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-10ยบ 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
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