Hello All,
I've been working very diligently over the last month or so to produce a batch of more economically priced knives from a variety of steels that will fall into the more utilitarian end of the spectrum. I've made 7 thematically similar blades that I'm hoping to post up over the course of the week. All are belt finished, all have burned oak handles, and all but 1 will come in, in the $250-$300 range U.S.
Anyways without further ado here is the first, a gyuto in 14c28n
Though the composition is a bit different 14c28n is a steel very similar to AEB-L in terms of performance, the main difference lies in the corrosion resistance. The nitrogen in 14c28n makes it significantly more corrosion resistant than AEB-L and the edge retention will be a little better for 14c28n at a given hardness, though sharpenability and toughness will be slightly lower.
Thanks for taking a look!
I've been working very diligently over the last month or so to produce a batch of more economically priced knives from a variety of steels that will fall into the more utilitarian end of the spectrum. I've made 7 thematically similar blades that I'm hoping to post up over the course of the week. All are belt finished, all have burned oak handles, and all but 1 will come in, in the $250-$300 range U.S.
Anyways without further ado here is the first, a gyuto in 14c28n
Though the composition is a bit different 14c28n is a steel very similar to AEB-L in terms of performance, the main difference lies in the corrosion resistance. The nitrogen in 14c28n makes it significantly more corrosion resistant than AEB-L and the edge retention will be a little better for 14c28n at a given hardness, though sharpenability and toughness will be slightly lower.
- Blade: 238mmx53mm 14c28n (61-62 hrc) scotchbrite belt finish
- Neck: 17mmx18mm
- Handle: 145mm long, 22mmx25mm tapering to 19mmx21mm, burned oak, oiled and waxed
- POB: 47mm from the hande
- Spine: 2.9mm at the neck, 2.54mm at 12.7cm, .56mm 1cm from the tip
- Grind: flat to convex, right hand bias
- Weight: 168g
- Relieved choil and spine
- Edge: .14mm@1mm, .20mm@2mm, .42mm@5mm, .70mm@10mm Measured at the midpoint.
Thanks for taking a look!
