Hi everyone
ZEN Knife has been a sponsor on the KKF forum for two months. During these two months of interaction with everyone, I have gained a clearer understanding of your needs and preferences. Last month, I released a Honyaki product and received various customized orders from over twenty friends. I am still busy fulfilling those custom orders. Along the way, I have connected with a new polishing partner to improve the appearance of my products. In the coming period, I will gradually unveil some representative Honyaki custom products.
Turning to this month’s product, the first item to be unveiled is a knife with a unique structure. The design inspiration comes from @Kippington Kippington on the forum. I am very grateful for him sharing his design. For this knife, I experimented with a brand new processing method, including digital 3D modeling and CNC machining. Because of the use of CNC machines, I incorporated some bold designs: a 4mm thick blade heel and a 2mm thick spine, featuring a design full of mechanical elements. Since this knife is my first creation based on knowledge learned from KKF (with help from @Yoshi Yoshi), I named it the KKF-01.
I will post some cutting test videos to provide a direct view of this knife’s performance. Due to issues with the manufacturing process of the sample, it was made quite rough, but it already fully demonstrates the performance.
Materials used:
Here are some parameters of this knife:
https://zenforgedknife.com/products/kkf-1-dc53-pre-order
ORDER CR12(VG10)
https://zenforgedknife.com/products/kkf-1-cr-10vg10-pre-order
Left hand is available too
ORDER DC53 Left HAND
https://zenforgedknife.com/products/kkf-1-left-hand-dc53-pre-order
ORDER CR12(VG10) LEFT HAND
https://zenforgedknife.com/products/kkf-1-cr-10vg10-pre-order
If you like my work, please share it with your friends. This is very important for me as a small knife maker in the early stages of my career.
Once again, thank you to KKF and the friends on KKF. Without your support, I couldn’t have grown so quickly.
Thank you for reading.
Bill Zeng
ZEN Knife has been a sponsor on the KKF forum for two months. During these two months of interaction with everyone, I have gained a clearer understanding of your needs and preferences. Last month, I released a Honyaki product and received various customized orders from over twenty friends. I am still busy fulfilling those custom orders. Along the way, I have connected with a new polishing partner to improve the appearance of my products. In the coming period, I will gradually unveil some representative Honyaki custom products.
Turning to this month’s product, the first item to be unveiled is a knife with a unique structure. The design inspiration comes from @Kippington Kippington on the forum. I am very grateful for him sharing his design. For this knife, I experimented with a brand new processing method, including digital 3D modeling and CNC machining. Because of the use of CNC machines, I incorporated some bold designs: a 4mm thick blade heel and a 2mm thick spine, featuring a design full of mechanical elements. Since this knife is my first creation based on knowledge learned from KKF (with help from @Yoshi Yoshi), I named it the KKF-01.
I will post some cutting test videos to provide a direct view of this knife’s performance. Due to issues with the manufacturing process of the sample, it was made quite rough, but it already fully demonstrates the performance.
Materials used:
- DC53, a high-toughness semi-stainless steel from Daido Steel, Japan. Heat-treated to HRC 62. DC53 has excellent toughness and wear resistance. It offers some rust resistance, making it a very good semi-stainless steel. https://www.zknives.com/knives/steels/dc53.shtml
- Alternatively, CR-10 steel (same composition as VG10) from Ahonest Changjiang, heat-treated to HRC 60. https://www.zknives.com/knives/steels/Ahonest_Changjiang/cr-10.shtml
Here are some parameters of this knife:
- Blade length: 230mm
- Cutting edge length: 220mm
- Width: 49mm
- Spine thickness: 4mm to 2mm
- Weight: 140g
- Hardness: DC53 at HRC 62, CR-10 (VG-10) at HRC 60
- Packaging: Wooden box
- Pre-order price: $259, retail price: $329.
- Order collection period: to august 15. production cycle: about 25 days.
- Shipping: $15 to most parts of the US, Europe, and Australia (please contact me for VAT-inclusive areas to discuss a reasonable VAT fee solution). Shipping knives is quite a hassle due to their classification as sensitive and dangerous items, resulting in different shipping quotes for many countries. I hope you understand. Last month, I promised free shipping on a product, and for a $129 knife, I ended up paying $100 for shipping to a certain country. Therefore, I am no longer promising free shipping for subsequent products.
https://zenforgedknife.com/products/kkf-1-dc53-pre-order
ORDER CR12(VG10)
https://zenforgedknife.com/products/kkf-1-cr-10vg10-pre-order
Left hand is available too
ORDER DC53 Left HAND
https://zenforgedknife.com/products/kkf-1-left-hand-dc53-pre-order
ORDER CR12(VG10) LEFT HAND
https://zenforgedknife.com/products/kkf-1-cr-10vg10-pre-order
If you like my work, please share it with your friends. This is very important for me as a small knife maker in the early stages of my career.
Once again, thank you to KKF and the friends on KKF. Without your support, I couldn’t have grown so quickly.
Thank you for reading.
Bill Zeng
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