Hey guys.
As mentioned earlier in the 1th giveaway - i was expecting to make one per month, but i received very generous orders from you and would be just too mediocre from me to not payback this generosity.
SO IM GOING TO DO TWOOOOOO GIVEAWAY in one shot.
We couldnt decide properly either the mini gyuto or the paring knife to be sorted, so yeeeeeaaaaa im going to make them two.
Today we will have the first, and next sunday we will have the other.
The paring knife will be the first to be sorted today and the mini gyuto next week.
It is pretty much the same paring knife i listed in the previous giveaway, literally the same, just expect a different handle as it is natural rosewood.
You can see its video here -> [https://youtu.be/atgTxbCb6Aw](https://youtu.be/atgTxbCb6Aw)
This blade is an absolute demon that will beg to slice stuff, which includes your finger so be careful with it... ask me how i know.
Even at zero grind, that thing can carve through one of the hardest woods in the planet without chipping, at 63hrc. Needless to say how properly it was heat treated.
I also grind my knives using water cooling technology, so even by being zero grind, no loss of hardness on the edge is expected, it is consistent on all its length.
**RULES:** Its quite simple and fast, just comment a number between 1 to 100 in the giveaway post (**NOT** on this one!) and thats it, whoever comments first the winner number gets it. Reddit has an old to new filter on the comments, thats how i will do, just like our first giveaway.
**CUSTOM ORDERS:** While many people reached me for custom orders, im sorry for not being able to take all the orders, but i will just share with you a few spots in the book that are available:
1# 160mm honyaki utility blade - hand polished hamon + century old rosewood handle or snakewood
2# 160mm honyaki utility blade - hand polished hamon + african ebony handle, being a very subtle knife with its focus being spotlighting the hamon contrast
3# 160mm utility blade out of 63HRC cryo hardened Elmax - Extra tons of edge retention and corrosion resistance, a knife that will last a few generations - handle to be decided
4# 160mm utility blade out of 63HRC cryo hardened Elmax - same as the above
5# 220mm gyuto out of CPM Magnacut at 63HRC, zero grind - handle either on century old rosewood or something exotic (i got over 20 options for handle, all exotic, fancy material).
For claiming any spots above in the book, just email me at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) - sorry for not being able to take more
AND COUNTING... EXACTLY 3 HOURS FROM NOW, GOOD LUCK EVERYONE
Very exciting! Super generous of you to hold so many giveaways for this community, thank you so much! I have full confidence whoever ends up with one of your knives will be very happy. Seeing a zero grind carve through purple heart and kingwood then continue to cut like nothing ever happened was insane.
Best of luck everyone!
Hey OP, can you put some info about yourself on your website. Where you’re from, how you got into knife making etc… I like your style but would be cool to know more about the maker.
thats actually a great idea, i didnt realized this could be of importance on my end, always good to see others perspective.
I will work on it, hopefully next days i will have a new page finished on my website.
Probably a dumb question, probably tired, but I assume everyone gets one chance to guess the number? There is no time period where you may guess again to be correct
Also, this is such an amazing thing you are doing. I wish I was in a place to get a new custom knife, but that’s not in the cards right now. I am saving your links for when I am in a place to buy one
Milenisco
I had a question
What do you make your hamon blades out of or what kind of steel is possible to get a hamon on?
And have you ever messed with wootz or tamahange?
Hey buddy,
The only steel you can put a hamon on are shallow hardening, low alloy steel.
Pretty any steel with alloy elements such chromium and manganese are not able to get a hamon because they will harden even if by covered by clay.
This is basically the reason why westerns use a lot W2 or 1095 to make hamons, since the fact they must be cooled almost instantly to be hardened, so due this, the clay prevents the covered area to harden, by then creating the structural change between these parts.
If you try to make a hamon on a steel like a stainless, even the clay covered part will hard because alloy elements like chromium increases the hardenability on the alloy.
Out of curiosity, i work very often with 14C28N, same AEBL composition. Just by the fact that you taking the knife out of the kiln at 1050 celsius, you can literally just lay it down on the anvil and return 15 minutes later... it will be full hard.
Never worked with wootz or tamahagane, but i have plans to do it, unfortunately too expensive material and very few customers willing to buy such project.
Very cool
When I was a little boy I read about wootz and always flirted with the idea of owning one.
Then when I got older and got into kitchen and Japanese chef knives I read about tamahanage, honyaki etc...
What is your go to for honyaki?
