the latest ones

[catalin 7]

first one is a chinese cleaver forged from C75 steel with handle made from european cornel wood.

blade is about 18 cm long, 8.5 cm wide at the heel and it is 3 mm thick at the blade handle junction with a tapper towards the tip.

blade is attach to the handle with dovels and the tang get thru the whole handle and is bent over the handle to secure the whole construction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the secoond one is a chef made from udelholm 1770 steel similar to 1070 steel. it is about 19 cm long, 5 cm wide and 2.5 mm thick with merbau handle and brass pins.

 

 

 

 

the third one is made from a scrap left over of japanese laminate steel whit white papper steel core and micarta handle and fiber carbon pin and tube.

 

 

 

 

 

the fourth one is made from spring steel forged then filed to shape with a leather handle. i use to types of leather to make a contrast between them.