Stefan's For Sale - Carter w/Stefan Handle

[Dave Martell]

This is an older Carter gyuto (or maybe funayuki?) made from a white steel core with stainless cladding.

The blade is in good shape overall showing only light scratches from use/cleaning plus some patina on the core steel. I did a quick belt sharpening of the knife to remove some edge rust nicks so it's sharp and ready to start cutting.

The handle is a higher end model where he used mammoth ivory, sterling silver (not nickel silver!) spacers, a mosaic pin to help secure the mammoth ivory butt cap, and rosewood paired up together into a stylish multi-piece design. The mammoth ivory ferrule has some fissures in it.

I think that Stefan may have done this mounting himself and if that's the case then I'd guess that this was either a very early handle or a much later one as I only remember Stefan telling me twice about mounting his own handles - a task that he hated dearly!


Stats:
Model - Carter Wa Gyuto (or Funayuki?)

Size - 210mm

Steel - White core

Weight - 6oz (170g)

Handle - Custom Stefan Keller, Rosewood, Mammoth Ivory, Sterling Silver Spacers, mosaic butt cap pin

Condition - The blade has some light wispy horizontal scratches from cleaning. The core steel shows some patina. The blade is sharp! The handle has some fissures on the mammoth ivory that can be seen and felt. See pictures below for details.

Packaging - None

Shipping Costs/Etc. - Included in the price for USA buyers only. International buyers restricted from purchase due to handle material export laws.

Price - $689 $589 $489

Payment Types - Paypal & Venmo
PM for payment details.

 

[ecchef]

Still here?! C’mon now, somebody has to snatch this up.
I know... “why don’t you buy it then?”
Well, I would, but I already have its ‘country cousin’ (with Stefan handle of course)!

 

[Dave Martell]

Price Reduction!


Price - $689 $589 $489

 

[Phip]

That price just barely covers the cost of the steel, not to mention the handle and installation.

 

[Von blewitt]

I really want this too, I have Stefans old Carter IP they’d look good together again

 

[Geigs]

can you call the ivory plastic or corian and ship it to Australia?

 

[Anton]

this is painful. This one takes me back memory lane

 

[Dave Martell]

can you call the ivory plastic or corian and ship it to Australia?

Funny thing is that the ivory isn't even the issue - it's the rosewood.

 

[juice]

Funny thing is that the ivory isn't even the issue - it's the rosewood.

Which is a huge issue for old guitars.

 

[Dave Martell]

To answer some of the questions that have come in, some more than once.....

1. I can't remount the handle.

2. The handle is almost certainly epoxied in place and will not easily be removed, or better said, will not be removed without some risk.

3. I can't seal/fix/repair the mammoth tooth fissures without re-working the entire handle. This would be something that either the buyer does themselves or hires someone to do for them.

4. I can't "refinish" the blade. Yes, Carter's finish is rough for sure, and would need a lot of work to make pretty, that's likely why it wasn't done in the first place. If a buyer wanted to improve this (for whatever reason) then the buyer would have to hire a professional to "refinish" this blade unless they like pain and despair and in that case they may wish to attempt this themselves.

5. I can't "clean" the blade without "refinishing" the blade - see #4 above. I did Simichrome it to remove some rust that would come loose but that's all this guy can do for free.

6. I can't sharpen the knife since I already did that as a bonus freebie - see "condition" section in the original post (listing) above where I noted that the blade is sharp.

7. I can't "throw in the deal" of any of the above. I'm doing this as a favor for a friend, please understand this when asking me to work for free.

8. No, I can't ship this knife out of the USA. See the large red statement above in the original post (listing) that states International buyers restricted from purchase due to handle material export laws.

9. I don't believe that this knife is an investment - monetarily speaking - yet it is more like an investment into Stefan Keller. If that's not what you're after then you shouldn't buy this knife.


PS - In case anyone thinks I'm salty here - I swear I'm not at all. I'm still very much into this project and keeping my promise to Stefan but I am getting tired of answering the same questions repeatedly so I figured I'd do it one more time and hopefully be done with it - LOL

 

[juice]

Reading. On a forum that uses words. It's not illegal, people.

 

[Dave Martell]

This knife is SPF

 

[Dave Martell]

Attention Member bzalforno

I've received your emails but when I reply they get kicked back as un-deliverable. Please contact me here through PM!

 

[Dave Martell]

This knife is SPF

Attention Member bzalforno

I've received your emails but when I reply they get kicked back as un-deliverable. Please contact me here through PM!

I'll give this another few days and then the sale is back on.

 

[Dave Martell]

This knife is still for sale but I've dropped the pricing!

Price - $689 $589 $489

 

[Dave Martell]

Withdrawn - This knife was snatched up off forum.

 

[playero]

is this sold

 

[Corradobrit1]

is this sold

See post #16

 

[bzalforno]

Attention Member bzalforno

I've received your emails but when I reply they get kicked back as un-deliverable. Please contact me here through PM!

This is bzalforno. I am having trouble with this email.
‘please use:
[email protected].
‘I will buy the carter /Stefan. If not sold.
bob