Recent content by 8_Silverside_8

I wish! She's just a wee slip of a thing but I like her just fine :D

Handles are copies of the original handle that was rotting off the antique, 12.5cm for each handle. Blades are likely just smaller than most others you're used to seeing, 12.5cm blade on the santoku, 18.5cm takobiki.

Thanks!

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/jrsharingan/1796640_10100831832219569_955394193_n_zpsf657f785.jpg Handle finished, also made it a matching santoku style knife out of some D2 I had in the scrap bin which came out to 63 rockwell and is a bit on the heavy side.

It has a shinogi line but it is not readily visible in this shot. The blade profile has the standard two stage rounded single bevel on the right hand side and a very slight concave on the backside. Yes, typical handle with a ferrule (copper or brass, very corroded and peeled away from the side...

Hi Guys, New to the forum and this is my reason for seeking it out. Found this little number in the back of a whatsit shop on the Big Island a few weeks ago, all rusted up with a rotten handle for $15. Have since stripped the handle and will put a new one on later this week, but looking for...