Show your work! Uchigumori and co...

[Veitchii]

took the polish all the way up to the KU finish.

No kidding! Looks great

 

[NickMinton]

Wanted to do a test run with diamond microfilm before my Togashi Honyaki gets back to me in the next few weeks.

This stuff is awesome and way faster than regular sandpaper. This is a rush job on a Wakui 240 workhorse

 

[Uncle Danny]

Could you finish finer than this? Seems pretty scratchy (sorry)

 

[Uncle Danny]

Here’s a fast job on a Heldqvist kiri from this nights stone-run.

Very cool details in the cladding. Finished on a Aizu because I really don’t care much about a great polish, I just want a sharp knife

 

[ethompson]

Kasumi can only come after good prep - knocked out the coarse work on this Heiji today. 800 grit and then up to 6k synth later this week hopefully.

 

[OkayMode]

I wanted to tweak the edge profile in the back third as the very long flat spot felt a little harsh in use.

Ground in a 45 ish degree microbevel to get the profile much closer to where I want it, but any tips for dialling in fine adjustments to make for a silky cutting motion on the board are welcome.

I’ll need to thin the back third a bit and blend in the microbevel as this is where most material was removed, and I’m in two minds about whether to try and work out the few low spots whilst I’m at it.

Scratch pattern on the bevels are from 10 mins on a SP 1K to see what we are dealing with.

 

[Bico Doce]

Working on this older Milan nakiri low bevel. Here it is off of a nsk oboro 400

 

[Martyfish]

I'm in the process of giving my Toyama nakiri a makeover and managed to get a pretty nice polish on it.

If anyone is interested, full details can be found here in my handiwork display thread:

https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/...inishing-and-handle-making.68639/post-1115054

 

[OkayMode]

@cotedupy very kindly did an awesome job thinning and raising the bevels on a Joel Black for me earlier this year whilst life was a bit busy for that sort of thing.

I only just got around to giving it a polish over the weekend, and it was so much fun!

Synth progression was SG 500 ->> Arashiyama 1k ->> SG 2k.

The core steel was looking very clean by the time I was done with the SG 2k (seriously, how am I only just discovering these stones now, they’re amazing), so I figured I’d see if I could remove the scratch pattern with an Uchi. It was laughably quick and easy work to do, which is a rare treat in a polishing project.

Anyhow, this is how it looks after finishing up on an Ohira suita and evening out the bevels with some Narutaki fingerstones.



My shaping skills at coarse grits need to improve before I will be able to really see what’s hiding in the cladding via a Nakayama Kiita etc, but I am happy with how this turned out (and even happier with how my confidence has improved a bit as I build up my skills and experience).

 

[ethompson]

Looks excellent!

 

[ScharferMax]

Giving this nice FM a little rejuvenation, still some work ahead on the steel with finger stones (I’ve tried a bunch, but I’m not satisfied yet, so if anyone has suggestions).

 

[Uncle Danny]

@cotedupy very kindly did an awesome job thinning and raising the bevels on a Joel Black for me earlier this year whilst life was a bit busy for that sort of thing.

I only just got around to giving it a polish over the weekend, and it was so much fun!

Synth progression was SG 500 ->> Arashiyama 1k ->> SG 2k.

The core steel was looking very clean by the time I was done with the SG 2k (seriously, how am I only just discovering these stones now, they’re amazing), so I figured I’d see if I could remove the scratch pattern with an Uchi. It was laughably quick and easy work to do, which is a rare treat in a polishing project.

Anyhow, this is how it looks after finishing up on an Ohira suita and evening out the bevels with some Narutaki fingerstones.



My shaping skills at coarse grits need to improve before I will be able to really see what’s hiding in the cladding via a Nakayama Kiita etc, but I am happy with how this turned out (and even happier with how my confidence has improved a bit as I build up my skills and experience).

Lovely work mate!

 

[HL99]

The knife and the stone. Natural light is great, just hides lots of imperfections.

 

[Uncle Danny]

New Cocobolo handle and a reset on the blade

 

[OkayMode]

The knife and the stone. Natural light is great, just hides lots of imperfections.

What’s the knife? Looks great

 

[Veitchii]

might be one of Milan Gravier's twisted wrought knives

 

[HL99]

What’s the knife? Looks great

might be one of Milan Gravier's twisted wrought knives

Actually it is a twisted wrought gyuto from Simon Maillet.

 

[ethompson]

Yeah, was going to say the bevel grinding didn’t seem like Milan’s style

 

[ile74]

Quick try at Maboroshi finish after thinning. Have to do another thinning cycle and finish with more thorough progression. Other side is still original.

 

[blokey]

Haven’t working on this one for a long time, a Kawachi no Kunisuke Nakiri, cleaned up, thinned, fked up handle installation but got corrected at the courtesy of Josh at JKI, still finishing it up for a friend, interesting activity on the iron, pretty hard steel

 

[ethompson]

 

[NickMinton]

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Ed do you mind sharing what your progression of stones was? I realize each knife, metal and maker can change all of this but just for learning purposes I’m curious

 

[ethompson]

Synth through 6k, Maruo shiro, Ohira suita

Ed do you mind sharing what your progression of stones was? I realize each knife, metal and maker can change all of this but just for learning purposes I’m curious

 

[OkayMode]

Not mine, but nice write up from Fred of Zahocho: https://zahocho.com/blogs/projects-...SPoWFt7rWtxZb__WZ2IimK4iXEjdbMt5OVDv4Z2sq_bbG

 

[dabes]

Still need to clean up some fine scratches on the left side and burnish off the oxides from polishing w/ heavy slurry. Quite happy with how the right side came out.

 

[azn_knives_4l]

Still need to clean up some fine scratches on the left side and burnish off the oxides from polishing w/ heavy slurry. Quite happy with how the right side came out.

Really nice contrast, especially without etch. Gj

 

[dabes]

Really nice contrast, especially without etch. Gj

Oh stone slurry definitely etches, gently though. By the time I get from heel to the tip, the heel is already starting to etch

 

[Heckel7302]

Oh stone slurry definitely etches, gently though. By the time I get from heel to the tip, the heel is already starting to etch

For sure. Some jnats can be super acidic.