Good Afternoon Everybody,
Here I have a dangerous looking little suji for you. This is my first complete blade in O1, it was drawn down out of 7/8" drill rod. She's a little narrow, I'll admit, but this was my first real practice piece when I picked up my press a few months ago and I hadn't quite worked out lateral drawing yet, I may have also been a little spellbound at being able to compress a 7/8 bar of O1 1/4" at a time, (those of you who have forged it by hand will understand), but that's a story for another time.
It has a very pronounced RH bias, and I left a few speck sized dimples from the forge scale just in front of the handle, and one on the back of the tip as subtle provenance that this was in fact a forged blade and not simply stock removal.
Here I have a dangerous looking little suji for you. This is my first complete blade in O1, it was drawn down out of 7/8" drill rod. She's a little narrow, I'll admit, but this was my first real practice piece when I picked up my press a few months ago and I hadn't quite worked out lateral drawing yet, I may have also been a little spellbound at being able to compress a 7/8 bar of O1 1/4" at a time, (those of you who have forged it by hand will understand), but that's a story for another time.
It has a very pronounced RH bias, and I left a few speck sized dimples from the forge scale just in front of the handle, and one on the back of the tip as subtle provenance that this was in fact a forged blade and not simply stock removal.
- Blade: 270mmx30mm O1 tool steel (64hrc) 600 grit hand finish
- Neck: 14mmx20mm
- Handle: 127mm, tapering from 24.4mmx22.8 to 22.4mmx21.3mm, scorched oak, oiled and waxed
- POB: 60mm from handle
- Spine: 2.7mm at the neck, 2.16mm at 15cm, 1.5mm 1cm from the tip
- Grind: flat to convex
- Weight: 145 grams
- Relieved choil and spine
- Edge: .15mm
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