It's been a very busy 2 weeks for me. A bunch of customs have made it out the door.
First there was this flat 250mm Sabatier-esque workhorse in Magnacut. The profile really grew on me while I was working on it, so I layed out another one just like it that I'm hoping to finish before the new year.
There was a matching set of 3 52100 blades
And this treasure here. I don't often get asked to work with my nicer burl, but I really enjoy it when I do.
I also made great strides with my yanagi. This is my second. The first had a somewhat uneven ura. It's correctable, but it will require more hand finishing than I have time for at the moment. This one came out much better, and is mirror polished 52100 as per request.
I also tried my hand a a different steel, CPM-CruWear. I've been curious about it a while and thought I'd give it a go. I never thought I'd say this, but it really makes me appreciate working with MagnaCut. It's much easier to grind than this stuff.
I've also more or less run out of prefabricated handles, so I started on a batch of 70. Mostly oak and maple, but some walnut and cherry too.
First there was this flat 250mm Sabatier-esque workhorse in Magnacut. The profile really grew on me while I was working on it, so I layed out another one just like it that I'm hoping to finish before the new year.
There was a matching set of 3 52100 blades
And this treasure here. I don't often get asked to work with my nicer burl, but I really enjoy it when I do.
I also made great strides with my yanagi. This is my second. The first had a somewhat uneven ura. It's correctable, but it will require more hand finishing than I have time for at the moment. This one came out much better, and is mirror polished 52100 as per request.
I also tried my hand a a different steel, CPM-CruWear. I've been curious about it a while and thought I'd give it a go. I never thought I'd say this, but it really makes me appreciate working with MagnaCut. It's much easier to grind than this stuff.
I've also more or less run out of prefabricated handles, so I started on a batch of 70. Mostly oak and maple, but some walnut and cherry too.