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Congratulations to the newlyweds!
Specifications
Construction: Sanmai with HAP-40 core and stainless cladding (Note: HAP-40 is semi stainless, so the edge is still rust prone)
Type: Nakiri
Blade length: ~165 mm
Blade height at heel: 52 mm
Spine thickness: 1.5 mm
Edge: 50/50 double-bevel
Handle: Octagonal, sandalwood with ebony ferrule
Hardness: HRC 65 (Note: at this level of hardness, this will probably require special stones i.e. Shapton glass to sharpen easily)
Grind: Convex
Status: Gifted to Beebie for her wedding
Special note: Fez edition, with an extra special etch
Maker's notes:
Nakiris always have the easiest profile to work on, especially with the flat edge and the lack of a tip (no need to worry about distal tapers or fragile tips!). Beebie told me at her wedding afterparty that she wanted a nakiri, so it ended up working out well. Hooray!
The knife came out surprisingly thin and light. A lot of my prepped handles were way too heavy for the super thin and light knife, but I thankfully managed to find one that provided a balance just past the heel.
The rough blank also came with an extremely short tang, and I think it definitely needs a dowel-constructed handle - but I didn't have any on hand, and I don't have the proper woodworking tools to make one. The knife didn't seem to have any problems, and probably shouldn't unless subjected to high heat environments (looking at the dishwasher...)
The fit and finish on this knife is my finest to date. The choil is beautifully chamfered and polished, thanks to a new hack I discovered with dremels, cotton polishers, and flitz. I don't have any pictures, but the shine on the choil was insane. Breaking the edges on the choil still required a ton of manual work though, and I will experiment next time with using sanding wheels on the dremel prior to polishing.
The spine is also amazingly chamfered and polished - instead of using the shoe-shine method with sandpaper, I tried using the slack-belt method on my belt grinder with a 400-800 progression while rotating the spine on the belt as I moved down the length of the spine. This broke the edges and rounded the spine pretty well, prepping it for the dremel + polisher + flitz combo.
Final note: Beebie and Elliot loved the special Fez etch on the back of the knives. Burnishing these were a pain, but doing these helped me really adjust and lock down the settings on my Cricut (cleaning my cutter tip, using washi tape setting on permanent vinyl, etc).
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