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This is a 180mm funayuki made and designed for one of our CKTG members. The steel is 52100 hardened to 62HRC. The blade has a nice distal taper and is quite thin behind the edge. The handle is Oregon black oak burl with accents of 3,400 yr old bog oak, mastodon ivory,honey buffalo horn, and nickel-silver.

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Great looking knife. Awesome work love the handle.
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That santoku looks great, looks quite lasery!

Oak burl is awesome but seems to get little love on handles. Are the black spots voids/inclusions that are resin or epoxy filled? I have some oak burl with a lot of character that I think would be interesting to leave the voids unfilled.
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Thanks guys.....the newer version is more tapered at the tip less of a bull nose and a pointier tip....a more traditional funayuki profile.

Iv'e had that oak burl for a while and always liked it....surprised it took a long time to be adopted by someone. Most voids get filled with CA...the voids on this handle are minimal...the dark areas aren't big voids as it appears in the photos. I have had some cutoff pieces that would make a cool handle with a rough or live edge back end of the handle, but I have never made one....though I think with the right wood and placement of the "defective area" it would be fun. My hesitation with a customer handle is more related to sanitary issues....voids or rough edges would be hard to clean thoroughly...might become a germ pit.
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Polishing a saya pin.

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Here are the two sayas I am working on today....just at a rough shaping and sanding at this time.....tomorrow, the final sanding and first coat of many coats of finish.

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Good day here at the CII Bladeworks shop and Serendipity Farm, I got my new Flag installed. Happy to have the colors flying again!

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Great picture Carter!
If God wanted me to be a vegetarian he wouldn't have made animals taste so good.
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Here are three knives I shipped out to one of our CKTG members this week, from the top down: Masamato KS, Shigefusa Damascus, and Kato Damascus.

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Beautiful.

Is that pink ivory on the Kato? Goes great with the dyed maple.
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Kalaeb wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:18 am Beautiful.

Is that pink ivory on the Kato? Goes great with the dyed maple.
It is, the customer supplied it....a beautiful wood to work with.
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Carter, since AC is going on vacation soon, feel free to just ship the knives to me. Man, those things turned out gorgeous! I really like how that reindeer horn turned out on the KS. Beautiful work as usual.
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pd7077 wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:36 am Carter, since AC is going on vacation soon, feel free to just ship the knives to me. Man, those things turned out gorgeous! I really like how that reindeer horn turned out on the KS. Beautiful work as usual.
They shipped out on Mon....think he is taking them with him. The horn was nice to work with and looks great. Thanks SP!
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Thanks, Carter for the beautiful and amazing handles. I love how these turned out and can’t wait to get a hold of them. I will enjoy them immensely. Thanks again for your patience with all my questions and for your well thought out plan for the handles. Truly a work of art!
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Carter wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:53 am
pd7077 wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:36 am Carter, since AC is going on vacation soon, feel free to just ship the knives to me. Man, those things turned out gorgeous! I really like how that reindeer horn turned out on the KS. Beautiful work as usual.
They shipped out on Mon....think he is taking them with him. The horn was nice to work with and looks great. Thanks SP!
Steve is just pulling your leg. At least I hope that he is. Lol.

I should be getting them today and will definetely be bringing them with me when I leave.
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Andreu wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:58 am
Steve is just pulling your leg. At least I hope that he is. Lol.

I should be getting them today and will definetely be bringing them with me when I leave.
Hope you enjoy them!
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Four pettys and a nakiri getting ready to go in the oven for the first of two tempering sessions.

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Giving a 150mm tall petty the 320 grit spa treatment this morning. This blade is for our great friends and a special couple in Miami.

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Always fun to get a package from Japan Post!

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But what's in it you big tease!! :roll:
If God wanted me to be a vegetarian he wouldn't have made animals taste so good.
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My guess is a bunch of Riverjumps 😲
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