I bought an old and rusty Nakiri on ebay.
I bought it because it was sold as Kikuichi Monji, and an old thread here seemed to suggest it might be alright... I figured @JBroida knew what he was talking about. Apparently the kanji also say 'Betsusaku', which I assume might be the name of the maker (?) [Edit - apparently not]
Here is my Nakiri:
And here she is, shorn of her handle, and in her bath of vinegar:
And here with most of the rust sanded off coarsely:
I then take her on a whirlwind tour up to 2k and have a wee look at the choil and spine. Both of which I quite look of tbh (though please excuse my crap pictures). I will do this sanding run again properly, and have a go at the tang &c., but it's ok to be getting on with:
The other reason I bought this, as you will no doubt have noticed earlier, is the natty vintage blonde horn ferrule-thing on the original handle. Which I will obviously be incorporating into the new handle...
I bought it because it was sold as Kikuichi Monji, and an old thread here seemed to suggest it might be alright... I figured @JBroida knew what he was talking about. Apparently the kanji also say 'Betsusaku', which I assume might be the name of the maker (?) [Edit - apparently not]
Here is my Nakiri:
And here she is, shorn of her handle, and in her bath of vinegar:
And here with most of the rust sanded off coarsely:
I then take her on a whirlwind tour up to 2k and have a wee look at the choil and spine. Both of which I quite look of tbh (though please excuse my crap pictures). I will do this sanding run again properly, and have a go at the tang &c., but it's ok to be getting on with:
The other reason I bought this, as you will no doubt have noticed earlier, is the natty vintage blonde horn ferrule-thing on the original handle. Which I will obviously be incorporating into the new handle...
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