270mm sujihiki

Hello All, Here I have a heavier sujihiki for your pleasure. Very stiff and thick spined, but still barely nail-flexing. I got a curious double hamon effect on this one, and took it to a higher grit finish than usual. Interestingly, even though this is a water quenched blade that hamon has more...

Hello All, I recently developed the capacity to produce crucible steel (wootz) and so this one of the first of many yet to come. It's a very labour intensive process but very satisfying. This blade has a calculated 1.90%-1.95% carbon which is on the higher end for crucible steel. The pattern is...

Hello All, I don't usually make stainless sujihiki, but I had a strip of a sheet left that was just the right size so I put it to good use. Blade: 272mmx40mm AEB-L (63 hrc) scotchbrite belt finish Neck: 15mmx18mm Handle: 132mm long, bocote + walnut, oiled and waxed POB: 38mm from the hande...

Hello All, Here I have the second of two wrought clad sujihiki I made recently. This one came out as intended with a cladding line on the lower side, and excellent characteristics overall. Blade: 276mmx40mm wrought clad 52100 san-mai (~64 hrc),1200 grit finish, etch and polish Neck...

Hello All, Here I have a blade that I've been sitting on for some time. I completed the grinding back around April and only just made time to do all of the hand finishing work last week. It doesn't carry the most active hamon I've ever created, but it's a looker nonetheless. The blade is quite...