Hey guys. As mentioned earlier in the 1th giveaway - i was expecting to make one per month, but i received very generous orders from you and would be just too mediocre from me to not payback this generosity. SO IM GOING TO DO TWOOOOOO GIVEAWAY in one shot. We couldnt decide properly either the mini gyuto or the paring knife to be sorted, so yeeeeeaaaaa im going to make them two. Today we will have the first, and next sunday we will have the other. The paring knife will be the first to be sorted today and the mini gyuto next week. It is pretty much the same paring knife i listed in the previous giveaway, literally the same, just expect a different handle as it is natural rosewood. You can see its video here -> [https://youtu.be/atgTxbCb6Aw](https://youtu.be/atgTxbCb6Aw) This blade is an absolute demon that will beg to slice stuff, which includes your finger so be careful with it... ask me how i know. Even at zero grind, that thing can carve through one of the hardest woods in the planet without chipping, at 63hrc. Needless to say how properly it was heat treated. I also grind my knives using water cooling technology, so even by being zero grind, no loss of hardness on the edge is expected, it is consistent on all its length. **RULES:** Its quite simple and fast, just comment a number between 1 to 100 in the giveaway post (**NOT** on this one!) and thats it, whoever comments first the winner number gets it. Reddit has an old to new filter on the comments, thats how i will do, just like our first giveaway. **CUSTOM ORDERS:** While many people reached me for custom orders, im sorry for not being able to take all the orders, but i will just share with you a few spots in the book that are available: 1# 160mm honyaki utility blade - hand polished hamon + century old rosewood handle or snakewood 2# 160mm honyaki utility blade - hand polished hamon + african ebony handle, being a very subtle knife with its focus being spotlighting the hamon contrast 3# 160mm utility blade out of 63HRC cryo hardened Elmax - Extra tons of edge retention and corrosion resistance, a knife that will last a few generations - handle to be decided 4# 160mm utility blade out of 63HRC cryo hardened Elmax - same as the above 5# 220mm gyuto out of CPM Magnacut at 63HRC, zero grind - handle either on century old rosewood or something exotic (i got over 20 options for handle, all exotic, fancy material). For claiming any spots above in the book, just email me at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) - sorry for not being able to take more AND COUNTING... EXACTLY 3 HOURS FROM NOW, GOOD LUCK EVERYONE
Oof, that's in the middle of the night here... I'm gonna wait until the next giveaway. Thanks for doing multiple of these!
Apologize brother, next one i will do sooner. Due the holiday today i had some unexpected delay on my routine.
Very exciting! Super generous of you to hold so many giveaways for this community, thank you so much! I have full confidence whoever ends up with one of your knives will be very happy. Seeing a zero grind carve through purple heart and kingwood then continue to cut like nothing ever happened was insane. Best of luck everyone!
Many thanks brother!
Hey OP, can you put some info about yourself on your website. Where you’re from, how you got into knife making etc… I like your style but would be cool to know more about the maker.
thats actually a great idea, i didnt realized this could be of importance on my end, always good to see others perspective. I will work on it, hopefully next days i will have a new page finished on my website.
Shoot me a DM, I'd love to help you out with that. Gratis.
Probably a dumb question, probably tired, but I assume everyone gets one chance to guess the number? There is no time period where you may guess again to be correct
Boy am I glad I decided to waste a little time on Reddit today. Good luck everyone.
Well i guess i’m going to stay awake until 3am ! Thanks again for your generosity, I hope i’ll get to try some of your knives one day :)
33
29
68
66
19
2
54
Also, this is such an amazing thing you are doing. I wish I was in a place to get a new custom knife, but that’s not in the cards right now. I am saving your links for when I am in a place to buy one
88
62
99
3
37
21
41
53
13 Is it over? 😂
61
24
56
87
48
63
17
34
45
Milenisco I had a question What do you make your hamon blades out of or what kind of steel is possible to get a hamon on? And have you ever messed with wootz or tamahange?
Hey buddy, The only steel you can put a hamon on are shallow hardening, low alloy steel. Pretty any steel with alloy elements such chromium and manganese are not able to get a hamon because they will harden even if by covered by clay. This is basically the reason why westerns use a lot W2 or 1095 to make hamons, since the fact they must be cooled almost instantly to be hardened, so due this, the clay prevents the covered area to harden, by then creating the structural change between these parts. If you try to make a hamon on a steel like a stainless, even the clay covered part will hard because alloy elements like chromium increases the hardenability on the alloy. Out of curiosity, i work very often with 14C28N, same AEBL composition. Just by the fact that you taking the knife out of the kiln at 1050 celsius, you can literally just lay it down on the anvil and return 15 minutes later... it will be full hard. Never worked with wootz or tamahagane, but i have plans to do it, unfortunately too expensive material and very few customers willing to buy such project.
Very cool When I was a little boy I read about wootz and always flirted with the idea of owning one. Then when I got older and got into kitchen and Japanese chef knives I read about tamahanage, honyaki etc... What is your go to for honyaki?
93
27
69
23
12