This is my latest beauty from the last batch. She's leaving for a new home tomorrow, but this time I had the time to do a proper photo session.
This one is really special for me for two reasons:
- All the materials in the handle were gifts from people dear to me.
- The abanos, or bog oak, is pretty unique: it was a gift from my college professor, and since he's into dendroarchaeology all the pieces in the gif bag were carbon dated :)
I won't bother you with text just the basic stats and the pics.
Gyuto in 1095 – differential heat treatment – hamon
Length 250/OA 410 in mm
High 60mm at the heel
Handle: stabilized/died maple burl, Corian, two-tone abanos (bog oak) carbon dated at 3400BP
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Thank you for your support, and see you soon.