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Stefan handle with blue mahoe and rosewood:Cool...never even heard of one before. Can we see?
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Stefan handle with blue mahoe and rosewood:Cool...never even heard of one before. Can we see?
It'd be cool to see a choil shot of the old grind.
Since were talking TFs here’s mine. 240 Western Denka, the very last one they produced in 2019. It was showed to me in unfinished and unground form. If you believe in Japanese swordsmith traditions, the final piece is always the best one and it’s only kept for themselves and offered to people who will use it to it’s fullest ability. I’m honored TF thought I was worthy of it.
Perfect knife, no overgrinds, flat bevels, eased spine and choil, lefty bias ground and stupidly thin, friction fit saya. It’s like they heard what I wanted and delivered.
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Thats going to be passed to my children and my grandchildrenHey I'm not a TF fanboy but if you sell me that one I'll become his biggest cheerleader![]()
You passed the test.Thats going to be passed to my children and my grandchildren![]()
I have at least 2 never giveaways, both Kamons.
The smaller one is used by my wife, it's the first custom Benjamin ever made and it is a 5-layer san mai. The black one is a 7-layer san mai with stainless cladding, simply perfection in performance and looking.
Mack
Amazing! Have you used those knives? How do they cut and sharpen up?I hope I never will have to sell these two Sheffields I got from @sachem allison
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The larger one is a Latham & Owen from 1948, the smaller one is from the twenties. Before war Sheffield knew a lot of home production, workers had only a few facilities in common. After war only, production took place in factories — built with the Marshall-aid, as not much was left after the bombing.
Both knives are made of some spicy kind of carbon steel I have only seen with the very best Sabs. Don't know what those Sheffield folks added to the Swedish ore — or didn't remove from it.
Mack,
What's the reason for the extra layers? Aesthetics?
BTW, 5-layers of lamination would be go-mai (go=5) as opposed to san-mai (san=3).
My favourites at home. Remarkable distal taper, slightly less extreme than with pre-war Sabs. Steel is much harder, I guess 58Rc. Take and hold an amazing edge. Slightly more abrasion resistant than other carbons.Amazing! Have you used those knives? How do they cut and sharpen up?
My favourites at home. Remarkable distal taper, slightly less extreme than with pre-war Sabs. Steel is much harder, I guess 58Rc. Take and hold an amazing edge. Slightly more abrasion resistant than other carbons.
What core steel are these, that black looks awesomeI have at least 2 never giveaways, both Kamons.
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The smaller one is used by my wife, it's the first custom Benjamin ever made and it is a 5-layer san mai. The black one is a 7-layer san mai with stainless cladding, simply perfection in performance and looking.
Mack
@GeigsWhat core steel are these, that black looks awesome
Is it etched or patina?
I hope I never will have to sell these two Sheffields I got from @sachem allison
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The larger one is a Latham & Owen from 1948, the smaller one is from the twenties. Before war Sheffield knew a lot of home production, workers had only a few facilities in common. After war only, production took place in factories — built with the Marshall-aid, as not much was left after the bombing.
Both knives are made of some spicy kind of carbon steel I have only seen with the very best Sabs. Don't know what those Sheffield folks added to the Swedish ore — or didn't remove from it.
Those were some of my favorites to use also. Happy holidays, guysI hope I never will have to sell these two Sheffields I got from @sachem allison
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The larger one is a Latham & Owen from 1948, the smaller one is from the twenties. Before war Sheffield knew a lot of home production, workers had only a few facilities in common. After war only, production took place in factories — built with the Marshall-aid, as not much was left after the bombing.
Both knives are made of some spicy kind of carbon steel I have only seen with the very best Sabs. Don't know what those Sheffield folks added to the Swedish ore — or didn't remove from it.
Iisakki Järvenpää leuku. I bought this with my own money when I was 13yo. Not a kitchen knife but...
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Leuku is a hunting knife. Traditionally used by reindeerman in Lapland Finland. Doesnt suite for carving very well, more of handling the meat and using as a small billhook?. This one has a curly birch handle with brass cap and stainless blade. Iisakki Järvenpää is over 100 years old maker and nowadays I believe around 10 people are working in the factory. They do mostly different puukko models for carving, hunting and fishfileting.This is lovely, can you tell me a bit more about the style of knife/maker...?
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