Apex ultra yanagi

[shobudonnie]

Are there any custom makers out there who can make really good yanagibas? And can do so out of apex ultra steel?

 

[ZeeVee]

I mean... Milan? He has worked with AU and does single bevel on occasion. Yanick is, in my estimation, the king of western makers doing single bevels as far as I'm aware, but he's pretty set in his ways regarding steels I think. Nobody else is coming to mind...

 

[shobudonnie]

There’s nobody else out there? I’m aware that those two make yanagis, but their books are always closed.

 

[Just a DK]

@MSicardCutlery san,

10V single bevel??

Could do

If 10v can be done… apex ultra is also probably possible.

 

[blokey]

Not my knife, but bunch of Chinese knife enthusiasts pooled together to get some ApexUltra, rough forged, heat treated and sharpened it, and sent it to XinGuo for final finishes. He described the steel as very hard and the structure is very fine and pure. I believe this is the first ApexUltra Yanagiba in the world.
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[Just a DK]

If 10v can be done… apex ultra is also probably possible.

It's been a very busy 2 weeks for me. A bunch of customs have made it out the door.

First there was this flat 250mm Sabatier-esque workhorse in Magnacut. The profile really grew on me while I was working on it, so I layed out another one just like it that I'm hoping to finish before the new year.
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There was a matching set of 3 52100 blades
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And this treasure here. I don't often get asked to work with my nicer burl, but I really enjoy it when I do.
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I also made great strides with my yanagi. This is my second. The first had a somewhat uneven ura. It's correctable, but it will require more hand finishing than I have time for at the moment. This one came out much better, and is mirror polished 52100 as per request.
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I also tried my hand a a different steel, CPM-CruWear. I've been curious about it a while and thought I'd give it a go. I never thought I'd say this, but it really makes me appreciate working with MagnaCut. It's much easier to grind than this stuff.
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I've also more or less run out of prefabricated handles, so I started on a batch of 70. Mostly oak and maple, but some walnut and cherry too.
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[ethompson]

If budget isn’t a concern Don Nguyen could probably do it and I was immensely impressed by the grind he put on his first released yanagiba

 

[Just a DK]

If budget isn’t a concern Don Nguyen could probably do it and I was immensely impressed by the grind he put on his first released yanagiba

Oh geez… just saw the price on the 52100 one… dang.

 

[ethompson]

@moderncooking pulled off a Jonas / Myojin collab, maybe he could arrange another but in a different blade style

 

[moderncooking]

@moderncooking pulled off a Jonas / Myojin collab, maybe he could arrange another but in a different blade style

The next batch will be Honyaki Gyuto, but if we managed to get another batch going what would be the preference?

 

[MSicardCutlery]

If 10v can be done… apex ultra is also probably possible.

Yeah, and with much less headache.

 

[Just a DK]

The next batch will be Honyaki Gyuto, but if we managed to get another batch going what would be the preference?

A reasonably priced spicy white / 52100 monosteel spare x myojin plz

 

[M1k3]

The next batch will be Honyaki Gyuto, but if we managed to get another batch going what would be the preference?

Just throwing out something, but hear me out. There's someone looking for a Yanagi made with ApexUltra.

 

[jedy617]

The next batch will be Honyaki Gyuto, but if we managed to get another batch going what would be the preference?

Something high alloy