Worked with the OEL last night, and loved it. The handle geometry is astonishing: there’s no wasted area, yet the weight is perfect. It handles like a sports car. The tanto blade shape is a two part weapon. The angle of the distal taper is spot on. Mid-to-heel, where the spine is most convex, it dices effortlessly, while the tip invites creative cuts. Prepped some hybrid green/white asparagus that I tattooed with angled cuts before sliding under the broiler. The resulting char marks were pretty awesome. This is the knife I will grab for dinner parties.
The steel is 14C28N, which I was familiar with from one my Fingal Ferguson’s, and is laser sharp. The matte finish of the kireha looks futuristic and difficult to scratch. Best of all, juxtaposed against the hammered hira, it reminds me of a continental coastline from the sky.
Jedi knife.
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