SOLD Shihan 260 gyuto

[nakneker]

I had this up a couple of months ago, gonna give it another run. It’s a Shihan 260x60 gyuto in W2 with wrought iron cladding, the knife weighs 270 grams. This is a great performer, lots of fun to use. I’m selling this and a couple others, I have too many coming in and not enough going out. I’ll be elk hunting the next four days and will answer messages in the evening, thanks for looking.

I paid 650.0 new, I’m asking 500.00 shipped priority conus.

 

[big D]

You always give crazy good prices.
Good luck on the hunt.
D.

 

[nakneker]

Thanks Big D, my wife has the tag and she does a great job, she harvested six elk to Date and loves the meat. Can’t get too much more organic than that, and I get to butcher them

 

[Brian Weekley]

Also makes the best leather for jackets etc. Do you have the hides tanned?

 

[nakneker]

I use to, had quite a few hides tanned over the years but I haven’t recently. We hunt a nasty canyon that most people won’t venture in and when we connect we call some friends and debone it and pack it out, elk hides are surprisingly heavy before being fleshed so they usually don’t get packed out. If we get one closer to the truck we do.

 

[Brian Weekley]

When I was a kid in Alberta, welders in the oil patch and plumbers who used to used molten lead to join cast iron pipes especially prized Elk skin jackets and gauntlets. As I recall the Elk skin was much lighter and pliable than deer skin.

 

[nakneker]

Knife is SPF.

 

[nakneker]

When I was a kid in Alberta, welders in the oil patch and plumbers who used to used molten lead to join cast iron pipes especially prized Elk skin jackets and gauntlets. As I recall the Elk skin was much lighter and pliable than deer skin.

Interesting. I’ve used deer skin for motorcycle gloves most of my time spent riding, it does a great job. I did have an elk skin jacket made, it lasted many years, very nice stuff. I think a lot of it is how it’s tanned, my jackets came apart years later because of poor tan job.

 

[Brian Weekley]

Of course the welders and plumbers loved it because of its ability to protect from welding slag and molten lead. Same thing applied to deerskin but Elk was considered the best as I recall.

Btw ... I have the mate to your Shi-Han. Great knife at a great price ... the new owner is going to love it.

 

[nakneker]

The knife is sold. Thanks KKF and to the buyer.

 

[nakneker]

Of course the welders and plumbers loved it because of its ability to protect from welding slag and molten lead. Same thing applied to deerskin but Elk was considered the best as I recall.

Btw ... I have the mate to your Shi-Han. Great knife at a great price ... the new owner is going to love it.

Elk is great for leather for sure. I agree the new owner is in for a treat, Shihan does a great job!

 

[MrHiggins]

Congrats, buyer! I have this knife's sister and it's one of my favorites. I'm pretty sure the steel is White No. 2, not W2.

 

[nakneker]

The steel is W2 from New Jersey Steel Baron.

 

[MrHiggins]

The steel is W2 from New Jersey Steel Baron.

Ah, mine is white 2. I didn't know he switched the steels on his wrought iron. Sorry to post bogus info!

 

[nakneker]

No worries. Great guy to work with and great knives!

 

[thebradleycrew]

...and if the buyer of this knife decides they don't want it, let me know. I'd buy it! I wanted it last time and missed and missed this time as well. Great dimensions for my liking!