The first classic kitchen knife I made. The design has a bit of western touch to it. The blade is 2 mm thin and has a Japanese knife inspired shape. The handle is made out of ultra-hard Ziricote wood and has a very ergonomic heel. The liners are white and grey multicolor paper micarta.
My blogpost how I made this knife is here.
Data
- Steel: 1.2510 or 100MnCrW4 or O1-Stahl
- Length: 277 mm
- Blade length: 167 mm
- Blade width: 46 mm
- Blade Thickness: 2 mm
- Grip: Ziricote wood, treated with linseed oil
- Liners: self made paper micarta liners in grey and white
- Pins: three 5 mm steel pins