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Offline KHalverson

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santoku
« on: December 05, 2018, 04:56:13 pm »
here is a santoku I was commissioned to build.
12 inches over all  7 inch blade.
forged from recycled saw steel with some hamon .
ball pein textured blade.
stabilized and dyed maple burl handle with scallops as requested.
this is the first santoku ive ever built.
im pretty happy with how it turned out.










Offline osage outlaw

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Re: santoku
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2018, 06:16:10 pm »
Very nice work!
I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left

Offline bubby

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Re: santoku
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2018, 06:28:50 pm »
That's nice!!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: santoku
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2018, 08:48:57 pm »
Cool knife, Kevin.  :OK
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: santoku
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2018, 10:21:21 pm »
Very nice!  Good work at he. Forge!
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Offline Stoker

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Re: santoku
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2018, 07:31:03 am »
Nice blade. Really like the design.
Thanks Leroy
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Offline mullet

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Re: santoku
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2018, 10:00:53 am »
Wow! Now that's different. I like that style.
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Offline Mesophilic

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Re: santoku
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2018, 01:17:35 pm »
Nice looking knife!
Trying is the first step to failure
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