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Hello All, I tried a bunch of new stuff out with this blade. I attempted to get as close as I could to full convex geometry on the blade faces, this was also my first time using straight laminated Wolfram Special and low carbon steel, a finger stone kasumi, as well as cocobolo for the handle...

Hello All, This knife was originally a 250mm honyaki, and during the straightening process it decided it wanted to become a 185mm blade...so...here we are. I wasn't thrilled with the quality of the hamon, so I didn't bother doing any fine hand finishing, but there is indeed a hamon and this is...

Hello All, Last one of the latest batch Blade: 216mmx52mm MagnaCut (63hrc) medium belt finish Neck: 20mmx19mm Handle: Birdseye maple and bocote, oil finished and waxed POB: 32mm from the handle Spine: 2.54mm at the handle, 2.26mm at halfway, .33mm 1cm from the tip Grind: flat to convex...

Hello All, I finished up a batch of MagnaCut knives yesterday all roughly the same size, here's #1 Blade: 217mmx55mm MagnaCut (63hrc) medium belt finish Neck: 20mmx18mm Handle: Birdseye maple and walnut, oil finished and waxed POB: 32mm from the handle Spine: 2.5mm at the handle, 2.12mm...

Since I started doing this, even as a hobbyist, I've been a diehard Norton Blaze fan, and for various reasons, availability, curiosity etc. I've experimented with other belts but today I decided to perform a more quantitative analysis and record it here for the reference of others. This is by no...

Hello All, Last year a customer asked for a clone of his KS but in hard 52100. I still had the pattern lying around and a different client asked for a honyaki KS copy, so I got to thinking maybe just maybe this would stir up a little interest. Dimensions and flats copied from a genuine KS so...

Hello All, Here's a rare one. I mistakenly cut this knife for a hidden tang, when the customer wanted a full tang. As a result, I now have a spare cleaver to offer. As of yet uncut/unset neck length and so on. Buyer's choice of handle. Not much taper at the spine, the weight reflects that. It...

Hello All, One of my many areas of interest as a bladesmith is high alloy san-mai. The construction method can make difficult steels to work with somewhat less challenging for me, as well as more aesthetically pleasing for my customers. Around the holidays I completed a stainless clad 10v...

Hello All, This knife was formerly a full custom but owing to a rare crack forming in the quench, I had to make a shorter knife. This blade has more of a European/German profile than any I have made in a while with a high tip, a flat length of only 45mm near the heel, and a Denka inspired...

Hello All, I don't habitually make rectangles outside of customs, but this year I've made a couple that I'll be listing this month as I know ARM has a reasonable number of followers. The first is this nakiri. It's not light at 169g without the handle. I designed this blade to have some...

Hello All, I've recently taken an interest in alloy banding so just to see what there is organically I made this gyuto and gave it an etch. As you can see it's quite extensive and more prominent where the grind is deepest. This knife will serve as the basis for some with perhaps more energetic...

Hello All, This project has been a long time coming. Water quenching honyaki has an extremely steep learning curve and I have broken many many blanks over the last 3 years trying to succeed, but I finally managed it! The ashi seem to have a different character to them with a water quench vs an...

For the bladesmiths.... This is a bar of 304SS clad Wolfram Special I made a few months ago. There is a nickel layer between the core and cladding, so I guess it's really go-mai, but notwithstanding. There's approximately 14" of useable material in the bar that is 55mm wide at its widest, and...

The #2 MagnaCut gyuto I finished up a couple days ago Blade: 222mmx56mm MagnaCut (63 hrc) belt finish Neck: 21mmx15mm Handle: Bocote and walnut, oil finished and waxed POB: 27mm from the handle Spine: 2.63mm at the handle, 2.41mm at halfway, .51mm 1cm from the tip Grind: flat to convex...

Hello All, I meant to get this one out last week but ended up catching a cold, but better late than never. It's thin, lasery, and should be a good little performer. Blade: 214mmx52mm MagnaCut (63 hrc) belt finish Neck: 20mmx15mm Handle: Leopardwood and walnut, oil finished and waxed POB...

Hello All, This is a project that has been some time in the making. After much experimentation with other steels, and at least $700 worth of....learning experiences, here it is. It's a thicker than typical blade for me with a good deal of convexity near the edge and good taper. I would classify...

Hello All, This is the first post of 2024 and what better place to start than with a MagnaCut gyuto? This blade is a slight variation on my sabatier inspired profile that is both flatter and has a lower tip. I've made a couple knives like it in the past, but it's certainly not commonplace for...

2023 is coming to a close, and 2024 is upon us, what kinds of things would you like to see from me in the new year? Rectangles? Forge finished blades? Damascus? Single Bevels? Western handles? A sock oriented OnlyFans? Wait...that's been done. Damn it! Any suggestions are welcome. Just...

Heat colours are the result of the knife tange and neck being heated for fit up (burning in). You get a variety of metallic colours ranging from bronze to blues, most everyone here has seen them at some point. I typically leave them on my knives because I like the aesthetic and they're just part...

Blade: 244mmx51mm 14c28n (61-62 hrc) scotchbrite belt finish Neck: 17mmx17m Handle: 134mm long, leopardwood + walnut oiled and waxed POB: 33mm from the hande Spine: 2.51mm at the neck, 2.06mm at halfway, .56mm 1cm from the tip Grind: flat to convex, right hand bias Weight: 153g Relieved choil...