Einar 45 Posted December 7, 2019 Just finished up this Santoku which will be a christmas present for my sister. Unfortunately I got some scratches on the blade during sharpening, so I'll have to polish those out later. 8.5" blade, 5" handle Thickness at the spine is a little less than 4 mm, or 5/32" The blade is a full flat grind on both sides, almost to a zero edge before sharpening. The steel is 115 CrV3 (also called Silversteel) I havent tested the hardness, but according to manufacturer should be 61-62 HRC with the tempering I used. The handle is burl from birch wood. sanded and oiled. I love the pattern in this wood. I sometimes stain my handles, but with this wood, I thought the natural colours were too nice to mess with. The spine and finger choil are rounded, very comfortable to use. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garry Keown 697 Posted December 7, 2019 you are going to have one very happy sister with that one. The burl is a beautiful compliment to the blade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,307 Posted December 7, 2019 Good to see you back, Einar! VERY nice work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will Wilcox 257 Posted December 7, 2019 Wow! Such a clean finish. That birch burl is beautiful too. I like how the second picture makes the blade look transparent! That's cool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billyO 130 Posted December 7, 2019 40 minutes ago, Will Wilcox said: I like how the second picture makes the blade look transparent! That's cool. I didn't see it like that. You're right, cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Middleton 384 Posted December 8, 2019 Very nice! The flaws you're speaking of must only be visible to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Einar 45 Posted December 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Garry Keown said: you are going to have one very happy sister with that one. The burl is a beautiful compliment to the blade. Thanks, its been a loooong time since she asked me if I could make her a santoku, so I think she'll be happy. I'll have to teach her how to take care of it though. It's her first high carbon knife. 3 hours ago, Alan Longmire said: Good to see you back, Einar! VERY nice work! Thank you, Alan. 3 hours ago, Will Wilcox said: Wow! Such a clean finish. That birch burl is beautiful too. I like how the second picture makes the blade look transparent! That's cool. Thanks! Full disclosure though; that shot had VERY favourable lighting. Its not as highly polished as it looks in that pic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Einar 45 Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Alex Middleton said: Very nice! The flaws you're speaking of must only be visible to you. Thank you! That is very kind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joël Mercier 495 Posted December 8, 2019 Very aesthetically pleasing knife and nice attention to details. Good work Sir Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Einar 45 Posted December 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, Joël Mercier said: Very aesthetically pleasing knife and nice attention to details. Good work Sir Thank you very much, Sir! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
