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lol it might end uplike this

I use an old 10” forge craft or Doc Smith honyaki gyuto

I’m glad you like the black glove 😂

Stainless Clad white #2 at 63-64 hrc. Only been sharpened twice. Has a good heat treat and temper and not chippy. Has been through cryo temper cycles. Reground 60-40 bevels and mirror polished, as well as a finger notch/choil. Has a buffalo horn, nickel silver, stabilized masacrar ebony handle...

If there is still space I’ll try it out Donald West Palm Beach, Florida

lol send it all to me and I’ll do it 😂

It won’t stay forever, tends to build colors onto the etched finish. If you end up messing it up you can always order some FeCl concentrate or powder.

My newest knife buy 250mm Doc Smith From Zagreb Croatia honyaki in UHB20C at 64hrc, handle is stabilized two tone Purple Heart, white corian, and brass. Instagram: @ docsmithknives

10/10 would not buy if it’s that soft

always loved this beast

Yeah that handle came out great! Joe did a really good job on that thing, it’s worth good $$$ too as bog oak and buffalo horn are both more expensive material choices

I loved that Watanabe! I’ve used it many times, such a beast.

I agree that it turned out bad ass, preforms really well, was definitely quite a bit of shite before

yeah man it was so uneven! I was so surprised as I have heard so highly of jikko... not going to lie it was a good bit of work.

I did the thinning and polishing. It’s relatively neutral, I’d say it’s pretty close to 50/50. I couldn’t get it perfect without removing too much material. Polished it up to 3000 grit and an etch to try and make the hamone pop. The knife preforms so much better then it was originally.

I use a rubber contact wheel on my belt grinder, works wonders and I can progress in grit size

I’m running a 2x82 2HP VFD at 120v with a multistage power conversion and options to run higher voltage for a higher torque and higher rpm.

If you want that real pop and contrast of the layers with a decent profound relief you need to use muriatic acid.... really nasty stuff and can’t be used indoors and vapors will corrode many materials but it works if everything is taped up that you don’t want touched

I’ve heard good things about his knives

I hand sanded it a while back to roughly 15000 grit and it took quite a while, also the grinds needs to be smoothed out a bit and brought farther up the knife to eliminate wedging so I knocked that out at the same time.