This Rentetsu Gyuto has a cutting edge of 245mm and a heel height of 50mm. It has a heavy distal taper with a very thin tip, creating a lightweight knife with a laser profile. The handle is a nicely figured walnut from Oregon and the wrought iron was taken from an old ship anchor, given to me by a friend in the community. It was pressed down to reduce its diameter, twisted slightly, and then re-flattened/drawn out to prepare it for the knife. After cleaning it up from the initial prep work, it was then forge welded around a 26C3 core to approximate shape and geometry with further refinement to the thickness and taper through cold-forging and final profile via grinding. This gyuto has been ground to a full convex grind, and completely stone finished, progressing from coarse stones to very fine stones, deep etched to bring out the details in the wrought iron cladding, and then finished on an Ohira awasedo. After that, I cut and prepared a small fingerstone from the same Ohira to blend together the convexity and give it its final polish. As always, all prep work, lamination, forging, heat treat, finishing, handle work, and anything else was completed by myself in house.
Blade Specs:
Steel Type: 26C3 with Dirty Wrought Iron cladding | san-mai construction
Spine Thickness: 3.5mm - 2.4mm - 0.6mm
Height @ heel: 50 mm
Edge Length: 245 mm
HRC: ~64 HRC
Rounded spine and choil
Full convex with stone finish
Overall length: 395mm
Weight: 142g
*some inclusions remain within the wrought iron
Handle Specs:
Wood Type: Figured Walnut
Profile: Octagonal Wa
Finished by hand with a custom tung oil and wax blend
This Rentetsu Gyuto has a cutting edge of 245mm and a heel height of 50mm. It has a heavy distal taper with a very thin tip, creating a lightweight knife with a laser profile. The handle is a nicely figured walnut from Oregon and the wrought iron was taken from an old ship anchor, given to me by a friend in the community. It was pressed down to reduce its diameter, twisted slightly, and then re-flattened/drawn out to prepare it for the knife. After cleaning it up from the initial prep work, it was then forge welded around a 26C3 core to approximate shape and geometry with further refinement to the thickness and taper through cold-forging and final profile via grinding. This gyuto has been ground to a full convex grind, and completely stone finished, progressing from coarse stones to very fine stones, deep etched to bring out the details in the wrought iron cladding, and then finished on an Ohira awasedo. After that, I cut and prepared a small fingerstone from the same Ohira to blend together the convexity and give it its final polish. As always, all prep work, lamination, forging, heat treat, finishing, handle work, and anything else was completed by myself in house.
Blade Specs:
Steel Type: 26C3 with Dirty Wrought Iron cladding | san-mai construction
Spine Thickness: 3.5mm - 2.4mm - 0.6mm
Height @ heel: 50 mm
Edge Length: 245 mm
HRC: ~64 HRC
Rounded spine and choil
Full convex with stone finish
Overall length: 395mm
Weight: 142g
*some inclusions remain within the wrought iron
Handle Specs:
Wood Type: Figured Walnut
Profile: Octagonal Wa
Finished by hand with a custom tung oil and wax blend
