Hello Everyone,
I have a nice AEB-L gyuto here that's a little on the light side and very thin. I'm not sure I would qualify this blade as a true laser, but it's very close, and if not, borderline. I sent a knife to one of our members some time ago who is very pleased with the performance of his blade, so I set about recreating the tapers of that blade with just a couple of alterations. The original knife was only 50mm tall, this blade is 55mm. Additionally it has a grind I'm experimenting with designed at improving food release on very thin blades. Whereas the inner blade face is tapered in a nearly straight line, the outer face has a more aggressive taper at the heel that becomes more gradual at halfway. It may only amount to a minor improvement in practice, but I'm trying to get what I can out of these thin blades.
This blade also includes a handle style I've never tried before, half octagon. Faceted on top, round on the bottom.
If all goes well this week I should have a new blade posted every day. Coming next are a couple of suji...and then something in MagnaCut.
Thanks for looking.
I have a nice AEB-L gyuto here that's a little on the light side and very thin. I'm not sure I would qualify this blade as a true laser, but it's very close, and if not, borderline. I sent a knife to one of our members some time ago who is very pleased with the performance of his blade, so I set about recreating the tapers of that blade with just a couple of alterations. The original knife was only 50mm tall, this blade is 55mm. Additionally it has a grind I'm experimenting with designed at improving food release on very thin blades. Whereas the inner blade face is tapered in a nearly straight line, the outer face has a more aggressive taper at the heel that becomes more gradual at halfway. It may only amount to a minor improvement in practice, but I'm trying to get what I can out of these thin blades.
This blade also includes a handle style I've never tried before, half octagon. Faceted on top, round on the bottom.
If all goes well this week I should have a new blade posted every day. Coming next are a couple of suji...and then something in MagnaCut.
Thanks for looking.
- Blade: 248mmx55mm AEB-L (63hrc)-320 grit hand finish
- Neck: 14mmx20mm
- Handle: 118mm, tapering from 24.0mmx25.8mm to 18.6mmx21.0mm, burned oak, oiled and waxed. Half octagon.
- POB: 60mm from handle
- Spine: 2.63mm at the neck, 1.76mm at 13cm, .68mm 1cm from the tip
- Grind: flat to convex RH bias
- Weight: 157g
- Edge: .1mm-0
