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205mm sujihiki in Damasteel Gysinge pattern
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212mm Gyuto in Takefu Super Gold2 , Snakewood handle
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250mm Western gyuto in Damasteel Gysinge pattern with matching Ironwood saya
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Tansu Knives 244mm western handled gyuto in 52100
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Tansu Knives 270mm western handled sujihiki in 52100
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170mm integral boning knife forged from 52100 round bar , ringed gidgee western handle , premium ringed gidgee saya . Crazy distal taper with starting 5mm above the heel towards 1 mm near the tip .
On its way to Germany 🇩🇪

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Integral boning in 52100 with ringed gidgee handle and matching saya . Can you guess my favourite timber to work with ?

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I had given up on this knife earlier thinking I had autohamon near the edge , it dawned on me that it can be carbon migration due to the core steel having .45 percent more carbon compared to the cladding ( .80 vs 1.25 ) Similar clouds appear even on the water quenched low carbon to high carbon San Mai. At forge welding temperatures carbon is migrating from high to the lower areas
I have panicked seeing those clouds and thought the worst possible scenario
I am going to Rockwell test those spots . If it supports my theory of carbon migration and the hardness comes fine I will polish and etch it properly .
If not I have gotten myself a 240mm integral San Mai gyuto with western handle !!!

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#tbt to the twin Nakiris in @damasteelab bjorkmans twist .

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244 mm gyuto forged from 52100 , ringed gidgee handle with bronze bolster . Listed on my website . I am thinking about having the option to see the listings in your own currency rather than just Australian dollars , let me know your thoughts

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Just listed this 273mm sujihiki on my website, forged from 52100 with a slim western handle sculpted from ringed gidgee and bronze . With 46mm height it can double up as gyutohiki .

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Haven’t had a chance to answer any emails this weekend since we went on a long weekend trip to Sydney and watch @adamlambert perform with Queen . An incredible night to remember

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#Tbt to one of the most challenging kitchen knive to make , integral Damascus. They are quite satisfying if executed cleanly With the cooler weather we are having I will be forging few for a custom order and couple extras for the web store

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Glory shot of the 52100 gyuto

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I don’t usually make non custom sets but if I was making knives for myself as a chef this set would be it
244mm gyuto and 273mm suji both forged from 52100 , amazing distal tapers with a paper thin edges . Ringed gidgee and bronze handles . I am going to list them on my website soon . Ideally I would like to keep them as a set , but I may split them too . Let me know which one you prefer

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After so many months of no rain we finally got a week of non stop rain and it’s still going strong. With my usual photo set up being outside I couldn’t take any pictures of the knives .
I will set up my light box sometime later to take pics and put on my website. This is one of the knives I have finished recently, 270mm sujihiki forged from 52100 . Slim western handle sculpted from ringed gidgee and bronze with g10 spacer . Available

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Best part of @perthknifeshow for me so far was meeting the legendary basketball player Luc Longley, first Australian to play in NBA who was a key part of late 90s Bulls with 3rings . He was generous with his time , we chatted basketball #merttansu #perthknifeshow #legend #luclongley #bulls

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It’s not always great moments in knife making . This knife was meant to be on my table at the @perthknifeshow and I was very excited to finish it . After taking this picture I have continued sanding it further and etched it . Upon etching I found couple soft spots near the edge . It was a sc125 core with random 3 steel Damascus cladding integral and western Snakewood handle . I guess I got a new knife in the kitchen to use now , couldn’t just throw it into thrash pile

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Every now and then I think of using synthetic materials for a handle and then I see a block of timber that blows my mind .
I don’t who came up with the idea of calling this timber “sheoak” I would probably call it inferno or flaming hot road or something. It’s going with a 150mm water quenched blue2 honyaki

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Mamba out .. Rest In Peace legend
#kobebryant #mambamentality #rip

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Fly by video of the wootz knife with walrus ivory handle . I usually post one or two pics of a single knife and move on but making an exception for this one

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Full pictures of the wootz knife , walrus ivory and blued steel handle , bronze bolster . I will have this knife on my table at the @perthknifeshow

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Booty shot of the wootz

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Last picture of the handle I promise, I may as well slowly introduce the blade too . Wootz

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This handle took me lot longer than few knives. With new techniques and and rare materials I couldn’t just rush it . 9 hidden pins through the frame and 2 at the front to keep the bronze bolster aligned

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