Love your lamination? Show your line!

[DitmasPork]

Takada, Suiboku, blue1.

 

[Repjapsteel]

Just discovered this thread and want to share as well.
Halcyon Forge

 

[Repjapsteel]

Takeda AS that revived a kasumi finish from the man himself, *********

 

[Repjapsteel]

HSC III bunka

 

[parbaked]

Hiromoto AS

 

[plluke]

The first knife I was sure I would keep forever just for that line...

 

[Luftmensch]

The first knife I was sure I would keep forever just for that line...

wow... looks more like a patina!

 

[plluke]

wow... looks more like a patina!

Just as amazing on the other side:

 

[Jville]

 

[Luftmensch]

Just as amazing on the other side

There is quite a big difference in the amount of core steel exposed. No? Am I seeing it wrong? That must be quite an asymmetric grind?

 

[plluke]

There is quite a big difference in the amount of core steel exposed. No? Am I seeing it wrong? That must be quite an asymmetric grind?

Yes, though I tend to like asymmetric amounts of cladding/core shown. Doesn’t always come from asymmetric grind though, as this FT looks fairly even on both side. I would guess that the san mai was just constructed that way but I don’t have a way to confirm.

 

[Luftmensch]

I would guess that the san mai was just constructed that way but I don’t have a way to confirm.

Could well be! The wall thickness on the left side (kanji) might be thinner.

 

[doc]

Chef Knive San Mai with Juniper Handle from Martin Huber & Simon Krichbaum, Austria
www.messerschmied-huber.at/