Are you absolutely certain these are San mai construction? If not, maybe you could ask Will?
It looks like forged mono to me with the glint of the edge bevel showing up in photos. I have one of Will’s pre-forgie Monos and the edge bevel is like this, and perfect.
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Steel is san mai , mild steel 1.2442 core...
@Migraine can you take close up shots of the edge? I can’t see where the cladding ends and the core steel begins in any of those pics at all.
Just curious:
Say I want to make a knife with a lamination line that has dramatic, artful wobbles, like that Carter knife referenced above. How do I do it?
Are you happy with your purchase?I tried last night but my phone camera is wank. I'll have a go with the girl's one.
Literally couldn't be happier. Was just interested following the discussion.Are you happy with your purchase?
That looks like diffusion of carbon into the stainless cladding - the effect was optically magnified by etching.
Funny you should mention Masakage... It's the only j-knife I've ever had to send back due to cladding issues. The cladding was all over the edge, in multiple spots. The replacement was a beaut. Yet another example of QC...Sadly i don't think the on-line knife vendors really care much...I've had my share of problem knives...what I've learned is to stop listening to hype...reality is properly hardened mono steel carbon is equally good as forged/clad knives...if not better...Better heat treat, better edge retention, and absolutely zero chance of hideous overgrinds or need to grind more because of a poorly clad job.
Of course it's not say they aren't good. But designer boutique clad knives are often just pretty...a good knife doesn't need to be ornate or fancy.
With anything hand made there is going to be variation...I think I'd rather have a cheap Tosa knife...knowing that I can grind lot's of material off and get a straight knife...These very thin boutique knives as you have shown can have defects...sometimes in order to correct them you have to remove more metal...or live with it.
I will never buy a Masakage knife again...hand crafted and beautiful....but not functional enough for me.
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