Fujiwara Kanefusa FKH 150mm petty

Didn't take photos of it new and unused. Here it is with light patina and on factory edges.

Bought this knife with the intention of converting into a narrow blade paring knife, but when I got it I decided to keep it as a petty. SK-4 HCS steel, easy as to sharpen to a very keen edge. It’s currently on heavily right biased sub-10º angles and is crazy sharp for a double bevel knife.

I have rescaled it with Lace Sheoak scales, a single SS corby screw and epoxy, ground the tang straight. When shaping the handle, I realised it would have been much easier to construct a hidden tang ‘wa’ handle and grind the bolster and tang to insert in.

This is my first time attempting a tapered octagonal handle on a kitchen knife, but I’ve experimented with plain octagonal handles on my hand saw and needle files.

KF post on the rescaling project: http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/835120/

Original Post: 18OCT08, Updated: 25OCT08