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A new completed handle for a customer's order for a Yoshikazu Tanaka. He chose curly redwood stabilized with an ebony ferrule and a nickel spacer, all in rokkaku hanmaru shape. The balance point is right on the heel. That wood look nice!

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Really love the rokkaku hanmaru shape, it brings something different to the game.
Beautiful work as always
 
A new handle finished and really one of my favorites. A beautiful ebony wood with multiple veins of color, a textured brass cap and a glossy finish. It's a honyaki knife that hasn't been polished for a customer yet but I think it's going to be quite nice...

 
A new handle and this one is for me! I wanted to change the handle for my gyuto (again) and I'm starting to work a little more with the brass by creating texture. I love it, it shines! The wood is teak burl with a big taper just like I like it.

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First time I have seen teak burl used. Beautiful!
Thanks 🙂 It's one of my favourite wood because I like how it can look like old leather. This particular piece have some green/blue natural tint and I'm deeply in love with it. I have a bunch of it and they are all different, really nice species!

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