Gyuto w/ traditional Japanese Joinery knife handle Process V##eo

[RianDavidson]

Hello everyone!

I wanted to share with you a recent process build v##eo of mine - I forged a Gyuto/Santoku hybr## out of 102cr6 steel and paired it with a traditional Japanese scarf joint called Kanawa Tsugi.

https://youtu.be/-QWMKVKaKxY

Making a Kanawa-Tsugi joint on this micro scale is well... somewhat complicated. In western terms the joint translates to a half-blind tenoned, dadoed, and rabbeted scarf joint. The joint is carefully measured and adjusted slightly against traditional ratios/angles in order to compensate for the small scale. It's a joint that is typically used for joining beams together by timber framers in Japan.

I've made a few of these knives now and they are all holding up well but with this variation I've opted to stabilize the handle with G-Flex epoxy resin in order to deter any moisture or material degradation. This keeps the handle rig## and allows me to drill the holes for the h##den knife tang without potentially loosening the wedges.

I'm happy to answer any question regarding the process.

This santoku/gyuto hybr## is forged from 102cr6 steel. It has been normalized three times before receiving a 10 minute soak and quenching in fast quench oil. Following the quench it was tempered at 200 degrees in 2 stages of 2 hours each.

I would love to hear your feedback - this is a direction I'll continue to pursue as I hope I'm bringing something unique to the conversation of knife making.

Thanks a lot for watching! I'll be making more content like this in the coming weeks if you would like to Subscribe.

[M&J]

Beautiful Rian!!!

Thanks for sharing your v##eo and the process making the handle and the forging. That's some fine cutting to get such a precision fit...well done! Beautiful knife!

[Andreotti]

Nice Work. Thanks for share.