Custom honyaki gyuto

[chefcomesback]

I don't usually alter my preferred profile but when I was asked to make a knife similar to masamoto Ks I wanted to challenge my self to make something out of my comfort zone



I have chosen hitachi blue 2 for the blade and I wanted to make a honyaki with a similar hamon to what many Sakai makers do ( gunome = zigzag pattern ) compared to my preferred Tobi yaki ( jumping hamon )
After forging and heat treating 4 knives I have gotten a blade I am quite happy with

https://instagram.com/p/BRE-5Z5Fru3/

One of the rejects




The blade after quick etch to see the hamon

For handle I wanted to go with light colours but something bit more elegant than ho wood, stabilised mallee burl and musk ox ferrule with a nickel spacer







It's slowly coming together





Instead of etching the blade dark I have used wa powders just enough to bring out the hamon





253mm at the edge , 52 mm tall , all finished , with a Guinean rosewood saya , friction fit , I hope the owner will like it as much as I did while making it
Thanks for looking ,
Mert

 

[daveb]

Like.

 

[dwalker]

That's one of the most beautiful handles I've seen in a long time.

 

[malexthekid]

Amazing work Mert... makes me excited about my future commission 😀.

Ps what is a guy to so to grab one of those shirts 😉

 

[bkultra]

looks like you nailed it.

 

[chefcomesback]

Like.

Thanks Dave

 

[chefcomesback]

That's one of the most beautiful handles I've seen in a long time.

Thank you

 

[chefcomesback]

Amazing work Mert... makes me excited about my future commission [emoji3].

Ps what is a guy to so to grab one of those shirts [emoji6]

Thanks Alex , I am thinking about getting some Tshirts made for Sydney show

 

[chefcomesback]

looks like you nailed it.

Thank you

 

[cheflarge]

Amazing........ !!! UNICORN !!! ..... My t shirt collection DOES NOT include a Tanzu Knives addition....... Hmmmmmm??? :biggrin:

 

[chefcomesback]

Amazing........ !!! UNICORN !!! ..... My t shirt collection DOES NOT include a Tanzu Knives addition....... Hmmmmmm??? :biggrin:

Don't know about tanzu but can sort a tansuknives shirt for you [emoji12]

 

[cheflarge]

My bad, sorry!

 

[turbochef422]

Definitely a unicorn. That might be the one if I had a choice of any knife. So sick

 

[riba]

Simply stunning

 

[cheflarge]

What turbo said

 

[chefcomesback]

My bad, sorry!

All good bro

 

[chefcomesback]

Simply stunning

Definitely a unicorn. That might be the one if I had a choice of any knife. So sick

What turbo said

Thanks again guys

 

[Matus]

Fantastic looking knife. That is definitely one of the most elegant handles I have seen in a long time.

 

[chefcomesback]

Fantastic looking knife. That is definitely one of the most elegant handles I have seen in a long time.

Thanks Matus