Asking $250 $225 delivered CONUS
Measurements, photos, and video all taken just now.
Steel - Stainless Damascus cladding, stainless R2 core
Handle - rosewood octagonal
Spine: 2.5mm at choil, 2.0 midway, 1.2 1” from tip
54.5mm tall at heel, 179g, HRC 62-63
My very first ever j-knife, purchased in 2021. This guy is a wonderfully tough and versatile midweight with a distinct righty-biased grind. It’s been sharpened a few times at 20 degrees left, 10 degrees right to respect the grind and maintain geometry, but came OOTB with a symmetrical grind so buyers can certainly revert to that if they want. I think the last time I sharpened, I did a back-bevel of around 6-8 degrees but forget the exact details. Anyway, you can see the difference in bevel size in the photos and video below.
I did my own rounding of spine and choil which should be visible in the video - they’re quite comfortable now. The cladding is very soft and will be easy to thin for anyone so inclined (the rounding went super fast and easy). I also gave the cladding a light rub with 3k micro mesh sandpaper to ease stiction. Going lower might help more, but the blade has a wonderful light satin look with no sanding marks as is.
The knife has been sitting unused on my rack for a year, so I’m happy to check the sharpness and touch it up for any buyer unsure about their sharpening skills. And damn, can I pat myself on the back for how dead even and perfect those bevels are?
Little bit of parallax in this photo - the end of the measuring tape is actually even with the heel.
Measurements, photos, and video all taken just now.
Steel - Stainless Damascus cladding, stainless R2 core
Handle - rosewood octagonal
Spine: 2.5mm at choil, 2.0 midway, 1.2 1” from tip
54.5mm tall at heel, 179g, HRC 62-63
My very first ever j-knife, purchased in 2021. This guy is a wonderfully tough and versatile midweight with a distinct righty-biased grind. It’s been sharpened a few times at 20 degrees left, 10 degrees right to respect the grind and maintain geometry, but came OOTB with a symmetrical grind so buyers can certainly revert to that if they want. I think the last time I sharpened, I did a back-bevel of around 6-8 degrees but forget the exact details. Anyway, you can see the difference in bevel size in the photos and video below.
I did my own rounding of spine and choil which should be visible in the video - they’re quite comfortable now. The cladding is very soft and will be easy to thin for anyone so inclined (the rounding went super fast and easy). I also gave the cladding a light rub with 3k micro mesh sandpaper to ease stiction. Going lower might help more, but the blade has a wonderful light satin look with no sanding marks as is.
The knife has been sitting unused on my rack for a year, so I’m happy to check the sharpness and touch it up for any buyer unsure about their sharpening skills. And damn, can I pat myself on the back for how dead even and perfect those bevels are?
Little bit of parallax in this photo - the end of the measuring tape is actually even with the heel.
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