Hello All,
Here I have a first for me, a wrought iron clad sujihiki with a birdseye maple handle. I had originally set out to make a 270mm, but owing to a very thin core and .008" of offset in my drawing dies I ended up with a 2mm wide place in the edge where the cladding crossed the core, so I had to shorten it. Nevertheless I would say my first foray into forging wrought iron san mai went well, and I look forward to using more of this material in the future. This wrought exhibits a lot of character, even a somewhat frosty look up close, and as I discovered during the etch, patinas with some variation in colour. I'll be very interested to see how it looks after slicing up a hot roast or two.
Thanks for having a look, and have a great day!
-Matt
Thi
Here I have a first for me, a wrought iron clad sujihiki with a birdseye maple handle. I had originally set out to make a 270mm, but owing to a very thin core and .008" of offset in my drawing dies I ended up with a 2mm wide place in the edge where the cladding crossed the core, so I had to shorten it. Nevertheless I would say my first foray into forging wrought iron san mai went well, and I look forward to using more of this material in the future. This wrought exhibits a lot of character, even a somewhat frosty look up close, and as I discovered during the etch, patinas with some variation in colour. I'll be very interested to see how it looks after slicing up a hot roast or two.
- Blade: 234mmx40mm wrought clad 52100 san-mai (~64 hrc),1200 grit finish, etch and polish
- Neck: 17mmx18mm
- Handle: 134mm long, 19mmx25mm tapering to 18mmx22mm, roasted birdseye maple, oil finished and waxed
- POB: 45mm from the hande
- Spine: 2.9mm at the handle, 2.47mm above the heel, 2.44mm at 12.5cm, .76mm 1cm from the tip
- Grind: flat to convex, right hand bias
- Weight: 134g
- Relieved choil and spine
- Edge: .22mm@1mm, .36mm@2mm, .48mm@5mm, .80mm@10mm, measured at the heel. .12mm@1mm, .25mm@2mm, .45mm@5mm, .79mm@10mm Measured at the midpoint.
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![20230120_125633.jpg 20230120_125633.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/kitchenknifeforums/data/attach/238/238179-20230120-125633.jpg)
Thanks for having a look, and have a great day!
-Matt
Thi