Show & Tell: Kono Fuji Kiritsuke
Show & Tell: Kono Fuji Kiritsuke
As I continue this knife journey, I've been finding a lot of joy in working on my knives. I'm always tinkering with something so when I found this pre-owned Kono Fuji Kiritsuke, I thought it'd be a good value to restore and I've never worked on a single bevel before. It wasn't in terrible shape but definitely could use some love. Heavy patina, broken tip, chips along the edge, dings across the blade surface, dinged up handle. It was a "used" knife for sure!
The other issue was I couldn't find an image of what this knife actually looked like when it was new. I googled a whole bunch of images but none of that exact knife so it was kind of a free for all on what I was going to do with this thing. I started with wet/dry sandpaper (80-600), then went to the micromesh pads, and finished with diamond paste + A LOT of elbow grease. Then, off to the stones to try for a halfway acceptable kasumi. There are a couple areas that I still need to work on along the way but didn't want to remove too much metal. I'm happy with where it is so far.
Started with this:
Ended with this:
I'm building out a handle for it too.
The other issue was I couldn't find an image of what this knife actually looked like when it was new. I googled a whole bunch of images but none of that exact knife so it was kind of a free for all on what I was going to do with this thing. I started with wet/dry sandpaper (80-600), then went to the micromesh pads, and finished with diamond paste + A LOT of elbow grease. Then, off to the stones to try for a halfway acceptable kasumi. There are a couple areas that I still need to work on along the way but didn't want to remove too much metal. I'm happy with where it is so far.
Started with this:
Ended with this:
I'm building out a handle for it too.
Last edited by slobound on Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Show & Tell: Kono Fuji Kiritsuke
Looks great Garrick, nice work!
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Fantastic work Garrick! Night and day difference on those before and after shots.
Micromesh does a good job, but I’ve found that it’s not as aggressive (read: efficient) as using some quality wet/dry sandpaper (with a firm backing). I’ve found that using a Rhynowet sandpaper progression up to 2500 grit followed by diamond emulsions got the job done much more quickly than micromesh pads. This is especially true when working on the ura side of the blade.
If you’re trying to work out low spots on the blade road, then there’s really no substitute for a good ole stone progression followed by Jnats for the kasumi finish. But for pure aesthetics, you can get by on sandpaper, diamond emulsions & fingerstones.
Really looking forward to seeing the final results. Superb work thus far!!!
Micromesh does a good job, but I’ve found that it’s not as aggressive (read: efficient) as using some quality wet/dry sandpaper (with a firm backing). I’ve found that using a Rhynowet sandpaper progression up to 2500 grit followed by diamond emulsions got the job done much more quickly than micromesh pads. This is especially true when working on the ura side of the blade.
If you’re trying to work out low spots on the blade road, then there’s really no substitute for a good ole stone progression followed by Jnats for the kasumi finish. But for pure aesthetics, you can get by on sandpaper, diamond emulsions & fingerstones.
Really looking forward to seeing the final results. Superb work thus far!!!
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Wow, thanks Steve! It's a WIP but happy to hear from "The Man" himself!pd7077 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 7:34 pm Fantastic work Garrick! Night and day difference on those before and after shots.
Micromesh does a good job, but I’ve found that it’s not as aggressive (read: efficient) as using some quality wet/dry sandpaper (with a firm backing). I’ve found that using a Rhynowet sandpaper progression up to 2500 grit followed by diamond emulsions got the job done much more quickly than micromesh pads. This is especially true when working on the ura side of the blade.
If you’re trying to work out low spots on the blade road, then there’s really no substitute for a good ole stone progression followed by Jnats for the kasumi finish. But for pure aesthetics, you can get by on sandpaper, diamond emulsions & fingerstones.
Really looking forward to seeing the final results. Superb work thus far!!!
I'll definitely look into that Rhynowet sandpaper. The micromesh was a PIA. I do have to find me some fingerstones... I don't have any at this point. Any advice/suggestions on that front?
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Yep, me Shoot me a PM and I’ll send you some to play around with.slobound wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:21 pm
Wow, thanks Steve! It's a WIP but happy to hear from "The Man" himself!
I'll definitely look into that Rhynowet sandpaper. The micromesh was a PIA. I do have to find me some fingerstones... I don't have any at this point. Any advice/suggestions on that front?
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Re: Show & Tell: Kono Fuji Kiritsuke
Hi Steve - I'm about to start my first real attempt at polishing. I have the sandpaper and various diamond emulsions from sharpening but what micron progression do you use for the emulsion? I assume you use the emulsion on hard felt.
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The sandpaper progression I use is 280, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000 & 2500 grit. I don’t always start with the coarsest grit I have. I try to start with the finest grit possible. 2500 grit is a smidge over 8 microns so the diamond emulsions I have are 6um, 3um, 1um & 0.5um. I don’t always go through the full sandpaper & diamond emulsion progression. My endpoint is dependent on what my desired finish is for that knife. And yes on the hard felt
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Re: Show & Tell: Kono Fuji Kiritsuke
Oh man... that would be awesome!pd7077 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:46 pmYep, me Shoot me a PM and I’ll send you some to play around with.slobound wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:21 pm
Wow, thanks Steve! It's a WIP but happy to hear from "The Man" himself!
I'll definitely look into that Rhynowet sandpaper. The micromesh was a PIA. I do have to find me some fingerstones... I don't have any at this point. Any advice/suggestions on that front?
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Re: Show & Tell: Kono Fuji Kiritsuke
Steve - You're a lifesaver, I appreciate the practical roadmap a lot. I'm about to try to refinish an older Masamoto and you saved me a lot of trial and error.
Thanks....Ron
Thanks....Ron
Re: Show & Tell: Kono Fuji Kiritsuke
Steve - You're a lifesaver, I appreciate the practical roadmap a lot. I'm about to try to refinish an older Masamoto and you saved me a lot of trial and error.
Thanks....Ron
Thanks....Ron
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Yeah right!
Gotta love the modesty though.
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Well said Jeff!
This turned out awesome man. Way to bring it back to life!!
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