a finish.
im no kind of woodworker and i dont have the knowledge like a lot of people have here, i always admire people who can work with their hand, tools and beautiful wood. i have recived a couple of Sayas from Maxim lately and they are all realy beautiful so the plain magnolia sayas looked even more poor.
i sanded them with #240, #400 and #800 grit sandpaper, and sanded them a little thinner down the edge, then i gave them some dark valnut stain (the one you mix with water), sanded them when they were dry, stained them again, did that a couple of times, used Danish oil for first coat, let them dry and sanded them with #1000 grit, second coat Danish oil, and finished with organic beesvax i got from our honey supplier at work.
they are not buffed completely i have to do that later to give them the true finish.
the Sayas are used with a couple of Yoshikane SKD gyutos, that Maxim rehandle for me, Carbonext Suji, Hattori FH petty, Ino Geshin petty and a Carbonext Gyuto, so yes they are old knives the only one of them i use now are the SKD Yoshikanes wich are great in a pro kitchen. 220mm Gyuto, 250mm Gyuto and 250mm Suji (Suji Saya is not sanded yet)
there are a lot of improvement to do, but hey that´s my first time, i can always sand them down again and try another stain, i have a couple of sayas to go, so i will try another stain.
Huge Hakka
Lucky Peach #3