KKF Massdrop II - Xerxes

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Lets hope next one is below $500

Next massdrop prototype leaked!!!
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More seriously, I have thought about doing a "minidrop" with an up-and-coming smith - but for now its Xerxes all the way!
 
Next massdrop prototype leaked!!!
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More seriously, I have thought about doing a "minidrop" with an up-and-coming smith - but for now its Xerxes all the way!

Marketing literature says: Honyaki with a relatively thick spine but dramatic taper starting from a high blade road and what appears to be a concave S-grind reminiscent of Dalman. Offered without handle for user customization. Manufacturer keeps the exact blade material secret but it sharpens easily on the stones and is reportedly simple to thin.
 
Almost certainly. There‘s a market for any old dogturd if it’s covered in enough diamonds and/or gold. There’s probably some Sheikh or Russian gangster somewhere clutching a 24 carat Swarovski-encrusted Chelsea Miller santoku right now,.
 
Ha - I was guessing about the Swarovski stuff, but truth is as strange as fiction here.

As a confession I once briefly worked for an ad agency specialising in marketing ultra high end London properties. (think Oligarch/ deposed tyrant level spend). You‘d be surprised by what counts as taste in that market - after a few months of writing endlessly about gold and diamond coated bathroom fittings and sodding lux marble you kind of lose the will to live
 
Hi guys, here is the first short video. Please excuse me if I seem a little tired. Small children sometimes don't let you sleep well ;-)

Next I'll make a dummy of the knife so that you can get a better impression.

Have a nice day.

Video
Very cool! Thanks for sharing the behind the curtains stuff. Very excited for this knife.
 
Thank you Jannis - it’s a great workshop and we are looking forward to seeing more - also, let us see some bloomery steel if you have any lying around😊🙏
 
Hi guys, here is the first short video. Please excuse me if I seem a little tired. Small children sometimes don't let you sleep well ;-)

Next I'll make a dummy of the knife so that you can get a better impression.

Have a nice day.

Video
Is it me or do knife makers have epic beards? First Robin, now Jannis, next drop better be another knifemaker with an epic beard too!
 
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